Returning home with the X-Men after helping them out West, Spider-Man learns that the Hulk has been spotted in the small town of Liberty, New Mexico. Sensing the kind of story that J. Jonah Jameson would pay through his teeth for, Spidey leaves to investigate. But is the Hulk really responsible for the death of the small town? There aren't any signs of one of the Hulk's typical rampages. And whose side is the strange Woodgod on?