The Marvel superhero the incredible Hulk made his first appearance in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk on 10 May 1962. The character was Created by writer Stan Lee, who stated that the Hulk’s creation was inspired by a combination of Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and rendered by artist Jack Kirby. In his comic book appearances, the character, who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), is primarily represented by the alter ego Hulk, a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a limitless degree of physical strength, and the alter ego Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, both of whom typically resent each other.
Following an accidental exposure to gamma rays while saving the life of Rick Jones during the detonation of an experimental bomb, Bruce finds that he is physically able to transform into The Hulk, a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a limitless degree of physical strength. Banner physically transforms into the Hulk when made angry or subjected to emotional stress. This transformation often leads to destructive rampages and to conflicts which complicate Banner’s civilian life. The Hulk’s level of strength is normally conveyed as proportionate to his level of anger. Commonly portrayed as a raging savage, the Hulk has been represented with other alter egos, from a mindless, destructive force (War), to a brilliant warrior (World-Breaker), a self-hating protector (the Devil/Immortal), a genius scientist in his own right (Doc Green), and a gangster (Joe Fixit).
Despite both Hulk and Banner’s desire for solitude, Banner has a large number of friends including Banner’s love interest Betty Ross, his best friend Rick Jones, his cousin She-Hulk, and therapist and ally Doc Samson. the Hulk is a member of the superhero team the Avengers and his family consist of queen Caiera, fellow warriors Korg and Miek, and sons Skaar and Hiro-Kala. However, his uncontrollable power has brought him into conflict with his fellow heroes and others. Despite this, he tries his best to do what’s right while battling villains such as the Leader, the Abomination, the Absorbing Man, and more.
the Hulk has appeared on a variety of merchandise, such as clothing and collectable items, inspired real-world structures (such as theme park attractions), and been referenced in a number of media. Banner and the Hulk have been adapted in live-action, animated, and video game incarnations. The character was first played in live-action by Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno in the 1978 television series The Incredible Hulk and its subsequent television films The Incredible Hulk Returns(1988), The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989), and The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990). In film, the character was played by Eric Bana in Hulk (2003). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), The Incredible Hulk first portrayed by Edward Norton in the film The Incredible Hulk(2008) and Mark Ruffalo.
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