Fans forced to separate Flash Gordon and the Incredible Hulk at London Comic Con

Sam J Jones, who played Flash in the 1980 film, and Lou Ferrigno, famous for his role as Hulk in the 1970s TV series, got into a blazing row while signing autographs and posing for photos. Photo/Twitter/Debs Magee

Fans were forced to separate a fight between Flash Gordon and the Incredible Hulk after the giant actors clashed at London's Comic Con.

Sam J Jones, who played Flash in the 1980 film, and Lou Ferrigno, famous for his role as Hulk in the 1970s TV series, got into a blazing row while signing autographs and posing for photos.

It is not clear why the pair were arguing, but it took a comic-lover to intervene and tell the actors to "act like adults and grow up", according to Daily Mail.

Ferrigno, 6ft 5in, was heard accusing, Jones, 6ft 3in, of provoking him during the set-to at the Excel Centre event.

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Comic-lover Darryn, 25, from Chelmsford in Essex, told the Sun: "Lou was just saying 'You're winding me up'. There was a lot of finger-jabbing and it was getting pretty nasty."

He added: "There was a large crowd around, so I told them to act like adults and grow up as they were supposed to be there for their fans."

The rift on Saturday does not appear to have caused too much trouble, because the superhero pair were back signing autographs, for $54 each, yesterday.

Ferrigno, 65, declined to comment about the incident.

However, Jones, 62, claimed he and the Hulk actor had teamed together to calm down arguing fans, who "wanted to fight each other".

He said: "He and I together defused it."