The Rampaging Hulk stories, some characters (such as the extraterrestrial Bereet) crossed over into "The Incredible Hulk" title. Bereet appeared in issue #269 (March 1982) of the regular series to explain away the "Rampaging" series as fictions she created for the entertainment of her homeworld's residents. This rendered the "Rampaging Hulk" stories into metafiction. Other Marvel mainstays also appeared, with the X-Men making an appearance in issue #2 and the Avengers in issue #9. The Rampaging Hulk The Rampaging Hulk is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The first volume was a black and white magazine published by Curtis Magazines (an
World War Hulk: X-Men that he endured in interplanetary exile and is humbled. Xavier admits that he wouldn't have agreed to shoot the Hulk into space permanently, but would've sent him there while the Illuminati searched for a cure. Acknowledging this as well as other mistakes that have hurt his X-Men in the past, Xavier surrenders to the Hulk willingly, but the gathered Astonishing X-Men refuse to give him up without a fight. A second fight breaks out with Cyclops, Emma Frost, Wolverine, Beast, Shadowcat, Colossus and Lockheed against the Hulk. Again like in the previous issue Hulk defeats each member of the team.