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116-523: In 2008, the international intelligence and counter-terrorist organization S.H.I.E.L.D. recruited She-Hulk to form a team of powerful heroes to battle the Red Hulk . This team, consisting only of women, did not have a name in-story but was referred to by the narration and cover copy as the new Lady Liberators. The Lady Liberators were created in 1970 for a single-issue story in Avengers volume 1 #83. Feminism

232-485: A crime boss who had crossed paths with her father, shot and seriously wounded her on the day that Banner visited her to tell her about his transformation into the Hulk. Since no other donors with her blood type were available, Banner provided his blood for a transfusion; as they already shared the same blood type and DNA , his gamma- irradiated blood, combined with the adrenaline from emotional stress, transformed Jennifer into

348-442: A "Superhuman Law" division. As part of the offer, Jennifer agrees to revert back into her human form while practicing law. Her experiences at GLK&H change Jennifer's worldview significantly; she now realizes that as Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk, she has much to offer the world in both forms. She also learns that her powers as She-Hulk are dependent on her own physical abilities and takes up bodybuilding to raise her strength to

464-572: A better lawyer, but also gives her an assertiveness and confidence that she never had as a human. After her brief solo career, she joined the Avengers . This led to her being transported to Battleworld by the Beyonder and her participation in the Secret Wars, is most notable for sparking her long-standing rivalry with the newly empowered Titania . After the heroes returned to Earth, she temporarily replaced

580-402: A bit of information suggesting that the organization knows of her cousin's whereabouts. Anticipating a problem, Tony Stark has She-Hulk secretly injected with S.P.I.N. (Super-Power-Inhibiting Nanobots) Technology that transforms her to human form. Enraged, she tells Stark that, although he may have taken She-Hulk out of the equation, he still has to face Jennifer Walters, one of the best lawyers in

696-401: A character to make sure that if a similar one showed up in the television series, Marvel would own the rights. Kenneth Johnson later said the plans for season five of The Incredible Hulk was to have Banner's sister suffering from a disease where only the blood of a sibling could save her life, which would turn her into a "woman Hulk who was crazy and scary and dangerous". But six episodes into

812-415: A failure, the heroes gathered repair the damage done by their battle and then part ways. This task force has no name in-story, but it's called "Lady Liberators" on the cover of Hulk vol. 2 #9 and in the narration of issues #8 and 9, and so fans have followed suit and referred to it as the second team to use that name. Black Widow is the only hero to serve in both the original team organized by Amora and in

928-604: A false origin narrative, she used magic spells to influence the minds of the women Avengers so they would react as she wanted them to and decide their male teammates deserved violence. Amora then attempts to destroy the Avengers, but Scarlet Witch uses her hex magic to force the Enchantress's magic to backfire against her. It is revealed the Scarlet Witch had suspected a deception and been able to shake off Amora's influence, allowing her

1044-450: A lethal blood disease. As a criminal defense lawyer, she defended Morbius when he was tried for serial murder and managed to reduce the conviction to involuntary manslaughter , considering his medical condition. A geneticist called "Doc" obtains a sample of She-Hulk's blood that was given to Morbius when she was sick and attempts to capture her to get more of it, hoping to use it to create an army of super-villains. When she escapes, he uses

1160-524: A long list of sexual partners as She-Hulk. After the testimony, Pug appears and the two spend an evening together as friends, which cheers her up. She confronts Mallory the next day and tells her that she will put a stop to her Leader case. However, it is revealed that the Leader has been acquitted of his crimes. There is an apparent inconsistency between the She-Hulk and World War Hulk comics: in She-Hulk #19,

1276-432: A machine gun to the gut." His one criticism was that, although he liked the artwork, he would have preferred Dale Keown as the artist. In 2012 Red Hulk was listed as #41 on IGN 's "Top 50 Avengers". IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen was generally critical of the series, citing a lack of character development and the emphasis on continuous action sequences over the ongoing question of Red Hulk's identity. Schedeen also derided

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1392-550: A member of the Avengers in Avengers #221 (July 1982). Her early Avengers appearances continued the running gag about her car troubles. She-Hulk also made occasional guest appearances in The Incredible Hulk . Her appearance in The Avengers #233 (July 1983) was drawn by John Byrne , who would later become strongly associated with the character. At the conclusion of the first Secret Wars miniseries, She-Hulk joins

1508-477: A member of the Avengers , S.H.I.E.L.D. , Defenders , Fantastic Four , Heroes for Hire , and Fantastic Force at various points in her history. As a highly skilled lawyer who became a superhero by accident, she frequently leverages her legal and personal experience to serve as legal counsel to various superheroes and other superhumans. She-Hulk has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. Since her original introduction in comics,

1624-519: A mindless replacement for his fallen soldier Redeemer. Ross is eventually recovered and revived by agents of the alien Troyjan and returns to the Air Force. He later comes up with a more cost-effective method of confronting the Hulk when he is in his childlike stage: active non-resistance. He and his men simply do not fire on or engage the Hulk in any way. The Hulk, confused, does not smash and leaps away. Ross would become friends with Banner, but when Betty

1740-448: A murder mystery, reveals her green alter-ego to the entire town, and then uses her strength to make many more repairs. This, combined with Leonard Samson's new 'gamma-charger', gives her full control over her transformations for, as she said, 'the time being'. In the DC /Marvel crossover JLA/Avengers , She-Hulk first appears being brainwashed by Starro when the Avengers battle her, grabbing

1856-533: A new Red Hulk appears and begins pursuing a sinister agenda. The Red Hulk then fights Bruce Banner, the original Hulk, to a standstill. To help the Hulk against the Red Hulk, Iron Man recruits a group of heroes, including Banner's cousin Jennifer Walters, the hero called She-Hulk . Despite their efforts, the Red Hulk defeats most of the heroes gathered or fights them to a stand-still. The original green Hulk defeats

1972-692: A new team, the Lady Liberators. The Lady Liberators go off to confront the male Avengers, only to find them in battle with the newest incarnation of the Masters of Evil. After proving their power by quickly dispatching the Masters, the Liberators then turn on the Avengers. It is then revealed that Valkyrie is a false identity created by the Asgardian villain Amora the Enchantress. Amora not only disguised herself and created

2088-458: A part of a special unit of the U.S. Air Force, or the Marvel Universe 's version of it, which has its own unique dress code. The Army continuity is also followed in various Hulk adaptations, such as in the 1966 and 1996–1998 cartoon versions of the Hulk, the 2003 Ang Lee movie Hulk in which he is portrayed by Sam Elliott , and in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk , in which he

2204-696: A performer in the Circus of Crime, and battled the Headmen . With Spider-Man, she defeated the Headmen and became an assistant District Attorney and began working for New York City district attorney Blake Tower. Here she met Louise "Weezie" Grant Mason, formerly the Golden Age superheroine the Blonde Phantom . She had a long series of unusual encounters, including when she battled Doctor Bong , first contended against Xemnu

2320-508: A positive feminist character. When the Red Hulk appears, he fights several heroes and law enforcement agencies. She-Hulk is defeated by the creature and then is asked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to recruit a team of heroes to combat and subdue the Red Hulk. This short-lived team, consisting only of women heroes, is featured in Hulk volume 2 #7-9 (2008). The storyline was written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Frank Cho . Although they do not refer themselves by

2436-524: A previously unimaginable level. She-Hulk registered under the Superhuman Registration Act , and is a supporter of Tony Stark ( Iron Man ). However, as an attorney, she advised individuals on both sides of the Civil War . She agreed to file suit against Peter Parker for fraud on behalf of her father-in-law, Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson . Her intention is to keep the suit tied up in

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2552-511: A serum made of her blood to transform his lab assistant Ralph "Ralphie" Hutchins . She-Hulk attempted to stop him, but her unfamiliarity with Hulk strength caused Hutchins to sustain fatal injuries and resurrect into several new physical forms, each with different powers. Finally, he evolved into an incorporeal being; with no trace of his humanity remaining, Hutchins opted to leave Earth peacefully. Jennifer eventually decides to permanently retain her She Hulk form, feeling that it not only makes her

2668-513: A situation in Las Vegas with Bruce Banner, who had transformed into the gray-skinned version of the Hulk (a storyline that was told during the same issues that featured She-Hulk's team). Working together, the group subdues the Red Hulk, rendering him unconscious and binding him in chains. To their surprise, he doesn't revert to human form. After some time has passed, the Red Hulk (who was only pretending to be unconscious) makes his escape. Their mission

2784-456: A solo series in 1989, The Sensational She-Hulk (maintaining the 1985 graphic novel 's title). The Sensational She-Hulk ran for 60 issues. Issues #1–8, 31–46, and 48–50 were written and drawn by Byrne. Byrne's She-Hulk stories satirized comic books and introduced She-Hulk's awareness that she is a comic book character . Two issues tested the limits of the Comics Code : #34 makes reference to

2900-650: A startled Ms. Marvel ( Carol Danvers ) by her leg, before the latter blasts her away with her powers. She later assists the Avengers in the subsequent hunt for the 12 artifacts needed to trap the DC villain Krona , first battling Aquaman in Asgard , and later in the Savage Land with the rest of the heroes. During the final battle against Krona and his forces, she assists Wonder Woman in her battle against Surtur , and eventually appears at

3016-474: A subsidiary of GLK&B – as a bounty hunter with her Skrull partner Jazinda . She was later recruited by Stark as a member of an Initiative -sponsored incarnation of the Defenders for a short while until Tony Stark disbanded the team. Afterwards, she continued to aid team leader Nighthawk for a brief time until she was fully able to join the team on Nighthawk's request and that it would be away from

3132-455: A testimony in a case in which Mallory Book is trying to prove that the Leader 's criminal acts are the result of a shift of personality induced by his mutation, and an addiction to his gamma irradiated powers, and that he thus cannot be held accountable for his actions. During her testimony, Jennifer realizes that she herself is "addicted" to being She-Hulk; Mallory forces her to admit that she has had

3248-460: A weakness to Negative Zone energy, which caused him burning pain and drained him when he attempted to absorb it. In 2009, Thunderbolt Ross was ranked as IGN 's 71st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Comics featuring the Red Hulk sold well but received mixed reviews. The first five issues of the 2008 Hulk title sold out, and second printings featured new covers. Issue #6 was the second-best-selling title of September 2008, and issue #10

3364-435: Is a fluorescent yellow instead of green, remaining that color even in human form. Unlike the green Hulk, who gets stronger as his rage increases, Red Hulk's body temperature rises with his anger. Though the heat is intense enough to melt desert sand into glass, it causes him to weaken when it becomes too intense, as his physiology lacks a cooling mechanism to deal with the excess heat. Red Hulk has also been shown to have

3480-568: Is a decorated four-star administrator of Desert Base, later known as Gamma Base, in the 1970s and was a colleague of David Banner . After the murder of Edith Banner , Ross continues to supervise Bruce Banner and his daughter Betty Ross at the Berkeley Lab. Thaddeus Ross appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), initially portrayed by William Hurt and subsequently by Harrison Ford . Director Joe Russo revealed

3596-500: Is a lawyer who, after an assassination attempt, received an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner , and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself. Unlike Banner in his Hulk form, Walters largely retains her normal personality in her She-Hulk form, in particular the majority of her intelligence and emotional control. Furthermore, though she's much taller in her She-Hulk form, Walters's body mass

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3712-546: Is attacked and beaten by the Red Hulk who states to her that he's not Bruce. She-Hulk vows to get even for the deliberate humiliation. She later helps to prevent casualties in San Francisco after the Red Hulk caused an earthquake in the area, and assembles Thundra and the Valkyrie together to capture him. Some months after regaining her abilities, Jennifer was tasked to defend an accused killer named Arthur Moore. While she

3828-662: Is challenged by Lyra , the daughter of Hulk and Thundra , who is the lead character in All-New Savage She-Hulk , a miniseries written by Fred Van Lente . She-Hulk appeared in FF by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred , which debuted in November 2012. An ongoing She-Hulk series, written by Charles Soule and drawn by Javier Pulido , debuted in 2014. It was revealed in October 2014 that Soule and Pulido's run of She-Hulk , which had

3944-569: Is eventually defeated via satellite weapons that revert him back to his human form. Ross' military affiliation has been inconsistently portrayed in the comics. Many early Hulk stories depicted Ross as an Army general trying to capture or destroy the Hulk with a U.S. Army battalion called the " Hulkbusters ". However, he is also frequently seen in an Air Force uniform, as in his first appearance in Incredible Hulk #1. Stories about his service during World War II portray him as an Army officer in

4060-407: Is held captive with the other defeated heroes at Madison Square Garden , which the Hulk has converted into a gladiatorial arena. The heroes have been implanted with the same obedience discs that compelled the Hulk and his allies to fight one another during their time on the planet Sakaar. Jennifer returns to the law firm to work on suing Tony Stark for stealing her powers. She is subpoenaed to give

4176-428: Is just as dense as that of her normal human self. In any case, like Hulk, She-Hulk is still susceptible to outbursts of anger and becomes much stronger when enraged. In later series, her transformation is permanent, and she often breaks the fourth wall for humorous effect and running gags, as the first major Marvel character to do so frequently, ahead of the more famous fourth wall breaker Deadpool . She-Hulk has been

4292-466: Is later revealed to be a lie and the character is actually Amora the Enchantress , a recurring foe of Thor and the Avengers. The design and name used for Valkyrie was later applied to real heroes in the Marvel Universe who worked alongside Thor, as well as the Avengers and the Defenders . The story ends with hero Clint Barton as Goliath lecturing the women Avengers that feminism and "women's lib"

4408-411: Is lost in space. After the Hulk returns from exile and initiates " World War Hulk ", General Ross, now a full general , makes his own return, electing to bring the fight to his nemesis once more after the Hulk beats Iron Man . After a failed assault on the Hulk, Ross and his men are captured and placed in chains under the watch of the Hulk's Warbound , the army he has brought back from space. The Hulk

4524-500: Is not something to follow or take seriously. Scarlet Witch, who was able to see through Amora's deception and was able to single-handedly defeat her, argues that Barton is wrong and if sexist views don't lessen then the Lady Liberators may one day return. Though this finale scene is likely not meant to be taken seriously, Scarlet Witch's defense that Amora's argument about sexism had reason and only her methods were wrong led later readers to see this as one of several examples of her acting as

4640-587: Is occasionally assaulted by Ross' former protégé General Reginald Fortean, a scientist given superhuman mutations by MODOK named Zero/One, and the Indian serial killer Black Fog . The Red Hulk plays a vital role in the Infinity Gem crisis of the " Heroic Age " story line. During the 2011 " Fear Itself " story line, the Red Hulk attempts unsuccessfully to stop the Thing (in the form of Angrir, Breaker of Souls) from destroying

4756-482: Is particularly eager to fight the Red Hulk again. Having served as an Avenger and member of the Fantastic Four, and due to meeting other heroes during various adventures, She-Hulk calls on several allies she's made whom she believes have the necessary power to effectively fight the Red Hulk. She decides to focus on recruiting women superhero allies. After several calls, only the alternate timeline warrior Thundra and

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4872-454: Is portrayed as the military head of the gamma bomb project that turned Banner into the Hulk. After the creation of the Hulk, Ross pursues the creature with a growing obsession, and, after learning that Banner and the Hulk are one and the same, Ross hunts Banner as well. His motivations vary between different iterations, from a petulant hatred of Banner himself, to a Captain Ahab -esque desire to defeat

4988-528: Is portrayed by William Hurt . The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe : Hulk 2004 issue officially indicates Ross to be a three-star lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force. The Red Hulk (also known as the Rulk or the IncREDible Hulk ) was introduced in 2008 in Hulk (vol. 2) #1. The Red Hulk was created to be an uninhibited, tactically intelligent adversary to the Hulk. Although Kenneth Johnson ,

5104-432: Is seemingly killed due to what both Ross and Banner believed to have been Banner's gamma-irradiated DNA interacting with hers, he once more pursues the Hulk with a vendetta. Around this time, General Ryker takes over the pursuit of the Hulk. Ross is indirectly involved, observing when Ryker mentally tortures Banner to try to figure out how the Hulk works. The Hulk escapes from Ryker's control and, after several adventures,

5220-513: The Avengers Tower , as MODOK Superior and Black Fog converge on both combatants during the fight. Angrir dispatches the Red Hulk by knocking him out of the city and into Vermont . As part of the 2012 Marvel NOW! relaunch, the Red Hulk leads a non-government sponsored version of the Thunderbolts . This incarnation is a strike team that cleans up the messes left by Ross' military career, but

5336-677: The Collector places the character with other villains on a team called the Offenders, an evil version of the Defenders , in a bid to prevent the original Hulk from reuniting with Jarella . In that story, the Red Hulk siphons the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer , seemingly killing him, steals his board along with Terrax the Tamer 's cosmic ax, and uses the power to go on a killing spree, killing Namor

5452-574: The Hulk (vol. 2) series that premiered in 2008 established that the Red Hulk is very aggressive, as he murders the Hulk adversaries the Wendigo and the Abomination ; destroys the Helicarrier of the spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ; defeats several Marvel heroes; and, after causing an earthquake in San Francisco , is finally defeated by the combined efforts of the Hulk and Thor . In a subsequent storyline,

5568-634: The Juggernaut but her anger quickly turns to sorrow as she realizes that without her abilities, the Alpha Jennifer Walters ;– while unfamiliar with superhuman law – is far better suited to life in the Beta universe. Realizing this, she decides that she will go to the Alpha universe and let the other Jennifer Walters take over for her. As she steps through the portal, Reed Richards realizes he can use

5684-577: The Magistrati . After the Leader's trial, Artie Zix reveals himself as RT-Z9 and holds the main staff of GLK&H hostage while asking them questions at the behest of a group of aliens from a corner of the galaxy recently discovered by the Watcher Qyre. The aliens, called the Recluses, wish to keep their existence a secret. She-Hulk earlier decreed that Qyre not reveal knowledge of the Recluses' existence at

5800-615: The Thing (who, having been repeatedly de-powered during the event, opted to stay in Battleworld for some time as a form of soul-searching) as a member of the Fantastic Four . During her tenure with the Fantastic Four, She-Hulk met and started a romance with Wyatt Wingfoot . One day, she had to prevent a radiation leak in a downed S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier . This radiation exposure drastically affected Jennifer: she could no longer transform back into her original human form. However, this

5916-475: The U.S. Army Air Corps , as the Air Force was not a separate branch of the Armed Forces until September 18, 1947. In a November 2010 Q&A column, then-Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada clarified that Ross is a member of the U.S. Air Force and that inconsistencies in his uniform can be explained via the artistic license with which artists attempt to present a more dramatic-looking uniform, and that Ross may be

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6032-524: The " Secret Empire " story line and appointed head of the investigation into the attack. However, he was later killed and Captain America was framed for his murder. During the " Absolute Carnage " storyline, Ross' corpse is later found in a mass grave of Carnage 's victims where they had their codices taken out by Carnage. Ross later turned up alive and was working with the Daughters of Liberty . The Ross that

6148-478: The " World War Hulk " storyline, a re-powered She-Hulk assists in the evacuation of Manhattan . She tries to reason with her cousin, who has just destroyed Stark Tower during his battle with Iron Man. The Hulk warns her to leave, but she stands her ground. After she lands a punch squarely to his face, the Hulk smashes her into the ground, creating a crater around her body. As he moves on to his next confrontation, all Jennifer can say is: "God help us all." Jennifer

6264-440: The "X-Sanction" storyline, he was able to control this heat to burn the virus out of his system. Red Hulk was created through a combination of gamma radiation and cosmic rays. The satellites used to revert the Hulk to human form at the end of World War Hulk were used to power the device used to turn Ross into the Red Hulk. Unlike the green Hulk, the Red Hulk does not revert to human form when rendered unconscious, and his blood

6380-437: The "weakling". After Banner's transformation into the Hulk, Ross spends years chasing the monster, becoming obsessed enough to commit treason by allying himself with supervillains such as the Leader , MODOK and the Abomination to destroy the Hulk. Dismissed from the military, he shows up at Betty and Bruce's wedding with a gun and shoots Rick Jones . He is recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clay Quartermain to merge with

6496-589: The 1991 Vanity Fair cover in which actress Demi Moore appeared nude and pregnant (She-Hulk's version has her holding a green beach ball to imitate Moore's pregnancy). In issue #40, She-Hulk is depicted jumping rope (apparently) in the nude , with her breasts and genital area covered by blur lines; the cover of the same issue shows her covering herself with a form sporting the lines "Approved [...] Comics Code". Other writers to contribute to this series include Steve Gerber (#10, 11 and 13–23), Simon Furman , and Peter David . During The Sensational She-Hulk ,

6612-524: The 1996 miniseries Doc Samson #1–4 (January–April 1996), Heroes for Hire #8–19 (February 1998 through the series finale in January 1999), and The Avengers . Her next major appearance was in the May 2002 one-shot titled Thing and She-Hulk: The Long Night . In May 2004, She-Hulk was given a new title and launched in a wave of six new Marvel books. Despite favorable critical notices, the new series could not escape

6728-678: The 2010 " World War Hulks " story line reveals that the Red Hulk is Thunderbolt Ross himself, the Red She-Hulk his daughter Betty, and the Ross who was "killed" was a Life Model Decoy used to convince the world that he had died. The Red Hulk then thwarts the Intelligencia's plan to take over the United States with a Life Model Decoy of Glenn Talbot by destroying the Talbot LMD and attempts to take over

6844-463: The 2011 series The Avenging Spider-Man (November 2008) by Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira as a team-up character for Spider-Man . Ross grew up in a military environment with both his father and paternal grandfather in the military. Ross is the Air Force general in charge of Bruce Banner's gamma bomb project. His daughter, Betty, takes a liking to the young scientist, deepening Ross' dislike for

6960-447: The Army arrests Ross for deserting his country. The 2016 " Civil War II " storyline reveals that Thunderbolt Ross is incarcerated in a classified military prison. In 2018's Free Comic Book Day Captain America issue indicates that Ross is no longer incarcerated. Subsequently, in that year's Captain America #1, it is revealed that Ross was paroled for helping a resistance cell during

7076-652: The Fantastic Four ( Fantastic Four #265 (April 1984)). During She-Hulk's tenure with the Fantastic Four, she appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #16: The Aladdin Effect , Marvel Graphic Novel No. 17: Revenge of the Living Monolith , and Marvel Graphic Novel #18: The Sensational She-Hulk . All three graphic novels appeared in 1985. The last, #18, appearing in November 1985, was written and illustrated by then-Fantastic Four writer/artist John Byrne. She-Hulk regained

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7192-703: The Hulk in combat, and sometimes even more villainous motivations such as hoping to harness the Hulk's abilities and create similar bioweapons for use by the US government. In 2008, Ross was transformed into the Red Hulk to better combat his nemesis, though this instead led him to become more sympathetic towards Banner and eventually become a superhero , serving time as a member of the Avengers and forming his own Thunderbolts team. The character has been merchandized in various products, such as toys and statues, and appeared in numerous media adaptations, including animated television series, video games, and live-action feature films. He

7308-531: The Initiative. Thunderbolt Ross#Red Hulk As Red Hulk: General Thaddeus E. " Thunderbolt " Ross (also known as the Red Hulk ) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk . Ross is a United States military officer , the father of Betty Ross , and the ex-father-in-law of both Glenn Talbot and Bruce Banner. A jingoistic war hawk , Ross

7424-481: The Leader is on trial in New York City, which is being cleaned up after the Hulk's recent attack. The action in the issue takes place during or after the events of World War Hulk . However, Jennifer appears as She-Hulk in the first and second issues of World War Hulk , during which the Hulk is destroying New York City. The discrepancy is resolved in She-Hulk #20: Jennifer explains that Tony Stark temporarily disabled

7540-548: The Living Titan , encountered "Nick St. Christopher", and encountered "Spragg the Living Hill/Comet". The Sensational She-Hulk #15 introduced a grey version of She-Hulk that appeared at night only and shared a lot in common with the Hulk, such as having a childlike mind, speaking in the third person and divorcing from her Jennifer Walters identity, referring to Jennifer as "puny Jennifer", She-Hulk returned to normal in

7656-482: The Red Hulk as "absolutely uninhibited, tactically intelligent", while writer Jeph Loeb said "The Red Hulk is the kind of Hulk we haven't seen before—a thinking, calculating, brutal weapon-toting kind of Hulk." To further distance the character away from the original: "Everything the Green Hulk isn't, the Red Hulk is. Except, of course, for his powers which are identical. And he looks the same, except he's red. And he's

7772-458: The Red Hulk, the Red Hulk manages to stop the Intelligencia's failsafe plan "Scorched Earth". Although Banner had claimed that he removed the Red Hulk's energy-draining ability from him because it was killing the Red Hulk, the Red Hulk is shown to still possess this ability. After the events of the Scorched Earth program, the Red Hulk is paired up with a Life Model Decoy named Annie. The Red Hulk

7888-434: The Red Hulk, then leaves, satisfied. Seeing the Red Hulk as a threat that shouldn't simply be left alone to wander freely, S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits She-Hulk to form a task force to subdue him. S.H.I.E.L.D. hopes that when the Red Hulk is unconscious, he will revert to human form and his identity will be revealed, as often happened with the original Hulk and sometimes She-Hulk herself when they were rendered unconscious. She-Hulk

8004-573: The She-Hulk was never overly attractive." The Savage She-Hulk series lasted until 1982, where it ended with #25 (March 1982). She-Hulk then made guest appearances in other characters' books. Her earliest guest-starring adventures followed no specific story line, besides her recurring bad luck with automobiles. She-Hulk also appeared in the limited series, Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (June to August 1982), in which numerous superheroes are kidnapped from Earth to fight in space . She-Hulk becomes

8120-607: The Sub-Mariner , Tiger Shark , Dr. Strange , Baron Mordo , the Grandmaster , Terrax, a time-displaced Hulk, and the Psycho-Man . However, when the Red Hulk reveals this to Galactus, Galactus swiftly takes back the Power Cosmic from him. Subsequently, almost everyone he killed is brought back to life with no memory of the event. The Red Hulk was created as part of a Super Soldier program by several persons, including Doc Samson and

8236-406: The chance to react quickly and counter the villain's attack. After the battle is finished, Clint Barton criticizes feminism in general, telling the women Avengers, "You birds finally learned your lesson about that women's lib bull!" The Scarlet Witch immediately defends feminism and warns that if necessary the Lady Liberators may reform one day. Wasp agrees. Soon after the events of World War Hulk,

8352-630: The character continued making numerous guest appearances. In 1990, She-Hulk appeared in the two-issue limited series She-Hulk: Ceremony , adapted from a Dwayne McDuffie pitch for a cancelled She-Hulk romantic comedy ongoing series. The Sensational She-Hulk ran until issue #60 (February 1994), making it the longest-running solo title of any Marvel superheroine up to that point. After the cancellation of She-Hulk's second solo series, she continued making backup, one-shot, and team appearances in Fantastic Force (starting with issue #13 in November 1995),

8468-480: The character facing off against Matt Murdock in court, would end with issue 12. Since May 2015, She-Hulk has appeared as one of the main characters in A-Force , an all-female Avengers spin-off being launched by G. Willow Wilson , Marguerite Bennett, and Jorge Molina during Marvel's Secret Wars crossover. She-Hulk starred in the comic titled Hulk beginning December 2016. The series showed how she dealt with

8584-453: The character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games , animated television series , and merchandise. Walters made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the Disney+ original series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), portrayed by Tatiana Maslany . She-Hulk was created by Stan Lee , who wrote only the first issue, and

8700-632: The character's transformation into the Red Hulk was considered during production of Captain America: Civil War , but it was decided that there was not enough room in the narrative to substantiate that development. Screenwriter Christopher Markus stated that Red Hulk's inclusion was briefly considered again in Avengers: Endgame , and that it was possible Ross could evolve into that character one day. Hurt himself stated "I wouldn't mind feeling like I had that much power... I created Thaddeus' ego with

8816-472: The country himself. He is thwarted by a restored Hulk, who beats the Red Hulk mostly due to the Red Hulk's exhaustion from overheating. The Hulk tells the Red Hulk that it was his idea to fake Ross' death and that he can never again resume that identity. After imprisoning the Red Hulk in Gamma Base, Banner makes arrangements with Steve Rogers for the Red Hulk to join the Avengers. After Steve Rogers recruits

8932-731: The country. Jennifer informs Stark that he's miscalculated: She-Hulk would have just pummeled him, but Jennifer Walters has the ability to destroy him. On her way home, Jennifer runs into Amadeus Cho , a young genius out looking for friends of the Hulk. Cho, whom the Hulk once saved, discovered what the Illuminati had done to the Hulk, and he wants help in finding him. Cho temporarily restores Jennifer's powers so that she can take out Doc Samson, who came to apprehend Cho for Reed Richards and Tony Stark. Cho says he can permanently restore Jennifer's powers if she will join him, but she politely refuses, instead directing him to Hercules and Angel . During

9048-687: The courts indefinitely. She is also the lawyer for Speedball in Civil War: Front Line . In She-Hulk #14 (2006), Clay Quartermain of S.H.I.E.L.D. informs Jennifer that she has been drafted into the organization as a result of her registration. Her mission is to fight various foes of the Hulk while training heroes under the Initiative . She serves with the Hulkbusters : Clay Quartermain, Agent Crimson, Agent Cheesecake and Agent Beefcake. Due to her involvement in S.H.I.E.L.D. , She-Hulk derives

9164-409: The creator of the 1970s TV series The Incredible Hulk , had suggested a red Hulk for that adaptation decades earlier, Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada proposed the idea for the comics to debut a red version of the character whose human identity was a secret. Initially, the Red Hulk's identity was unknown both to the characters in the story and to the reading audience. The opening story arc of

9280-566: The criminal think tank the Intelligencia , headed by MODOK . The 2009 "Code Red" story arc also made allusions to the Red Hulk's real identity, and introduced a Red She-Hulk character, when Domino identifies the Red Hulk before his transformation. In the 2010 story line "Fall of the Hulks: Gamma", the Red Hulk is related in flashback to have killed General Ross at the behest of Bruce Banner, with whom he has formed an alliance. However,

9396-554: The deaths of Jack of Hearts and Scott Lang, she succumbs to her savage side once again, which resulted in her tearing the Vision in half. It is then revealed that all of the events were caused by the Scarlet Witch . Psychological limitations inhibit her transformation between her two forms. For a time, as detailed in "She-Hulk" #4 (March 2006), Jennifer works as a relief volunteer helping to repair Bone. She gains confidence after solving

9512-487: The electric creature Zzzax , a process that gives Ross superpowers but also makes him mentally unstable. He is later restored to human form, but retains some residual energy-generating powers. Finally, the Nevermind, a mutant who drains people of their life energy, attacks Gamma Base in search of a strong host, in this case the Hulk. After witnessing Banner and Rick Jones (who was the Hulk at that time) heroically engaging

9628-500: The end as one of the heroes that started out the entire event. The events of The Search for She-Hulk , combined with her own lack of personal responsibility and the potential legal ramifications of her saving the world swaying juries leads Jennifer back to the legal profession in a more full-time capacity when she is offered a partnership in the New York firm of Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway (GLK&H), which plans to establish

9744-608: The final issue of the series. Peter David commented on his blog that sales of the book were hurt due to discrepancies between his book and Jeph Loeb 's Hulk series, caused by editorial error: I didn't even know she WAS going to be in Hulk. Had I known, I probably would have done things differently. As it was, there were thousands of readers who were not saying, "Gee, they're portraying her wrong in " Hulk ." Instead they were saying, "Why should we care about her hero's journey in her own title when she's obviously gotten over her hostility toward Stark over in Hulk ? The mantle of She-Hulk

9860-496: The following issue, with her green coloration returning in The Sensational She-Hulk #17 . She-Hulk later discovered that Louise Mason had manipulated Tower into hiring her, so that Mason might again star in a comic book (and thus avoid dying of old age). Later, while doing legal work for Heroes for Hire , She-Hulk spent some time dating Luke Cage . After a time, She-Hulk returns to the Avengers. Repeated exposure to

9976-453: The future Southpaw , divulge that the war, though a terrible and dark time, will be favorably resolved. A permanently de-powered Jennifer Walters finds that tourists from an alternate universe – designated the Alpha universe – are crossing into her universe – which they call Beta – to gain access to superpowers and comes face to face with her own powered-up doppelganger. Jennifer confirms that her Alpha counterpart slept with

10092-495: The green-skinned She-Hulk when the mobsters tried to finish her off at the hospital. She then used her new powers to take down Trask, who was killed when the earth-boring device he rode malfunctioned, plunging him into the molten core of the Earth. As She-Hulk, Jennifer possessed powers similar to those of her cousin, though at a reduced level. She also possessed a less monstrous, more Amazonian appearance. Initially, anger triggered

10208-448: The hero Valkyrie arrive to join She-Hulk's team. The trio fight the Red Hulk, damaging Mount Rushmore in the process. They are then joined by Susan Richards of the Fantastic Four, Tigra , Black Widow , Patsy Walker in her identity as Hellcat , Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), and Storm of the X-Men. It is said that Carol Danvers wanted to join the team as well, but she was in the middle of

10324-420: The lighthearted tone of the previous comics and focuses on She-Hulk's return to practicing law. The series ended in 2024 with 25 issues over 2 volumes. Jennifer Walters, the cousin of Bruce Banner (Hulk) , is the small and somewhat shy daughter of Los Angeles County Sheriff William Morris Walters and Elaine (née Banner) Walters (who died in a car crash when Jennifer was 17). Operatives of Nicholas Trask,

10440-456: The low sales numbers that the titles received from their initial cluster-style launch. Marvel brought the series to a close with #12 and promised a re-launch of the title (as a "second season") eight months later. The eight-month gap is alluded to in the body of the story itself. With the original creative team ( Dan Slott and Juan Bobillo) from the previous series, the book returned eight months later as promised in October 2005. The third issue

10556-549: The meetings of the Watchers. This had serious repercussions: it is revealed at the close of She-Hulk #20 that an evil being has conquered that portion of the galaxy, and is preparing an assault on all of creation. Qyre, who holds knowledge of the plan, is unable to speak of it to anyone else. At She-Hulk's time trial, it was revealed that her actions made a destructive event called the Reckoning War possible. However, comments made by

10672-496: The moniker, the comic book cover and the narration refer to the team as the "Lady Liberators". The team was organized by S.H.I.E.L.D. for the purpose of subduing the Red Hulk. Once the mission was completed, the team disbanded. The female members of the Avengers are gathered for a secret meeting by a person calling herself Valkyrie. The heroes gathered include the Wasp , Black Widow , Scarlet Witch , and Medusa . Valkyrie explains that she

10788-409: The mutant, Ross realizes that he has been wrong about the Hulk being a mindless monster. He saves his daughter by allowing the mutant to latch on him and discharging the energy resources he retained from Zzzax. Giving his blessing to Bruce and Betty, he dies in his daughter's arms. Ross' body is later stolen by the Leader, who uses the powers of one of his followers to resurrect Ross. He turns him into

10904-536: The nanobots to allow her to assist in the battle against her cousin, only to reactivate them when the battle was over. She amends her suit against Stark to demand the permanent deactivation of the nanobots. At some point after World War Hulk , Jennifer was brought before the Living Tribunal , and asked to weigh her universe against a newer, better "cosmic trophy wife " version, described by Walters as "an ultimate universe." Her universe wins, and she resigns from

11020-408: The presence of her teammate Jack of Hearts , who has the innate ability to absorb radiation that is around him, leads to She-Hulk being unable to control her changes. After realizing that she becomes a feral monster when transforming into She-Hulk, Jennifer flees out of fear that she will endanger her friends and others, leading to the "Search for She-Hulk" storyline. The other Avengers track her to

11136-759: The previously stored configuration of the Alpha She-Hulk to restore Jennifer's powers by purging the nanites from her body and setting the teleporter to loop her back to this reality. Having regained her abilities, Jennifer remains in her home reality, while the Alpha Jen Walters returns to her own universe and reconciles with her boyfriend, the Alpha Augustus "Pug" Pugliese. At an unspecified time after World War Hulk , She-Hulk assists Tony Stark with Emil Blonsky 's murder investigation. While in Stark's Helicarrier, she

11252-399: The same size as the monster's. With the same degree of messed up-ness. [ sic ] I'd take a shot at it." Director James Gunn expressed interest in making a film featuring both the Hulk and Red Hulk, but the project never entered development due to conflicts with Universal Pictures , who hold the film rights to the Hulk and his supporting cast. Red Hulk has been merchandised in

11368-523: The same size. But other than that, they're complete opposites." The character has abilities almost identical to those of the Hulk. The character can also emit heat at will from his eyes during non-enraged periods and can augment power levels by absorbing various types of energy, such as gamma radiation (in one instance causing the Hulk to revert to alter ego Bruce Banner ) and the Power Cosmic . When infected with Cable 's techno-organic virus during

11484-434: The season, a new boss at CBS decided to cancel the show with immediate effect, ending the last season with episode seven. All but the first issue of The Savage She-Hulk were written by David Anthony Kraft and penciled by Mike Vosburg , and most issues were inked by Frank Springer . Vosburg later remarked, "The oddest thing about that book was that Frank drew really beautiful women, I drew really beautiful women, and yet,

11600-562: The second team organized by She-Hulk. Although both teams have a Valkyrie on them, with the same general appearance, the two Valkyries are different characters. She-Hulk She-Hulk ( Jennifer Susan Walters ) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema , the character first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #1 (November 1979). Walters

11716-434: The team later decides on a new arrangement in which the team will do one mission for Ross, then a mission for a random member. After the Hulk takes away the powers of Rick Jones, Skaar and Betty Ross, Ross starts monitoring the Hulk's movements. This leads to a battle in which Doc Green subdues the Red Hulk and injects him with a formula that reverts him back to Ross. The Army is alerted to the confrontation. When they arrive,

11832-454: The town of Bone, Idaho , where Jennifer is lying low but the anxiety of being found prompts her to change, causing her to damage much of the town. Her cousin shows up but fails to reason with her; he "Hulks out" and the two fight — the devastation to the town subsequently being blamed on the Hulk. Jack of Hearts eventually shows up and transfers the radiation back into her body, giving Jennifer back control of her She-Hulk form. Later, following

11948-461: The transformation to her She-Hulk form (as with Bruce Banner's). Like her cousin Bruce, his counterpart, the Leader , Doc Samson and most other persons mutated by exposure to gamma radiation over the years, her mutated form was originally explained as being molded by her subconscious desire to look like the ideal woman. She eventually gains control of her transformations when Michael Morbius cures her of

12064-574: The trauma stemming from her cousin's death, and the injuries sustained at the hands of Thanos , as fallout from the Civil War II event. She appeared colored grey, similar to Hulk's "Joe Fixit" persona, and there were great differences in tone from her previous lighthearted adventures. The title was cancelled with issue #163 in March 2018. In 2022, She-Hulk returned as an ongoing series by writer Rainbow Rowell and artist Rogê Antônio. The series returns to

12180-524: The treatment of other mainstream Marvel characters within the pages of Hulk , saying about issue #5 "The series has already treated She-Hulk and Iron Man like ragdolls who crumple under the awesome might of Red Hulk. Now it's Thor's turn". Claiming bad dialogue, poor pacing and maltreated characters, Schedeen stated that Ed McGuinness' artwork was the only saving grace for the title. General Ross appears in Hulk (2003), portrayed by Sam Elliott . This version

12296-515: Was a brilliant scientist who constantly suffered from the sexism and dismissive attitudes of men. One of her experiments granted her superhuman abilities, and now she wishes to help the women Avengers address the sexism in their own lives by confronting their male teammates and demanding their own power and formidability be recognized. She points out times each of the women present has been overlooked, ignored, or unfairly judged in relation to their gender. The female Avengers agree and join with Valkyrie as

12412-521: Was an agreeable turn of events for her, since she preferred being She-Hulk, and it was revealed much later by Leonard Samson and Reed Richards that the block was purely psychological. Shortly after that, she appeared before the Supreme Court, where she battled Titania again. After her Fantastic Four years, She-Hulk rejoined the Avengers for a while. She became hypnotized by the Ringmaster into becoming

12528-482: Was billed as the 100th issue of a She-Hulk comic book, and had story art by numerous artists, including Vosburg. There was no new artwork by Buscema or Byrne, who were represented by reprints of The Sensational She-Hulk #1 and The Savage She-Hulk #1. Dan Slott's last issue is #21; with 33 issues, Slott has written the most solo issues of She-Hulk. Peter David became the new writer with She-Hulk #22. Marvel Comics announced that She-Hulk #38 (February 2009) would be

12644-493: Was guilty and backed up her accusation by revealing privileged information . This resulted in her being disbarred . Jennifer later found out that Moore really was innocent; the images he had shown her had been false. It was also revealed, albeit not to Jennifer, that Moore had hoped to get her to react exactly the way she did since his employers wanted She-Hulk disbarred for purposes as yet unknown. Unable to practice law any more, Jennifer began working for Freeman Bonds Inc. –

12760-550: Was killed was another Life Model Decoy. At the time when Alexa Lukin and Crossbones had captured Ross, they ordered Cutthroat to finish him off. Ross actually dared Cutthroat to do that. In a turn of events, Ross suddenly regained the ability to become Red Hulk again while maintaining his hair and moustache where he defeated Cutthroat. After taking down some aircraft owned by the Power Elite, Red Hulk met up with Captain America as he salutes him. Marvel editor Mark Paniccia described

12876-399: Was not revealed until later. The origin of Red Hulk was revealed in Hulk #23. Red Hulk began appearing as a regular character in Avengers vol. 4, from issue #7 (January 2011) through its final issue #34 (January 2013). His popularity resulted in him being used as a main character in the 2012 Thunderbolts series by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon . He also appeared in the issues #1–3 of

12992-607: Was portrayed by Sam Elliott in the 2003 film Hulk , and by William Hurt and Harrison Ford in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films. Thunderbolt Ross first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as a nemesis for the Hulk. He was a recurring character throughout this series. His character origin was revealed in The Incredible Hulk #291. The Red Hulk first appeared in Hulk vol. 3 #1 (January 2008), created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness , but his identity as Ross

13108-459: Was sixth in February 2009. Augie De Blieck Jr. of Comic Book Resources gave the first six issues a positive review, describing it as a "silly fun action romp" and a "popcorn comic". De Blieck liked Loeb's lack of subtlety when giving out clues, saying "this is a book where anytime someone is about reveal the solution to the big mystery, they get knocked out by a slap in the face from the Red Hulk or

13224-457: Was strong at the time, but the creators at Marvel Comics and superhero publications in general were still overwhelmingly male. They also considered their audience to be primarily male. Writer Roy Thomas created the group as a caricature of extreme feminism. The story introduces a new character called Valkyrie and gives her an origin story that involves gaining great power after experiencing constant sexism and dismissal from men. The Valkyrie's story

13340-450: Was successful in defending him, immediately after his freedom was secured he claimed to be guilty and showed her images of the crimes he had been accused of. Jennifer's horror at what she was being shown, combined with Moore's gloating, was enough to push her rage so far that she became the savage She-Hulk once again. She attacked him and threatened to kill him if he was not given the death penalty. She also told everybody within earshot that he

13456-539: Was the last character he created for Marvel Comics , until his return to comics with Ravage 2099 in 1992. The reason behind the character's creation had to do with the success of The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982) and The Bionic Woman television series, both from Universal Television . Marvel was afraid that the show's executives might suddenly introduce a female version of the Hulk, as producer Kenneth Johnson had already done with The Six Million Dollar Man . So Marvel decided to publish their own version of such

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