The 10 Most Brutal Hulk Vs. Wolverine Brawls

Despite the fact that they’re both on the same side, the Hulk and Wolverine have often found themselves at ends with each other. It turns out Marvel’s two most hot-headed heroes have clashed more times than any other. It makes sense, after all — both are short-tempered and overpowered, and us fans love to see them duking it out.

Their fights have the potential to get real brutal and gritty with both being practically unkillable; it means that the fights can go on way past the point any normal hero would have had to tap out. With Wolverine set to make his MCU debut in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future, it’s a definite possibility that we could be seeing an all-out brawl between two of Marvel’s most indestructible heroes. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of some of their most iconic battles. From Wolverine’s debut to Old Man Logan’s deadly fight with a Hulk driven insane by too much Gamma radiation, here are some of the pair’s all-time most gnarly fights.

The Incredible Hulk #181

The Hulk is sent on a mission, hunting the legendary Wendigo, but ends up encountering a mysterious clawed human known as Wolverine. This was his first-ever appearance in the Marvel comics, and it began a decades-long rivalry between the two heroes as their first-ever fight can be traced back to this issue.

There’s not much motivation and little reason for the two to fight, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. While neither does too much damage to the other, Wolverine quickly realizes he can barely even scratch the green giant. The pair briefly work together to deal with the Wendigo before trying to tear the other’s guts out again. Before the fight can get serious, Wolverine is called off.

The Incredible Hulk #8

A pretty gruesome fight that sees Wolverine stabbing Hulk in the eyes in order to get one up over the behemoth. Logan finds himself at even more of a disadvantage than usual as this fight takes place after his adamantium skeleton has been ripped out in an earlier storyline — meaning he only has his bone claws. Obviously, poor old Logan gets his claws crushed to a fine powder during the fight, but he does come out on top as he tricks his opponent into punching a pocket of gas, knocking him out and forcing him back into Bruce Banner.