Around the time of the World War Hulk crossover, Marvel released a number of spin-off mini-series to capitalise on the Hulk's return to Earth. Gamma Corps was one such book, and though I enjoyed the main storyline I had little interest in the spin-offs... until I saw this one on offer for a true On The Ration price.

Gamma Corps is a 4 part storyline written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Carlos Ferreira and Sandu Florea. Although it does take place during the World War Hulk crossover, it tells a self-contained tale that can be appreciated on its own. Like the old Hulkbusters, Gamma Corps is a group of army-recruited, gamma-empowered people who each hold a green-skinned grudge. One woman lost her son in a tragic road accident caused by a massive scrap between the Hulk and the Abomination. Another is a child who was born when his mother was scared into early labour by encountering the Hulk in a shopping mall. There's a soldier who tried to cure his cancer-ridden wife by injecting her with Hulk blood, former Circus of Crime baddy the Clown, who risks gamma-infusion for revenge, and the estranged father of the Hulk's 60s sidekick Jim Wilson. They're led by the younger brother of Major Glenn Talbot, another character long time Hulk readers will remember, a soldier with a gigantic chip on his shoulder.

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