How and when the Hulk appeared:
Hulk (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner; English Hulk, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner) is a fantastic superhero who appears in the editions of Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it first appeared in The Incredible Hulk # 1 (May 1962). Since then, he has become one of the most recognizable characters in Marvel Comics. In the first issue, the Hulk was not green, but gray. Author and Chief Editor Marvel Lee wanted a color that didn't suggest any ethnicity. Colorist Stan Goldberg, however, insisted that the color technology of the time could not represent grey colour clear or consistent, which resulted in different shades of gray and even green in the set. From issue # 2 (July 1962) onward, Goldberg dyed the Hulk's skin green.

The story of the hero. Bruce Benner VS Hulk:

Bruce Banner

The basis of the Hulk, Bruce Banner has been portrayed in different ways by different authors, but common topics persist. Banner is a genius, but devoid of emotion in most images. He developed the gamma bomb that caused his trouble, and the ironic twist of his self-inflicted fate was one of the most persistent common themes. Ari Kaplan describes the character like this: "Bruce Banner lives in a constant state of panic, always fearing that the monster inside him will break free, and thus he cannot form a significant bond with anyone."

In the process of publishing the Hulk story, authors continued to frame Bruce Banner in these colors. For various authors, his fragmented personality led to transformations into different versions Hulk. These transformations are usually unintentional, and often authors have associated the transformation with emotional triggers such as rage and fear. As the episode progressed, various authors reworked the Hulk, altering his personality to reflect changes in Banner's physiology or psyche. The authors also refreshed and redefined aspects of Banner's personality, showing him emotionally depressed but capable of deeply loving Betty Ross and solving his problems. By Paul Jenkins, Banner has been shown to be a capable fugitive, using deductive methods to figure out the events around him. When Banner manipulated the Hulk's body, he applied the principles of physics to problems and challenges and used deductive reasoning.

Hulk

During the experimental explosion of a gamma bomb, scientist Bruce Banner rushed to save a teenager who had arrived on test site... Pushing the boy, Rick Jones, into the trench, Banner himself was in the explosion, receiving a massive dose of radiation. He later woke up in the infirmary, seemingly relatively unscathed, but at night he transformed into a bulky gray form, broke through the wall and fled. A soldier from the ensuing search party called the unidentified creature a “hulk” otherwise. The Hulk possesses an incredible level of superhuman physical strength. Its power is potentially limitless, as it increases in proportion to the level of emotional stress, anger in particular. The Hulk is capable of lifting over 150 billion tons if he gets angry enough, and that's not the limit. Also, the Hulk is resistant to physical poisoning and drugs (for example, sleep gas). The Hulk can withstand artillery fire and high temperatures without damaging his body.

The Hulk uses his super-strong leg muscles to jump long distances. The Hulk was known to cover hundreds of miles in a single jump and somehow jumped nearly the length of the earth's orbit. The Hulk has shown high resistance to physical damage almost regardless of the cause, and has also shown resistance to extreme temperatures (65,000 ° C), poisons and diseases in addition to regenerating damaged or destroyed areas of tissue.

The Hulk's body also has a gland that makes it "oxidized for a fluorocarbon emulsion" which builds pressure in the Hulk's lungs and effectively allows him to breathe underwater and move quickly between varying depths without problems with nitrogen poisoning or decompression.

As Bruce Banner (and United / Professor Hulk) he is considered one of the greatest minds on Earth. He is an expert in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering and physiology and holds a PhD in nuclear physics. He possesses "a mind so ingenious that it cannot be limited by any intelligence test."

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In previous articles dedicated to the upcoming release of "The Avengers", we talked about the genius inventor Tony Stark (Iron Man) and the valiant warrior Thor. Now is the time for the famous scientist Bruce Banner, better known as the Hulk ...

The role of the famous scientist, due to the experiments turned into a huge green monster, in "The Avengers" went to Mark Ruffalo. So, we ask you to love and favor - Hulk.

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# 3. Bruce Banner (Hulk)

Bruce Banner- a renowned scientist and specialist in the field of genetic engineering. Since childhood, he was physically weak and was often ridiculed by his peers. Bruce has always dreamed of being like Captain America (a frail youth who became a super soldier and legend).

Having successfully graduated from the university, Banner receives from the head of the anti-terrorist organization Shch. I. T. Nika Fury an interesting proposal to lead a secret program to recreate the super soldier's serum. For Bruce, this is a lifelong dream, because once with the help of the same serum, scientists created Captain America.

While working on a project, he makes many important discoveries, but does not want to share them, fearing that his merits will not be recognized. Bruce - Enough closed man who prefers to work alone. Scientists of the project are strictly forbidden to conduct any experiments on themselves, but Banner ignores all warnings and secretly exposes himself to various experiments. During the latter, he turns into a terrible and huge green monster. The Hulk.

Any excitement or stress provokes Banner's instant transformation into a green giant. Bruce loses control over his own mind and cannot be held responsible for his actions. As the Hulk, he possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and the ability to regenerate. Thus, for the first time, he tests his incredible capabilities by staging a nightmare mayhem in New York. Agents of Shch. I. T. barely manage to pacify the raging giant. After this incident, Bruce is suspended from work so that he does not break new firewood. Now he constantly has to take blood tests and take special chemical drugs for sleep, as in his words:

"If Bruce Banner falls asleep, the Hulk will wake up!" (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 2)

After a while, Fury decides to reinstate Banner as one of the the best specialists in his business, but on condition that he will keep himself in hand (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 2). Bruce resumes his work, but he can not manage to bring it to the end. Even the unexpected return of Captain America changes nothing. Among other things, his wife (Betty Ross) starts dating someone else. Banner is depressed. He feels like an outcast.

"Maybe someday someone will accept me for who I am ?!" (Ultimates, vol. 2, # 3)

Knowing that Fury has a special team of superheroes ("Ultimates") at his disposal, Bruce decides to throw them the first real threat ... in the person of himself! He deliberately mixes Captain America's blood with his own and mutates into an even more terrible gray Hulk. The thug is looking for Betty, destroying everything in its path. Fury realizes that Bruce has become too dangerous. He must be stopped immediately before he destroys all of New York. Nick urges Ultimates to calm down the Hulk. In the course of a fierce battle, they with great difficulty overpower the gray Brutus. Unfortunately, there are no losses: half the city was destroyed, about 800 people died (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 4-5).

To avoid trouble, Fury hides the identity of the Hulk from the public and puts Bruce in a special cell, which is located in a high-security prison in the "Ultimates" headquarters and Shch.I.T. - Triskelion, to which he violently reacts:

“Are you out of your mind? This is ridiculous! I'm not going to spend the rest of my life in this cage! " (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 7)

Bruce is drugged daily with various medications to tame the darker side of his personality. Shch. I. T. provides him with his laboratory, where he struggles to cure himself, but to no avail.

"I work at least 18 hours a day trying to solve my problem!" (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 9)

While imprisoned, the Earth is attacked by an alien race. chitauri... Ultimates and Fury recognize that the forces are clearly unequal. They need the Hulk! Nick instructs his soldiers to provoke Banner.

“Are you out of your mind ?! Do you even understand what you are doing ?! " (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 12)

The soldiers beat Bruce and, hoping for a transformation into the Hulk, are thrown from a military helicopter. Mission successfully completed - the beast is free again! Once on the battlefield, the mighty titan helps the Ultimates smash the alien armada to smithereens, but is immediately sent back to his cell (Ultimates, vol. 1, # 10-13).

When a traitor turns up in Ultimates, the whole truth about the Hulk instantly pours out. Many who were seriously injured during the incident in New York now demand reprisals against him. The court sentenced Banner to death penalty... Seeing no other way out of this situation, the Ultimates inflate Bruce with sleeping pills and, after placing him on an abandoned aircraft carrier, are thrown there. nuclear bomb(Ultimates, vol. 2, # 1-3).

Nevertheless, Bruce manages to escape literally a few seconds before the explosion, in again turning into the Hulk. Once free, Banner decides to travel secretly around the world (India, Ireland and France), carefully hiding from the authorities. During his numerous wanderings, Bruce finally manages to find peace and tranquility within himself. Now he and the Hulk are one.

The Gray Golem returns to America as Thor's cunning brother Loki and his dark army attempt to take over New York. Despite all the recent life tests The Hulk is determined to defend his country and support Ultimates. Together they crush all enemies. (Ultimates, vol. 2, # 11-13).

“In my entire life, I have never had such close friends, such people with whom I would feel as one” (Ultimates, vol. 2, # 3).

After that, Bruce goes on the run again.

Jennifer Walters

Bruce Banner's cousin, Jennifer, was wounded to save her life. Bruce was forced to give her his blood, contaminated with gamma radiation, because of this, Miss Walters received abilities similar to the Hulk. But unlike Bruce, Jennifer does not transform, but is always in the guise of the Woman Hulk, while she retained her usual mind, although she became more confident in herself.

General Ross

Red Hulk- the enemy of the Hulk with red skin. Alter ego - General Ross.

Alternative versions

Ultimate Marvel

Ultimate Hulk

Bruce Banner worked with young genius Hank Pym (the future Giant) and Richard Parker (the father of Peter Parker, the future Spider-Man) over the Super Soldier serum in an attempt to create the second Captain America. Banner, unbeknownst to his colleagues, tests the serum on himself and turns into the Hulk, who accidentally kills Parker and his wife. Only their son Peter remains alive, who is carried away by Nick Fury.

Ten years later, Fury assembles the Ultimates team, which includes Hank Pym, who became the superhero Giant. Bruce, who is being held in custody, upon learning of this, out of envy, injects himself with serum and turns into the Hulk. Escaping to Manhattan, he kills several hundred people, but Ultimates was eventually stopped. During the Skrull invasion, Fury uses it as a secret weapon, thanks to which the Earth was saved.

After a while, thanks to Loki, the public learns that Bruce Banner and the Hulk are one person and demands his execution. After staging an execution orchestrated by Pym, Banner travels the world and learns to control the Hulk. During Loki's invasion, he returns to Washington DC and, with complete control of the Hulk, helps the Ultimates win.

During the war with the High Squadron, Fury uses the Hulk as a "third party" to stop the battle.

During the Ultimatum, the Hulk helped Spider-Man clear the rubble in New York. Then, put into a trance by Gina Gray, he goes with the X-Men to Magneto's citadel and helps destroy her.

After the Ultimatum, Gregory Stark (Tony Stark's older brother) shows Fury the Smart Hulk - a Hulk clone grown in a laboratory that combines physical strength The Hulk and Bruce Banner's genius brain. The Smart Hulk subsequently rebelled and was killed by Captain America.

Ultimate Hulk has one unpleasant feature - cannibalism, which is why he ate the Abomination.

2099

In reality, Marvel 2099 Hulk is John Eisenhart, a selfish film producer from Lotusland (future Hollywood). He was accidentally exposed to gamma radiation by the Banner Knights (a cult worshiping the original Hulk) intent on creating their own Hulk. Like the Hulk, Eisenhart came to represent freedom for a closed society.

Age of the Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse, Banner was not exposed to gamma radiation and did not become the Hulk. Ultimately, he became a scientist for the High Human Council and one of its weapons designers. However, Banner sought to become more than a human, and therefore offered his services to Mikhail Rasputin, one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who supplied Banner with experimental mutants. Through his experiments, Banner was able to transform into Creature(a creature that looks like the Gray Hulk).

Bullet points

In the miniseries "Bullet Points" ( Bullet points) Peter Parker was at the test site of a gamma bomb and absorbed a large dose of gamma radiation, becoming the Hulk. After his first public transformation, which caused Aunt May to have a heart attack, he fled, but later returned to visit Aunt May in the hospital. There he was "met" by Iron Man (Steve Rogers), and after a long battle, Peter ultimately killed Iron man and fled in terror.

Earlier in the series, in an attempt to find a cure for Peter, Dr. Bruce Banner examined insects taken from the test site and was bitten by a radioactive spider, becoming Spider-Man.

End

In the single-player Incredible Hulk: The End ( The Incredible Hulk: The End), which takes place almost two hundred years later in an alternate future, Bruce Banner is shown as the last person and the only survivor of nuclear war... After the war, the Hulk retires into a cave - going out to find that the only other life left on Earth is a swarm of monstrous mutated cockroaches. Banner, now extremely old due to absorbing some of the Hulk's regenerative abilities, has lost his will to live. During heart attack Banner sees all his loved ones, and he accepts death. The Hulk, on the other hand, is not ready to die and transforms into himself when Banner finally gives up, leaving the Hulk sitting on a desert rock and thinking that at least he is truly the strongest and the only one who stayed.

House M

In the altered reality of a 2005 crossover House M Bruce Banner disappeared into Australia, where he befriended an Aboriginal tribe and tried to control his dark side... When the mutants ruling Earth attacked his tribe, he retaliated and eventually conquered Australia with the help of the Center. Interesting Ideas mainly his ex-college girlfriend Monica Rappazini, her daughter Tanasi, Dr. Isaac Aaronson, and his son Adam.

Maestro

In the future, after a devastating atomic war, the Hulk absorbed a large number of radiation, which increased his physical strength, and also made it possible to preserve Banner's ingenious intelligence. The maestro stole his time machine from Doctor Doom and went to the past. But he was defeated when Banner sent him with the help of his own time machine to the very center of the explosion of the gamma bomb that spawned the Hulk.

Ruin

In the Marvel Universe, where the randomness that created most traditional superheroes had a more realistic effect, Banner was transformed by a gamma bomb into a grotesque mass of bubbling green tumors. It was believed that he died, but Rick Jones found out that what was left of him, presumably, was still alive, hidden in a secret government base.

Otherworld

Marvel-Zombie

In the world shown in the series Marvel zombies The Hulk, along with nearly every other super-creature on the planet, was infected with a zombifying virus. Although he retains his strength and invulnerability, he no longer heals, feels no pain, and craves to eat human flesh. The zombie Hulk transformations were changed by the virus from controlling Banner's emotions to controlling only his appetite - after eating, he turns back into Banner (also a zombie) until the hunger returns. Since Banner is much smaller than the Hulk, due to one such transformation, after the Hulk swallowed a large object (Magnet's legs), Banner's stomach burst.

In the second issue, after devouring Magnet's leg, Zombie Banner asks someone to hit him in order to transform into Zombie Hulk before his chest explodes from Magnet's leg. Thor hit him in the face with his hammer, but since he cannot feel pain, he cannot transform unless he is hungry, and this subsequently gave Banner speech problems. Shortly thereafter, Magnet's thigh burst through his chest. During subsequent transformations, he spoke and behaved as usual, albeit with a hole in his chest.

The Hulk succeeded in killing the Silver Surfer and became one of the zombies that devoured the Surfer's corpse and consumed part of his cosmic powers. The zombies then killed and devoured Galactus himself, further increasing their powers, although only the Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Giant, Luke Cage, and Wolverine survived the battle. Space-enhanced, they took Galactus' ship and went elsewhere to find food. Devastating and devouring planets, the six zombies ultimately became the cosmic threat known as Galactus.

Currently, the Marvel Zombies have attacked the Skrull planet, where they faced the Fantastic Four of the main reality - now consisting of Black Panther, Thunderstorm, Thing, and Human Torch - which left the Zombies eager to grab the Four and move into their reality.

The Zombie Hulk also appeared in Marvel Zombies 2, killing a zombified Thanos over a disagreement over his share of food. After becoming Banner, he was suppressed and bound to prevent him from turning into the Hulk. However, this failed, and all the other zombies tried to defeat the Hulk. In doing so, the Hulk killed Gina Gray, Hawkeye, Fire Lord and Iron Man. Reynolds, desperate over the alleged loss of the Wasp, surrendered to the Hulk to be devoured. Upon returning from the Hulk's form, Bruce Banner asked the remaining Zombies to kill him, since he could not control the Hulk.

MC2

The Hulk has been shown to be still energetic in the alternate future of the MC2 universe. There, he is the amalgamation of his three major transformations, possessing the power of the Wild Hulk, the behavior of the Gray Hulk, and the intelligence of Professor Hulk. Presumably he has a son named David.

Amalgam

In the Amalgam Comics universe, the Hulk was blended with DC Comics' Solomon Grundy, resulting in Skalk.

What if World War Hulk

In an alternate universe, Tony Stark used satellite beams against the Hulk. As a result, most of the superheroes and the queen of the Skrulls, Varanke, died. It was a sign for the Skrul to attack Earth. As a result, a small group of survivors remained, led by the Hulk. But the Skrulls tricked everyone in her except the Hulk. Desperate Hulk asked Silver Surfer summon Galactus to destroy the Earth. Galactus invited the Hulk to become his new messenger, the Hulk agreed, and took the name Destroyer of Worlds.

What if?

The Hulk has appeared in several issues of the What If ...? "( What if?):

  • Issue # 2 - The Hulk Retains Bruce Banner's Intelligence.
  • Issue # 12 - Rick Jones became the Hulk.
  • Issue # 23 - The Hulk became a barbarian.
  • Issue # 71 (Volume 2) - A gamma bomb spawned a thousand Hulks.
  • Issue # 80 (Volume 2) - Hulk evolved into Maestro.
  • Issue # 91 (Volume 2) - Bruce Banner is wild and the Hulk is sane.
  • What if General Ross had become The Hulk? (volume 3) - General Ross became the Hulk.
  • What if Planet Hulk - Hulk died instead of Caera from the explosion of the shuttle and the Illuminati sent the Hulk to a peaceful planet.
  • What if World War Hulk - Tony Stark decided to use satellite beams against the Hulk, which led to the death of Varanka, the Skrul Queen and most of the superheroes, and Thor awakened during World War Hulk.

Hulk- the second essence of the doctor Bruce Banner- the hero of numerous comics, cartoons and films "Hulk", "The incredible Hulk ", "The Avengers" and "Avengers 2"... Doctor Banner turns into Hulk losing control of yourself. Besides, Hulk appears when you yourself Banner danger threatens.

Biography Hulk / hulk

Father BruceDavid- a scientist, a famous physicist, obsessed with the idea of ​​improving the genetics of mankind. An intermediate step towards changing a person's genotype is the creation of a super-soldier. I solve this problem, he puts experiments on his son, who is in the womb. After the baby is born David takes analyzes from him and conducts a series of complex tests. The results show that the boy is not like everyone else. Deciding that he created a monster, David decides to kill his son. But mother - Edith- does not allow him to do it. In the fight David accidentally kills Edith and he is sent to jail.

Bruce grows and does not know that he is special until he is exposed to the strongest gem-radiation. Radiation and its altered DNA give it the ability to transform into a huge green monster. So Bruce Banner becomes Hulk.

Hulk / hulk abilities

Hulk has incredible physical strength, which has no boundaries, as it increases due to the feeling of anger. The more damage it receives Hulk, the stronger it becomes. The only thing he failed to lift was the hammer Torah... In addition, it is almost impossible to cause any damage to it, and it is able to withstand any temperature and pressure.

Thanks to hypertrophied leg muscles, he can travel hundreds of miles in one jump - and even overcome the height of the earth's orbit. Hulk able to breathe underwater and be at great depths.

Characteristic of Bruce Banner / Bruce Banner

Bruce Banner- a specialist in biology, chemistry, engineering and physiology, as well as the owner doctoral degree on nuclear physics. He is one of the most smart people on the ground. Bruce he is constantly in search of a cure for his "disease", but he cannot find it - after all, all his abilities are caused by a genetic change of a nature unknown to him. To the detachment Bruce's Avengers was called as an expert in the field of nuclear physics, however, gradually found application and incredible abilities Hulk... Simultaneously Hulk is also a threat to the squad - after all, in anger, he is not able to control himself.

In this article, you will learn:

Hulk - aka Robert Bruce Banner, scientist, nuclear physicist, monster, superhero. Marvel Comics Character, Universe Earth 616.

Original story:

Birth:

He was born in Ohio. His mother is Rebecca, and his father, David Banner, is a famous scientist who worked for the US government and dreamed of creating a Super Soldier with superpowers. Banner was banned from experimenting on humans, so he decided to inject the serum himself. After some time, a son, Bruce, was born in the family of a scientist. The father tested his blood and found that the child had undergone mutagenic changes. He tried to kill his son, but the mother rushed to protect the child, and David accidentally killed her, for which he was convicted and sent to mental asylum.

Becoming the Hulk:

When Bruce Banner grew up, he also decided to become a scientist, entered medical school, but in his sophomore year realized that he liked to study more. nuclear physics... He dropped out of college and went to work for the US government, which commissioned him to develop a radioactive bomb.

However, the radioactive experiment was unsuccessful, the bomb exploded and Bruce Banner was exposed to gamma rays. He received a lethal dose of radiation and injuries, but did not die. But his body, which had already undergone a genetic mutation in conception itself, began to mutate with great speed. Bruce Banner turned into a huge green monster who called himself the Hulk.

This mutation state was inconstant. Banner turned into the Hulk only when he fell into a frenzied rage and became uncontrollable.

He possessed incredible superhuman strength, potentially limitless, because his strength increased depending on the emotional intensity. Hulk could withstand a direct hit when he got really angry. artillery shell, overcame the effects of poisons and high temperatures without harm to the body. His super-strong legs gave him the ability to jump huge distances, it is known that once the Hulk overcame almost the entire orbit of the Earth in one jump.

Teamwork:

Naturally, worrying about national security, the US military began to try to capture and eliminate the Hulk. They set on him Fantastic four and other heroes. However, Benner managed to become one of those who created the Avengers team and received an amnesty from the president for a while.

After a while, the Hulk teamed up with Doctor Strange and Namorr. by sea Man to confront the techno mage Yandroth and his ultimate computer Omegatron. The team acquired the name Defenders and periodically fought together against all kinds of threats to the planet and humanity.

After the death of Betty Ross, who was Baner's girlfriend, from the time working together, and died at the hands of the Abomination, the Hulk tried to kill himself. He took refuge in Alaska, where Nick Furry and the Defense struggled to find him, with a request to help them eliminate Hydra's weapon - the Eye of the Gods, a device that could detonate the entire nuclear stock planets in one fell swoop. The Hulk did the job. The Eye of the Gods could not stand the inhuman strength of the Hulk and exploded, and Banner himself miraculously found himself on the rescue shuttle sent by the Protection.

Hulk is king:

Taking advantage of the situation, a group of Illuminati super beings decided to get rid of the Hulk. They sent a shuttle to one of the uninhabited planets in the hope that the green creature they hated would perish there. However, an error in calculations saved Banner's life and instead of a deserted planet, the shuttle landed on the planet Sakaar, where warlike tribes lived, ruled by the Red King. The Hulk was taken prisoner and sold to the Great Arena by a gladiator, forced to fight for his life.

Soon the Hulk recovered his strength, gathered a team of the most powerful fighters in the Arena and led them in the battle against the Red King. In a one-on-one battle with the King, the Hulk managed to save Sakaar and defeat the Red Ruler, for which the inhabitants of Sakaar crowned him and named him the Green King of the planet.

The Hulk soon had a wife and a child, it seemed to him that he had finally found peace, but the happiness was not long. The ship on which he arrived at Sakaar suddenly exploded, and his wife was killed by the explosion. His son Scar survived.

Return to Earth:

Seized with anger and anger, the Hulk is sent back to Earth to take revenge on all the superheroes who, as he thought, were to blame for what happened.

In the end, after many battles against the heroes, the Hulk teamed up with the Avengers in the fight against the X-Men.

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