This is the only time in which Banner is able to resist the transformation.
There is a very brief new addition to Banner's stock transformation sequence. After his right shoulder sleeve tears, there is a very short clip of Banner raking his fingers through the dirt. It even has the "gamma lightning" optical effect . This is the only time this clip was used.
This episode features a rare appearance of the supervillain Doctor Octopus - usually pitted against Spider-Man.