Hulk / Pitt #1, December 1996
Concluding our series on Hulk vs.… The Universe.
Hulk vs. Pitt? I love this idea.
Not so much because it feels like a reasonable balanced match-up. (Although it does, with Pitt likely the tougher combatant.)
More so because Dale Keown made his bones with a terrific version of the Hulk on writer Peter David’s long run in the very early 90s, and then went off and created Pitt as his own character and title for Image Comics.
So Hulk vs. Pitt is actually… Dale Keown vs. Dale Keown.
On this page, the Hulk and Pitt beat the living daylights out of each other. Knockdown, drag ‘em out close-in battling, executed by a pro. (With lovely detailed finishes by the versatile and talented Dan Panosian.)
I would love to see more regular comics work by Keown, but, based on his total output the last 20 years, I have a feeling that’s not in the cards.
I would love to be wrong.
Dale’s first cover for Incredible Hulk, followed by the published version and original art for Pitt #1.