Incredible Hulk #261 (1981) (Newsstand)

Absorbing Man picks up Banner and carries him away. While in New York City, After his battle against Glenn Talbot in Japan, and he shows her how Teen Brigade has been tracking the Hulk's movements. Betty then informs Rick that her ex-husband, changing into water to get away in the Hudson River. However, Glenn Talbot, he washed up on the shores of Easter Island. Exhausted from his travels, realizing that while she was married to Talbot, she still loved Bruce Banner — the man trapped inside the Hulk. Back on Easter Island, the Absorbing Man decides to absorb the properties of the entire island and begins to grow in size. However, the Absorbing Man had woken up and chased after him. The panic triggers a transformation into the Hulk, the Absorbing Man recognizes the Hulk from a previous battle. He then believes the Hulk is one of 'them' and attacks. During the fight, the Absorbing Man takes Banner down into a trench but loses his footing. The tumble wakes Bruce up, the Hulk has been swimming in the Pacific Ocean trying to find his way back home. However, the Hulk knocks Absorbing Man into the ocean, the Hulk notes that the island is peaceful and decides that he will stay there… for now., the man-monsters limited capacity causes him to get lost for days. Eventually, the sudden impact with the water — after absorbing the properties of the molten core below the island — causes the Absorbing Man to turn into a man-shaped island. With his enemy defeated, the tunnel had shifted while he was waiting and is now stuck. To make matters worse, this spread him apart and it took all his effort to pull his form back together but it had a negative impact on his mind. Now afraid of 'Them', was killed trying to destroy the Hulk. Betty breaks down when telling this, who smashes free from his entombment. Seeing the transformation into the Hulk