The Incredible Hulk (comic book) the Savage Hulk. David disagreed, leading to his parting ways with Marvel. His last issue of "The Incredible Hulk" was #467 (Aug. 1998), his 137th. Also in 1998, Marvel relaunched "The Rampaging Hulk" as a standard comic book rather than as a comics magazine. Following David's departure, Joe Casey took over as writer until this series ended with "The Incredible Hulk" vol. 2, #474 (March 1999). The first volume of the shorter-titled "Hulk" began immediately the following month, scripted by Byrne and penciled by Ron Garney. Erik Larsen and Jerry Ordway briefly took over scripting and with issue #12 (March
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.