Which Justice League members could defeat The Hulk? Which ones could the Hulk beat?

The Hulk is one of the most dangerous superbeings in the Marvel Universe- both to villains and the heroes sometimes. The Hulk is basically a giant rage monster and has been known to go on destructive rampages that have to be stopped by the heroes when all else fails. The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets and that, combined with his amazing durability and healing factor, make him a threat to anyone who crosses him.

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The Justice League is one of the most powerful assemblages of heroes in any superhero universe, always ready for the worst, be it supervillains, alien invasions, or destructive universal phenomena. If the Hulk were rampaging through the DC Universe, how would the members of the Justice League manage?

Let's get this out of the way- Superman can beat the Hulk. It's one of those age old questions but the answer is actually very easy- Superman wins. Superman fights some of the most dangerous villains around, so he's ready for just about anything and while the Hulk is formidable, in the end, he's just a guy who smashes things.

Superman has fought way worse and beyond that, he starts off vastly stronger and faster than the Hulk. Once he sees just what he's dealing with, he's going to cut loose against the Hulk and there's just so much he can do that the Hulk doesn't have an answer for. The fight just wouldn't go on long enough for the Hulk to get powerful enough to take Superman out.

A long time ago, Batman and Hulk had a crossover and using poison gas, Batman was able to take Hulk out. Back then, Hulk was still vulnerable to things like that. Now a days? That wouldn't work. Batman is known for having a plan to take down anyone, but the Hulk would be a bridge too far for him.

Honestly, given enough time and data to analyze, Batman could probably come up with a counter measure to the Hulk but that would be after the Hulk already wiped the floor with him at least once. Batman has a lot of cool gadgets and weapons, but ask Iron Man how well cool gadgets and weapons work against the Hulk- the answer is not very well at all.

Saying the Flash can beat the Hulk is kind of a no brainer because the Flash can beat just about everybody. The Speed Force gives the Flash all kinds of powers, but beyond that, he's just extremely hard to hit. He can avoid pretty much any attack the Hulk throws at him or phase through it, giving him an ultimate defense advantage.

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Hurting the Hulk would be hard for the Flash, especially since every missed attack would make the Hulk angrier. However, the Flash can always deploy the infinite mass punch, his most devastating attack. It would be a last resort but it would give the Flash the win.

Aquaman would put up a great fight against the Hulk, but it would ultimately be futile. The king of Atlantis is way tougher than anyone gives him credit for, having once held up a continental plate, but it's not going to matter much against the Hulk. Even with the Trident of Neptune, Aquaman just doesn't have the oomph to take the Hulk down before things get out of hand.

As a last resort, Aquaman could try his telepathy on the Hulk, but the Hulk's mind has proven pretty much impenetrable to all but the strongest of telepaths. Aquaman would give it his all but it wouldn't matter against the Hulk.

Shazam's breadth of powers make him a formidable opponent and one of the DC Universe's most underrated heroes. It's all of those powers that are going to allow him to triumph over the Hulk. The Hulk is one of the toughest beings around and only gets tougher, but he's sort of one dimensional threat- he can't fly and his only long range attacks are things he can throw; he's not even particularly fast.

Shazam has him beat in so many respects and while he might not go all out quick enough to punch the Hulk out before he gets too strong, his speed, flight, ability to call on magical lightning will allow him to triumph.

Hawkman has long been known as one of the toughest members of the Justice League. Armed with his Nth metal harness that enhances his strength and allows him to fly and his powerful Thangarian mace, many foes have fallen to Hawkman. The Hulk, however, would not be one of them.

Hawkman is an expert hand to hand combatant and as tough as they come but when it comes right down to it, there's just nothing he can do against the sheer power and rage of the Hulk. His flying hit and run attacks would just serve to anger the Jade Giant and while he could stay out of Hulk's way by flying, eventually he'd have to attack and one good shot would end it for him.

Wonder Woman has a lot going against her in a fight against the Hulk. While she has a definite mobility advantage- she's much faster and can fly- and strength advantage to start out with, the Hulk gets very strong very fast. His uncanny durability will keep him fighting long enough to get overwhelmingly strong but Wonder Woman's fighting skill and quick thinking are going to save the day for her.

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See, the Hulk still needs oxygen and Wonder Woman has an unbreakable lasso. As things get worse, Wonder Woman is going to take the best option- getting Hulk around the neck and flying him up in the air, cutting off his air flow until he's unconscious.

In the last few years, the Hulk has had some problems with archers- before the whole Immortal Hulk business, he was killed by an arrow shot by Hawkeye. The League has their own resident archer, one who also has a quiver full of all kinds of trick arrows but unlike Hulk's erstwhile Avengers teammate, Green Arrow doesn't have one designed for use against the Hulk.

Green Arrow will certainly give it the old college try but when it comes right down to it, all he'd do is rile the Hulk up, which is a certainly a bad idea. Hulk would easily smash Green Arrow.

One of the main reasons that Superman can beat the Hulk is because of all the powers he has. So, what if a hero had all of the same powers as Superman and then some? That's Martian Manhunter in a nut shell. He pretty much has every cool power a superhero can have and the experience and skill to back it all up.

Hulk just doesn't stand a chance against a shapeshifting telepath who can go invisible and intangible who also happens to have all of Superman's other powers at comparable levels. There's literally nothing the Hulk can do against an opponent that powerful. He'll certainly try but it won't do him a whole lot of good.

Cyborg is no slouch but he just doesn't have what it takes against the Hulk. He's strong, but Hulk's stronger. While he can muster up some long range attacks, what good have lasers and sound cannons ever done against the Hulk in the past? His control of technology makes him a dangerous foe but how would it help him against a rage monster with infinite strength?

None of Cyborg's powers and skills would do him much good against the Hulk. He'd give it a try, of course, but the Hulk would quickly overwhelm him.

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