10 Worst Things Captain America Has Done

by Andrew Pollard

1. The Death Of The Hulk – Civil War II #3

Hulk Death
Marvel Comics

While Bruce Banner was killed in the third issue of Civil War II, that death had its roots in Captain America: Steve Rogers #5.

In terms of the one to inflict the fatal blow on Banner, that was a job that Hawkeye and his trusty arrows. The reasoning for killing Banner was that he was about to embark on some gamma therapy that was going to backfire and turn him into a completely uncontrollable, murderous version of The Hulk. But this wasn’t always the way the situation was meant to play.

Concerned that the future-predicting Ulysses was about to rumble Cap’s allegiance to Hydra, Rogers looked to switch Ulysses’ attention elsewhere. And so, Steve arranges for Bruce Banner to receive some new gamma research that will prompt the Jade Giant to start experimenting on himself.

All of sudden, Ulysses sees a new future in which all of this leads to The Hulk becoming crazed. Deeming this a nightmare scenario, the decision is made to kill Bruce Banner before this future can play out.

And so, when Carol Danvers asks Bruce to join her outside for a chat, Hawkeye is waiting to fire an arrow into the skull of poor Banner.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.