8 Comic Villains Humiliated By Hulk

3. Abomination

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Marvel Comics

Back in 2001's Always on My Mind tale from Paul Jenkins and John Romita Jr., Hulk humiliated and tormented Emil Blonsky in the most painful of ways.

Of course, Blonsky is the standard 616 canon alter-ego of the Green Goliath's long-standing foe, Abomination.

As a precursor to this moment, it's at this point believed that Blonsky had murdered Betty Ross Banner - the wife of Bruce Banner and the daughter of Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross.

Once Ross discovers the location of Abomination, he passes this information onto Hulk. After a brutal battle, this fight looks set to end in the death of Blonsky as an enraged Jade Giant delivers one of the character's greatest ever beatdowns.

While Abomination knows he's toast and is about to be beaten to death, he's surprised as Hulk pauses his assault. Instead of the uncontrollable aggression of the big guy, it's Bruce Banner who shines through at this moment.

Rather than simply kill his rival, Banner hits way below the belt, locking up Blonsky in a cell where an old home movie of Emil's deceased wife Nadia declaring her love for her beau plays on a loop.

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