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The Hulk

The stroiigest man-like creatnre on luirth!

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A child prodigy, Bruce Banncr grew up in an abusise household, one chat would have a profound loug term elTect on his psyche An incrovertcd child. Bruce was ill ecjuipped to deal with thc outbursts ot'his tatber, who calłed young Bruce a monster and terrorized both him and his inother. Bruce developed a inultiplc personalicy disorder, shunting aside atisi repressing all ot" liis ncgaticc emotions when the tramna hec.une too much to take. This cycle of abuse cominued umil the day Brian lian ner siew his wife in a tir ot’ragę. 1 hereafter. Bruce was shuttled froin relatise to relatiw. and grew ever morę socialh iwkward.even as his remarkable intellect becanie morę apparent.

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I he l > Arrm recrutteii Bartne- to dcsel. c\v wejpon* svstt*nw \%hih' he was stil lugh Nclb>oi. Bruce was placcd i.iuji tłu .nu! • nrv o l Jenerał Tha«Mcu> ^u rhuiKictbolt” K 'V a bhistcnng no-non^ensc vcteuu. It \s ii m che person t>’Ros<< Jauphtcr lKtt\ t.ui Brr cc to.;:: cl. kiuduJ sp:rr Both ho .‘ikI Bcuy h.td ’osl uioilicrs. ;.tu.l worc ^ubjccccci tn thc ou: bu i ats ot’ rabini; thrbcrs; a:: attr.iction ncmmj _kic\clopeii bciwccn :hem.

THE GAMMA BOMB

1'roiiticsi liis ruluaiN ha2:d;oi>. B«nftir dovciopcd t:) <; lh-;.... w cap.>n h«urossing thc pm\er of

pimnj radiartsci. On thc div thc homl) was to be rty ••ad..» rock!c ..rn.ipcr. Rith J nes. droW Olu ou:c' the test ianpc on.. tLirc. little rcali?mg chat ho \y is st r y.ir.p *0. grour.ti /ero of the m<s«:r petent cvplcs.st <ic\*icc evcr cicw.opctl In an uiiwharai tcr.stiŁ moment ol henn sin. Bii.cc Ba:.ner r::s..<*d .sur onto t^; o res: s:te. and dragged Jo*:cs ro the vrerv o: a nearhv tccuch betoic the <1 Boiiih drrony.tcd. I lowewi Banncr o\|h>sccI ro rhe tu!! foiro ol thc wcapoti.hr. cverv arom bomhardcd l>\ gamma ladiauon.

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n)io the Hufk have taken on a wety of styles.

foitiaity, Banner woutd bccomc thc H-Jk when the sun set, and return to his Banner tdentit/ ot sunnse. Soon thcreoftcr. Banner ■ iearned to contro/ fos iransformattons ^ ustng a garrima ray macane, becomeny _t ^{1 2} a morę inteUtgent bot ro fess savaye

MHJLTIPLE PERSON AL ITIES

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Hulk. rventvai!y, the continued exposure to garrsna radfation caused Banner to transform foto the Hufk whenever ne bocame W. agitatod or upset. Banner's / tułk persona \ has atso differed over the years, each one appsrentty representing a different facet of his fragmer.ted psyche: the chHdllka Grccn Hufk. thc moro ir.tcHigcr.t but foss oowerfut Grcy Hoik, the ettremeJy tnteibgent but egocentrtc ‘‘Proleseor² Hufk-andaven a "Darł Hufk" reprewbny ak of the ewi w/thin Borvier's soui AckMtorat parmutations of the HJk aro ap! to cmcrgc ct orty gńrcn One. shoutd condrttons prove f&sorabfe.    //>

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A da> later. lianner w as stdl dlenth screaming. But che milirary doctor² couki ind >rhtr.g wrong—he Jud mii.u -trfoii-.lv    ihe t)5£²'

umcatLed, Or so it nccmcrf. Hor the yanmja radi^tiou Banner lud hccn '(Kcd co Jud anlockcc. long pu sh’4 teclingft ofhatc and ragc.W hen coudicorw wen- rigr,Batincr found h misek' tum an m-stopi^ble nu.;: o! dotruettou, thc peisouiii.ation oflns long-■-    dc t.ierf daik s;de. the mucdibk- I lulk

At tiist, rhc I Jirfk ordy mamiested at nightiall Whcn che sun went down, Ihimof wonkl mcxornbly chanpy mto a gtcen-skim od

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- ure hinisel: o: these unwanted tur.troi maciom, the .ipp.-ir.mi-e of rhe Hulk woulil b. bnuijcht c l»> stresN a;.d an.MoiY. Whencwr Bruce beca...². oiilr.tged or fr.rful, rhr r .u.gt² tn ho emonon.ll stire wotild tnggerthe gimm,i ruKinon withri llis ‘ĄV.e:ii. ar.cl llie 1 L.lk w oui. lice ^.tia For a timc. with the aid ofRiek Jones, Bruce kepi du.il ideniilN veeret.ev\'n while the Hulk w,o huated by tli.- -.ame mihtan torees tor w honi Banner to:Icd.

Kur evennully the truth revealc to the WMrkhtbreng Banner to becom.e a tuj-p-fAc. boru :t>

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MIND OF A CHI

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(Hvr rhe v.".r<,rhe I lulk hi² prowd i tbr.²e for j»o(vi almost as often a-² hc h;i\ heeu .it: enyuiti ol c.e²4J Ut t;on He was imtiument.il li thc² iorni. no- or rhe AvLtN.Cii .: s. iiiitli s Mięiiticsr ł leiocs, thcuip.i łr< tum he-ssee-' hunseTa- d li-sfe.i:ir .Ko tju.eaiy IccJ to Inni lcaving the atoup 1 lo ha², stood sided>\ -suic w ich tle Dhonwrs. rXH H':>. S ram.k f.-.e Sr ? -M sRPiFR, and rhe Siun². St iuir : delense of om pLue.. Km :<ir i li .² n:o>: par.ili.- Hulk calhuo m.m lricttd. Bruce Bar.ner and rm Nuporhmu.m alter ego renuin cvci ac odds, i> they ro sray one step aliead oi forccs w ho sssuld sec thc Hulk dcscroyed, or cxp!oir hi< fortheirown ends ( »

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