10 Must-Read Comic Book Christmas Specials
5. Grey Hulk vs. Drunk Santa - 'Rhino Plastered'
Featuring a violent brawl through a supermarket between Grey Hulk and frequent Spider-Man villain, Rhino who happens to be dressed as Santa Claus, there's little else this story needs to be absolutely amazing. Lets rewind for a moment. Everybody has suffered the holiday blues at one time or another and as this story opens, Rhino is no exception.
You almost feel sorry for him drinking alone in an alley until he robs a Salvation Army Santa to con people out of donation money. Not cool Aleksei. From here, the plot thickens as Rhino manages to get a job as a mall Santa and uses this new found power to make children cry. Conveniently happening by while Christmas shopping, Bruce Banner notices this and runs off to transform into the Grey Hulk in a filthy toilet stall because why not? Then its the moment everyones been waiting for as a gamma irradiated monster is pitted against a Russian mobster dressed as a beloved childrens character, destroying stores and even a bowling alley in the process.
When the situation becomes dire and it looks as though Hulk may be done for, a little girl appears from nowhere and through the power of sheer cuteness, manages to persuade them to not only stop fighting, but to actually work together in the mall. Not one part of this story makes sense and thats why its so magical.