lol,
Strange had prep, he told Stark he was going to make his own preparations.
without prep, Strange would have had to bfr Hulk. and given what happened with Zom/Strange, Strange didn't seem to have the magic to kill Hulk.
Doom's shields won't hold against Hulk's attacks, but Doom should be able to think up a quick way to neutralize Hulk, either a dimensional portal or perhaps stopping time in a localised way (he might have the tech).
if Doom's a bit slow with the ideas, he's dead though. WWH would be as smart as Banner (imo) and that's pretty damned close to Doom level anyway, on top of which he has a history of smashing defensive/containment fields of characters beyond Doom - High Evolutionary's containment field for example, or the Time Barrier to really give an uber feat.
What did Dr. Strange do? He gave the Hulk and summer blockbuster fanboys what they wanted, a brawl. He fought completely out of character in a way that made no sense to fuel the mindless spectacle that was the WWH Event. Same as Black Bolt, same as the majority of the rest of the Marvel Universe. KMC rules generally rule out CIS feats, so the majority of this WWH b.s. shouldnt even be vaild. That said, a lot of Dr. Dooms biggest moments came from thinking on his feet. He wouldnt have to sit there and hope his shields could survive while he thought out a plan. The man can fly, has been shown to teleport, and Im certain he could at least disable Hulk temporarily while he thought of something. Also hes clashed with the Avengers and company enough times that Im sure he has a plan A,B, and C already in place for the Hulk.
Also I think it'd be stretching to say Banner is on par or even very close to being on par with Dr. Doom or Reed as far as brains go.
You sir have covered every retarded detail of that ridiculous crossover event. I appreciate every word in this statement and I hope that WWH is retconned somewhere down the line. I appreciated his character so much more before he was "uber". Don't get me wrong, I still love the Hulk and the premise of the story, but when people write this kind of drivel, it annoys me to no end. Imagine a crossover where one character wrecks an entire planet of heroes! Bull shit.
If it were Galactus or even SMP I could accept it. But everyone shouldnt be getting f'ed up by a guys whos essentially just a really strong brawler. I hate retconns, but maybe, just maybe, Hulk will strike a deal with Mephisto that'll hook him and Betty up and erase this stain from the record books.
On a related note, hasnt it been hinted that Thor will fight Hulk at some point?