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COMICS-(WHEN HYPERTIMES COLLIDE)

This month we start off with something easy- the Battle of the Hulks! Both are copyrights of Marvel comics, and this double copyright led to some animosity between the two. In fact, Marvel has received royalties for almost two decades, over the use of the name "Hulk" Hogan. Early in his career, Hogan was even billed as "the Incredible Hulk Hogan". Only one way to settle this- Ultimate Grudge Match, brother!
(thanks to OURsoCalledSPORT.com for the inspiration) An analytical breakdown follows:

Tale o' the Tape- Incredible Hulk vs. Hulk Hogan
	Incredible Hulk	Hulk Hogan	Advantage
Sidekick	Rick Jones	Brutus Beefcake	Incredible Hulk
Evil persona	Mr. Fixit	Hollywood Hogan	Incredible Hulk
Catchphrase	"Hulk Smash!"	"Train, say yer prayers and take yer vitamins, BROTHER!"	Incredible Hulk
Cartoon	Incredible Hulk/Spider-Man (1983)	Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling	Incredible Hulk
Theme Song	Sappy piano music from the Bill Bixby series	Real American, or "Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix	Hulk Hogan
T-Shirt	Sez: "Here comes the Incredible Hulk", back sez "There goes the Incredible Hulk", with Hulk pulling a wagon.	Hulkamania	PUSH
Hair	short and black	white and balding	Incredible Hulk
Teams	Avengers, Defenders, Pantheon	n.W.o, the Mega-Powers	Incredible Hulk
Restaurant/Theme park	Incredible Hulk Coaster at Univeral's Islands of Adventure	Hulk Hogan's Pastamania at the Mall of America	Incredible Hulk
Arch Enemies	Abomination, the Leader	Nick Bockwinkel, Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Sting, Macho Man	Hulk Hogan
Presidencies/ dictatorships	Once took over a small island.	Ran for US president in 1998.	Hulk Hogan
Biggest test of strength/greatest moment	Held up an entire mountain that the Molecule Man dropped on him, during the "Secret Wars"	Forced his way out of Andre's chinlock at Wrestlemania 3	Incredible Hulk
Wrestlemanias headlined	0	7	Hulk Hogan
Writer/booker	Peter David	himself	Hulk Hogan
Complexion	Green from gamma radiation	Orange from ...umm..	PUSH
Hangs out in	New Mexico, or constantly on the run	Venice Beach	Hulk Hogan
Costume	Shredded purple pants	yellow trunks, orange pads, shredded t-shirt	Hulk Hogan
Had the hots for	Jarella	Elizabeth	Hulk Hogan
Real Name	Bruce Banner	Terry Bollea	Incredible Hulk
Talents he helped put over	Wolverine	Ultimate Warrior	Incredible Hulk
Most embarassing moment	Sharing a book with Sub-Mariner (Tales to Astonish)	1984 to present	Hulk Hogan
Worst movie/TV show	"Trial of the Incredible Hulk" (with Daredevil)	"Santa With Muscles"	Hulk Hogan
Pythons (arms)	the size of a Buick	24 inches	Incredible Hulk

Final score is a squeaker: the Incredible Hulk by 11-10-2. To his credit, Hogan made it a bit tougher than expected for the original Hulk. In the end, it just proved once and for all that "Hulk is strongest there is!".

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