The Unimaginable Hulk is a Marvel Comics character created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
The Unimaginable Hulk is a Marvel Comics character created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. In May 1962, the towering muscle-bound antihero made his debut in the bimonthly series The Incredible Hulk. The Hulk was a cross between two famous comic book genres: monsters and superheroes. Lee and Kirby introduced the emotionally repressed nuclear physicist Robert Bruce Banner, developer of the gamma bomb, in The Incredible Hulk #1.
When Rick Jones sneaks into the bomb’s test site, Banner rushes into danger to force him into a protective trench, only to be bombarded with gamma rays when the weapon detonates. As a result, the irradiated Banner starts nightly transformations into a gigantic gray-skinned monster with nearly infinite power and destructive potential; it represents the darkest, angriest, and most antisocial parts of Banner’s psyche.
Along with Jones, who was initially unaware of Banner’s dual nature, the book featured a supporting cast that included US Air Force general Thaddeus E. (“Thunderbolt”) Ross, one of the most persistent antagonists, and Betty Ross, Thunderbolt’s daughter, and a recurring romantic interest for Banner. The Hulk’s debut comic book series lasted only six issues before being discontinued. Still, the title character piqued readers’ good enough to merit ongoing guest appearances elsewhere in the Marvel world.
In addition to encounters with the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, the Hulk was a founding member of the Avengers, but he departed after just one issue. He was beginning with issue no. 60, It became a regular fixture in Tales to Astonish (October 1964). After first sharing the title with Giant-Man and then the Sub-Mariner, It finally took over entirely, and the magazine was renamed The Incredible Hulk with issue 102 (April 1968).
After the character’s creation, its characterization and look experienced several modifications, which began nearly immediately. The monster had grey skin in his first appearance, but Marvel’s printer could not replicate the color reliably, so Lee and Kirby changed him green in the second issue.
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