8 Superheroes Who Saw The End Of The World

Of all the characters who could wind up in the apocalypse, the Hulk is probably the most well equipped. Old Jade Jaws is one of Marvel's most durable figures and given so much of his torment comes from the fact that humanity just won't leave him alone, it would stand to reason that actually, the apocalypse might just be the what the doctor ordered.

Of the many Marvel comics to take place in the aftermath of the world's end, some of the most notable have focused specifically on the Hulk. The first, Future Imperfect, came as a part of Peter David's barnstorming run on the character in eighties and nineties, while the second, The End, was also written by David and came as a part of Marvel's wider 'The End' initiative, which posed hypothetical conclusions to several iconic characters' journeys.

Of the two Hulk apocalypse stories though, The End takes the idea of the end of the world and applies it more literally. The one-shot comic from David and artist Dale Keown sees the Hulk become the sole survivor of a nuclear war, and this places great strain on his relationship with his other half, Bruce Banner.

Bruce wants nothing more than to actually die, given the innate bleakness of the reality that confronts them, while Hulk wants nothing more than to roam the planet in solitude. Banner attempts numerous suicides but the Hulk prevents each one, until eventually Banner does pass away, while the Hulk remains, left to stew on his loneliness and consider that it maybe wasn't what he wanted after all...