Wolverine (Logan) and Jubilee are flying in a stealth jet over a dark, moonlit forest. Jubilee is at the controls, and she tells Logan they have arrived at their destination. The Infernal Hulk took mutants like Glob Herman and Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man) and used their bodies to create monsters for his army. Wolverine was sent to investigate.
Logan leaps out of the jet without a parachute, crashes straight through the trees. He lands in a muddy pond below, his mutant healing power repairing any damage he sustained. Jubilee makes sarcastic remarks over his choice on the radio, but Logan tells her to quiet down because he smells something in the air.
The Mission
He’s at a ruined church where the Infernal Hulk turned into his hideout. Jubilee thinks the Hulk is already heading to attack New York with his army, but Logan knows better. He knows the monster is inside the church right now due to his scent. Jubilee wants to call the rest of the X-Men for backup, but Logan insists on going in alone.
He believes he can end the fight by himself without anyone else getting killed. Jubilee reminds him that they are supposed to be a team doing recon. Logan turns her own words against her, saying outlaws do whatever they want and to wait for him at the rendezvous spot.
“I’m a cool scary outlaw, but you’ve gotta do what you’re told,” Jubilee says in a mocking tone over Logan’s stubborn attitude. “Screw that.” She turns off the autopilot and flies the jet down herself.
Confronting the Infernal Hulk
Inside the dark church, red monsters crawl around the broken pews. Logan walks inside and finds the Infernal Hulk sitting on a throne made of sharp, twisted branches. Remember that the Hulk has been separated from Bruce Banner and is currently possessed by the Eldest. He speaks like an ancient demon, telling Logan that they met long ago in Damascus. Logan doesn’t remember that meeting but the Hulk laughs it off, saying it doesn’t matter. He tells Logan that his monster army will crush human civilization and he wants Logan to join him to strike the final blow.
Logan rejects the offer stating he already has a job, and demands to know where the captured mutants are. The Hulk says those mutants are busy spreading his monster garden somewhere else. Logan pops his claws and slashes the Hulk across the face, spilling green and yellow blood.
Claws vs. Muscle
The Hulk smashes Logan through the wooden floorboards, but Logan keeps slicing. Logan treats the Hulk’s body like a broken machine. He knows how strong Hulks are, but he figures a machine cannot work if its parts are cut apart. Logan slices deep into the Hulk’s shoulder muscle, ripping the arm out of commission. He pushes his advantage and slashes the other arm, grinning as green gore covers the monster’s face.
The Hulk smiles through the pain and grabs Logan, throwing him straight through the outer church wall. Half of Logan’s face gets ripped down to the bone, and one eye is badly damaged. Even with part of his adamantium skull showing, Logan keeps mocking the Hulk and swinging his claws. The Hulk grabs Logan’s head and crushes it in his giant fist, popping his eyes and cracking his skull. Green tendrils erupt from the ground, wrapping around Logan’s broken body while red monsters swarm him.
Jubilee’s Intervention
Jubilee intervenes and shoots the Hulk with her plasma blasts. Logan screams at her to get out because he wants to handle it alone. But Jubilee uses his own line against him, saying she is an outlaw and does what she wants.
Unfortunately, Jubilee is out of her depth. Green tendrils burst out of the ground and wrap around her. The tendrils burn and she screams for Logan to help her. The Hulk mocks Logan, saying he has grown soft because he cares about other people. Logan begs the Hulk not to hurt her, admitting that the Hulk won and that he surrenders.
The Hulk says he has no use for Logan, but he will take Jubilee. She screams Logan’s name as a blinding flash of pink, white, blue, and orange energy explodes around her.
Nightmare in the Mind
Instead of a physical battle, the story shifts into a surreal nightmare inside Logan’s mind. Logan wakes up in a dark, watery ocean filled with deep-sea creatures like anglerfish and giant jaws. A floating entity that speaks like Jubilee appears in front of him.
The voice points out that Jubilee begged him not to go alone, but he never listens. She tells him that whenever he acts like a reckless lone wolf, it’s always the people around him who pay the price. The entity lists the names of women from Logan’s past who died or suffered because of him, including Rose, Silver Fox, Jean Grey, and now Jubilee. The entity says it’s going to consume his mind and force him to live with the guilt forever as his silhouette drops into a giant toothy mouth.
Reinforcements Arrive
Hours later, Logan wakes up back in the physical world, (mostly) healed up but emotionally broken. Suddenly, a glowing golden light appears in the sky. Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) floats down to meet him.
Carol explains she went into outer space to ask the cosmic god, the One Above All, for help against the Hulk. The god refused to get involved. Logan isn’t surprised, noting that people should know better than to ask gods for help. Then, Nick Fury Sr. steps out from the dark trees stating that while the god wouldn’t come, he sent something even better to help them fight back. This is how the issue ends, setting up the next chapter in Infernal Hulk vs. Fantastic Four.
