The Incredible Hulk: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Incredible Hulk Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Prometheus (1)
Nov 7, 1980
After being exposed to the radiation of a meteor that had just crashed to the Earth, David's transformation back from the Hulk stops midway, leaving him half-Hulk/half human.
Prometheus (2)
Nov 14, 1980
David's half-Hulk/half-human condition leads a military group called Prometheus to believe that he is an alien, so they capture him, and then send him to a lab for study.
Free Fall
Nov 21, 1980
David finds himself caught in a feud between a skydiver and the son of a crooked politician.
Dark Side
Dec 5, 1980
In one of his latest experiments, David's attempt to control the Hulk backfires. He inadvertently releases a darker personality, causing the Hulk to be more violent--and potentiall
Deep Shock
Dec 12, 1980
While working at a power plant, David survives an electrial accident that gives him the ability to foresee events--including violence by the Hulk. Meanwhile, as the plant faces pos
Bring Me the Head of the Hulk
Jan 9, 1981
A rival publisher of McGee's newspaper hires a mercenary to kill the Hulk.
Fast Lane
Jan 16, 1981
Unbeknownst to David, the car that he is renting happens to be filled with stolen money. To make matters worse, David ends up being pursued by the thugs who are trying to fetch the
Goodbye Eddie Cain
Jan 23, 1981
A 1940s-style detective can't explain why a corpse is found in his office; except that it may be related to an extortion plot, a mysterious gardener, and a green creature.
King of the Beach
Feb 6, 1981
A body-builder gets signed up in a body-building contest, only to be at odds with some questionable people who are involved in the competition.
Wax Museum
Feb 13, 1981
With David's help, a woman tries to reopen her wax museum, which was nearly destroyed by a fire. But the task isn't easy, in part because the woman has hallucinations that are brou
East Winds
Feb 20, 1981
Unbeknownst to David, the apartment he is renting in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood contains the gold that gangsters are seeking.
The First (1)
Mar 6, 1981
David discovers the legend of another Hulk, and investigates in the hope of creating a cure for himself.
The First (2)
Mar 13, 1981
David's attempt at a cure is hindered by the other man's exposure to radiation, which revives the murderous Hulk persona the man was cured of many years before. Now, David must pro
The Harder They Fall
Mar 27, 1981
David survives an automobile accident, only to be paralyzed from the waist down. Therefore, he is told that he may never walk again.
Interview with the Hulk
Apr 3, 1981
A hapless reporter steals Jack McGee's latest tip on the Hulk, and ends up getting an interview with David Banner.
Half Nelson
Apr 17, 1981
David travels to Baltimore where he befriends a midget wrestler who has a habit of telling tall tales. Unfortunately, one of those tales gets David in trouble with mobsters.
Danny
May 15, 1981
David attempts to help free a woman and her infant son from a gang of thieves. But one of the thieves is not willing to let that happen.
Patterns
May 22, 1981
David becomes business partners with the owner of a struggling clothing factory in New York City. Unfortunately, however, the promotion spells trouble when loan sharks enter the pi