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The Hulk ('''Bruce Banner''') is a Fictional Character , an Anti-hero appearing in publications from Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the Hulk first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 1, #1 (May 1962). He has since become one of Marvel Comics' most recognized characters. After Physicist Dr. Robert Bruce Banner was caught in the blast of a gamma bomb he created, he was transformed into the Hulk, a raging monster. The character, both as Banner and the Hulk, is frequently pursued by the police or the armed forces, often as a result of the destruction he causes. While the coloration of the character's skin varies during the course of its publication history, the Hulk is most often depicted as green. In forty years he has battled virtually every hero and villain in the Marvel Universe. He has been featured in a number of Animated Series , a Feature Film directed by Ang Lee , and a Television Series with spin-off Television Movies starring Bill Bixby as Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. PUBLICATION HISTORY Debut and first series In the Hulk's debut appearance in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #1, by writer Stan Lee , Penciler Jack Kirby and Inker Paul Reinman, the Hulk was gray rather than his later longtime trademark green. Writer and Marvel editor-in-chief Lee had wanted a color that did not suggest any particular ethnic group.'' Comics Buyer's Guide '' #1617 (June 2006) Colorist Stan Goldberg , however, insisted to Lee that the coloring technology at the time could not present the color gray clearly or consistently, resulting in different shades of gray, and even green, in the issue. So in issue #2 and after, Goldberg colored the Hulk's skin green.'' Starlog '' #213 (July 2003) Reprints and retellings of the Hulk's origin during the next two decades feature him with green skin from the beginning, but starting with vol. 2, #302 (Dec. 1984), the Hulk was again shown as having been gray in Flashback s to early appearances. This was confirmed in vol. 2, #318 (April 1986), which states that the Hulk was gray at the time of his creation. All subsequent reprints of the first issue have reinstated the original gray coloring. and Paul Reinman .]] In early stories, Banner becomes the Hulk at sunset each day, but he later transforms whenever he becomes angry or panicked. Another method was shown in '' Fantastic Four '' #12 (March 1963), featuring the Hulk's first battle with The Thing ; Banner intentionally uses a gamma ray machine of his own design to transform into the Hulk. Many early Hulk stories involve General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross trying to capture or destroy the Hulk with his U.S. Army battalion, the Hulkbusters, at his side. Ross' daughter, Betty , loves Banner and criticizes her father for pursuing the Hulk. General Ross' right-hand man, Major Glenn Talbot , also loves Betty and is torn between pursuing the Hulk and trying to gain Betty's love more honorably. Rick Jones serves as the Hulk's friend and sidekick for a time. Later, another teenager, Jim Wilson , also befriends the Hulk. The original series was canceled after six issues, with the finale cover-dated (March 1963). Lee had written each story, with Kirby penciling the first five issues and Steve Ditko penciling and inking the sixth. The character immediately guest-starred in ''Fantastic Four'' #12 (March 1963), and became a founding member of the Avengers for a brief two issues of that superhero team's eponymous series (Sept. & Nov. 1963), and returning as an antagonist in issues #3 & #5 (Jan. & May 1964). He then guest-starred in '' The Amazing Spider-Man '' #14 (July 1964). Around this time, co-creator Jack Kirby received a letter from a college dormitory stating the Hulk had been chosen as its official mascot. Kirby and Lee realized their character had found an audience in college-age readers. ''Tales to Astonish'' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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