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58-520: With the change to color and the title to The Hulk! , the magazine became Marvel's attempt to cash in on the popularity of The Incredible Hulk TV series, starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno , both of whom were prominently featured and interviewed over the course of the magazine's run, as was executive producer Kenneth Johnson . The series had a second run of six issues from August 1998 to January 1999. The Rampaging Hulk ran for nine issues from January 1977 to June 1978. With issue #10 (Aug. 1978),

116-520: A complete series DVD set was also released. Fabulous Films released The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Series on DVD in the UK on September 30, 2008. They subsequently released the complete series (not including the three post-series TV movies) on Blu-ray in December 2016. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the two-hour pilot has a score of 57% based on seven reviews, for an average rating of 5.4/10, while

174-411: A massive overdose. He initially thinks that the experiment has failed, but, when he injures himself while changing a flat tire, Banner's anger triggers his transformation into a 7-foot-1-inch-tall (2.16 m), 330-pound (150 kg) green skinned, superhumanly strong creature who is driven by rage, and has only a primitive intelligence. The creature reverts to Banner when he calms down, and, since Banner

232-467: A story naming the "Incredible Hulk" as their killer and urges law enforcement to capture him. Believed to be dead, Banner grimly resolves to travel from place to place, assuming different identities and odd jobs to support himself and enable his search for a cure. He also finds himself feeling obliged to help the people he meets out of whatever troubles have befallen them. Inevitably, doing so puts him in perilous situations that trigger his transformations into

290-468: A sympathetic helper. Producer Kenneth Johnson stated: "What we were constantly doing was looking for thematic ways to touch the various ways that the Hulk sort of manifested itself in everyone. In Dr. David Banner, it happened to be anger. In someone else, it might be obsession, or it might be fear, or it might be jealousy or alcoholism! The Hulk comes in many shapes and sizes. That's what we tried to delve into in

348-423: A television show". Because red is the color of rage, Johnson also wanted Hulk to be red instead of green, but had to give up on that one and use Hulk's color from the comics. The Hulk's strength is far more limited than in the comic book, which Johnson felt was necessary for the show to be taken seriously by viewers. The Hulk still retained a healing factor, however. For instance, in "The Harder They Fall", Banner

406-467: A very brief shot of Kiel (as the Hulk) remains in the pilot. According to an interview with Kiel, who saw properly out of only one eye, he reacted badly to the contact lenses used for the role, and also found the green makeup difficult to remove, so he did not mind losing the part. The opening narration was provided by actor Ted Cassidy , who also provided the Hulk's voice-overs (mainly growls and roars) during

464-434: A way to either control or cure his condition. All the while, he is obsessively pursued by a tabloid newspaper reporter, Jack McGee, who is convinced that the Hulk is a deadly menace whose exposure would enhance his career. The series two-hour television pilot movie, which established the Hulk's origins, aired on November 4, 1977. The series 80 episodes were originally broadcast by CBS over five seasons from 1978 to 1982. It

522-422: A way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation interacts with his unique body chemistry. And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. [Banner]: "Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." An accidental explosion took

580-457: Is in a serious accident that severs his spinal cord, leaving him paraplegic, but after his next transformation into the Hulk he is able to walk within minutes while in that form, and Banner's spine is completely restored by the end of the episode. In the majority of episodes, the only science-fiction element was the Hulk himself. Johnson also omitted the comic book's supporting characters, instead using original character Jack McGee. Johnson changed

638-530: Is played over the closing credits , which usually shows Banner hitchhiking . down a lonely highway. The show's secondary theme, "The Love Theme from The Incredible Hulk", was used extensively in both the pilot episode and in the Season 2 opener Married , and it made sporadic appearances throughout the show's run. Often, Banner's inner struggle is paralleled by the dilemmas of the people he encounters, who find in Dr. Banner

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696-488: Is presumed dead, travels across the United States under assumed names and finds himself in positions where he helps others in need despite his terrible secret: Following an accident that altered his cells, in times of extreme anger or stress, he transforms into a huge, savage, incredibly strong green-skinned humanoid, who has been named the Hulk. In his travels, Banner earns money by working temporary jobs while searching for

754-406: Is unable to remember what occurs while in his transformed state, he goes to Marks for help. The two of them slowly piece together what happened and investigate the nature of the metamorphosis, and the possibility of a cure. Their efforts are hindered by tabloid reporter Jack McGee, who was initially investigating Banner and Marks' superhuman strength research but now suspects them of being connected to

812-565: Is wanted for a murder he didn't commit. David Banner is believed to be dead. And he must let the world think that he is dead until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him. Prior to the beginning of the series, a different version (also provided by Cassidy) was used for the second pilot movie, The Return of the Incredible Hulk (later re-titled "Death in the Family"): Dr. David Banner—physician, scientist—searching for

870-614: The Avengers in issue #9. The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series) The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk . The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee. In the series, Dr. David Banner, a widowed physician and scientist who

928-731: The Head of the Hulk". The Incredible Hulk was a solid ratings performer, usually winning its Friday night time slot, and even became a hit in Europe, despite superheroes generally being much less popular there than in the United States. The series led to a syndicated newspaper strip that ran from 1978 to 1982. It used the same background and origin story as the series but narrated stories outside of it. Power Records (Peter Pan records) created an LP in 1978 entitled "The Incredible Hulk: Hear Four Exciting All New Action Adventure Stories! – Black Chasm, Monster From The Deep, The Assassin & Blind Alley". In

986-621: The Hulk and Rick Jones , and encounters the criminal Jackdaw . Krylor and its population were destroyed by Ego the Living Planet during the Maximum Security crossover. Bereet does not possess any superhuman physical abilities besides a semi-avian physiology with hollow bones. However, she wields various technology of her own design, including floating cameras and a bag containing a small pocket dimension. Bereet appears in Guardians of

1044-512: The Hulk for Marvel Comics , both made cameo appearances in the series. Kirby's cameo was in the season two episode "No Escape", while Lee appeared as a juror in Trial of the Incredible Hulk (the 1989 post-series TV movie). Initially, the Hulk's facial make-up was quite monstrous, but after both pilots, the first two weekly episodes and New York location shooting for the fourth, the design was toned down. The makeup process used to transform Ferrigno into

1102-458: The Hulk for television. In 1984, just two years after the cancellation of the weekly series, he made a proposal to Nicholas Hammond , who had played Peter Parker in the 1977–79 TV series The Amazing Spider-Man , to develop a new TV movie featuring both the Hulk and Spider-Man . Although nothing came of this idea, three television movies were eventually produced with Bixby and Ferrigno reprising their roles. All of these aired on NBC : Despite

1160-438: The Hulk took three hours. The hard contact lenses Ferrigno wore to simulate the Hulk's electric-green eyes had to be removed every 15 minutes because he found wearing them physically painful. The green fright wig he wore as the Hulk was made of dyed yak hair. Joe Harnell , one of Kenneth Johnson's favorite composers, composed the music for The Incredible Hulk . He was brought into the production because of his involvement with

1218-428: The Hulk, which in turn attracts the attention of McGee, who is obsessively pursuing the mysterious creature across the country, both to prevent further violence and to bring legitimacy to his story. Despite the rampages, the Hulk usually does good for the people Banner encounters in his travels. Each episode inevitably ends with Banner back on the road, fearful that the Hulk's appearances will bring unwanted scrutiny from

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1276-556: The Incredible Hulk , and The Death of the Incredible Hulk (both directed by Bill Bixby). Since its debut, The Incredible Hulk has garnered a worldwide fan base. David Banner, M.D., is a physician and scientist employed at California's Culver Institute, who is traumatized by the car accident that killed his beloved wife, Laura. Haunted by his inability to save her, Banner and his research partner, Dr. Elaina Marks, study people who were able to summon superhuman strength during moments of extreme stress . Obsessed with discovering why he

1334-474: The Incredible Hulk , and Revenge of the Incredible Hulk ) revealed that the film was canceled before Bixby's health began to decline, owing to disappointing ratings for Death of , and that Banner was to have been revived without the ability to change into the Hulk at all, reverting to (still non-speaking) Hulk form only in the film's final act. Universal released all 5 seasons on DVD in Region 1 from 2006 to 2008;

1392-476: The apparent death of the Hulk in the 1990 film, another Hulk television movie was planned, Revenge of the Incredible Hulk . It was rumored that in this film the Hulk would be able to talk after being revived with Banner's mind, and that it was abandoned because of Bill Bixby's death from cancer in November 1993. However, Gerald Di Pego (writer/executive producer of The Trial of the Incredible Hulk , The Death of

1450-547: The authorities and the ever-persistent McGee. The opening narration is provided by Ted Cassidy : Dr. David Banner—physician, scientist—searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry. And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter. [Banner]: "Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." The creature

1508-815: The bi-monthly magazine changed its title to The Hulk! and became a full-color book utilizing "Marvelcolor". The magazine featured fully painted covers by such artists as Ken Barr , Earl Norem , and Joe Jusko . Norem's work on the series included a darkly-lit close-up of the Hulk's face, looking angry and gritting his teeth with one of his fists raised, done for The Hulk! #17 (Oct. 1979). Artists such as Walt Simonson , John Buscema , Howard Chaykin , John Romita Sr. , John Romita Jr. (doing some of his first professional work), Keith Pollard , Jim Starlin , Joe Jusko , Bill Sienkiewicz , Val Mayerik , Herb Trimpe , Brent Anderson , and Gene Colan provided interior artwork; while writers such as Starlin, Doug Moench , Roger Stern , Dennis O'Neil , and Archie Goodwin took on

1566-473: The bodybuilder and professional wrestler Ric Drasin as the half-transformed Hulk in "Prometheus" (parts 1 and 2). Mariette Hartley won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her guest appearances as Dr. Carolyn Fields in the episode "Married" (aka "Bride of the Incredible Hulk") in season two. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the writer and artist team who created

1624-781: The character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Bereet first appeared in The Rampaging Hulk #1 (Jan. 1977), and was created by Doug Moench and Walt Simonson . She also appeared in The Rampaging Hulk #9 (June 1978). This version was subsequently revealed to be an alternate universe version. The mainstream Earth-616 version of Bereet first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #269 (March 1982), and continued to appear in

1682-492: The episode " Whose Show Is This? ". It is recreated to focus on Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk ( Tatiana Maslany ), with Banner ( Mark Ruffalo ) also appearing, dressed as David. Stan Lee created She-Hulk to ensure CBS did not create a female Hulk first and acquire the rights to the concept. Bereet Bereet is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Melia Kreiling portrayed

1740-578: The extraterrestrial Bereet ) crossed over into the Incredible Hulk title. Bereet appeared in issue #269 (March 1982) of the regular series to explain away the Rampaging Hulk series as fictions she created for the entertainment of her homeworld's residents. This changed the Rampaging Hulk stories into metafiction . Other Marvel mainstays also appeared, with the X-Men making an appearance in issue #2 and

1798-629: The first season has a rating of 75% based on eight reviews, for an average rating of 6.0/10. Writing for the Tallahassee Democrat , Steve Watkins noted that Lou Ferrigno "did the strong, silent type like nobody's business", and was "natural" in the titular role. A retrospective on the TV series reported that the episodes that fans of the show most often cited as the best of the series are "The Incredible Hulk" (pilot), "Married", "Mystery Man", "Homecoming", "The Snare", "Prometheus", "The First" and "Bring Me

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1856-536: The first two seasons. Cassidy died during the production of season two in January 1979. The Hulk's vocalizations for the remainder of the series were provided by actor Charles Napier , who also made two guest-starring appearances in the series. During the series' five-season run, many actors familiar to viewers, or who later became famous for their subsequent works, made appearances on the series, including: future Falcon Crest and Castle co-star Susan Sullivan in

1914-705: The individual episodes". CBS The series first went into syndication in September 1982. It has aired as reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel and was one of the series that the channel showed at its inception in September 1992. It has also aired on Retro Television Network , and ran on Esquire Network from 2014 to 2015. Series reruns began airing on most MeTV affiliates in February 2016. The series began airing on most H&I affiliates in May 2017. El Rey Network started airing

1972-408: The life of a fellow scientist—and supposedly David Banner as well. The reporter thinks the creature was responsible. [McGee]: "I gave a description to all the law enforcement agencies. They got a warrant for murder out on it!" A murder which David Banner can never prove he or the creature didn't commit. So he must let the world go on thinking that he, too, is dead, until he can find a way to control

2030-441: The name of the Hulk's comic book alter ego , Dr. Bruce Banner, to Dr. David Banner for the television series. This change was made, according to Johnson, because he did not want the series to be perceived as a comic book series, so he wanted to change what he felt was a staple of comic books, and Stan Lee's comics in particular, that major characters frequently had alliterative names. According to both Stan Lee and Lou Ferrigno, it

2088-425: The novel, Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the idea of Greek tragic hubris, and then began working to develop the Hulk comic into a TV show. Johnson made several changes from the comic book; this was partly to translate it into a live-action show that was more believable and acceptable to a wide audience, and also because he disliked comics and thus felt it best that the show be as different from

2146-519: The original pilot; Brett Cullen , also of Falcon Crest ; Kim Cattrall , of Sex and the City fame; Ray Walston , co-star of Bixby's first series, My Favorite Martian ; Brandon Cruz , co-star of The Courtship of Eddie's Father ; Lou Ferrigno, who along with starring as the Hulk, appeared in one episode ("King of the Beach") as a different character; Bixby's ex-wife Brenda Benet ; and in an uncredited role,

2204-464: The past, they depicted the Hulk's character as he was contemporaneously, e.g. speaking in his "Hulk smash!" pidgin English, changing to and from Bruce Banner based on his emotions, and wearing tattered purple trousers; whereas in the claimed time frame, he should have spoken fluent, if gangsterish, English, transformed via a gamma ray machine, and wore neat purple trunks. With its re-titling to The Hulk! ,

2262-434: The pilot movie, and that footage is shown at the beginning of every episode of the series. In an interview with Kenneth Johnson on the Season 2 DVD, he explains that he had also wanted the Hulk to be colored red rather than green. His reasons given for this were that red, not green, is perceived as the color of rage, and also that red is a "human color", whereas green is not. However, Stan Lee, an executive at Marvel Comics at

2320-458: The pilot. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has homaged the show twice. The first time, during the opening credits of the film The Incredible Hulk (2008), Bruce Banner 's ( Edward Norton ) experiment which serves as his origin story as the Hulk is shown as the same as in the television series. The show's opening sequence is homaged in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) during

2378-528: The raging spirit that dwells within him. In early 1977, Frank Price , head of Universal Television (known today as NBCUniversal Television ), offered producer and writer Kenneth Johnson a deal to develop a television show based on any of several characters they had licensed from the Marvel Comics library. Johnson turned down the offer at first, but then, while reading the Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables , he became inspired and decided to add elements from

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2436-409: The reports of a green-skinned monster roaming the area. While snooping around their laboratory, McGee unknowingly triggers a fire, and Banner rushes back into the laboratory to save Marks, only for the creature to emerge from the fire with her in his arms, dying. Mistakenly believing that Banner was killed in the fire along with Marks and that the creature was responsible for their deaths, McGee publishes

2494-424: The role of the Hulk, but was rejected due to his inadequate height, according to Johnson in his commentary on The Incredible Hulk – Original Television Premiere DVD release. Actor Richard Kiel was hired for the role. During filming, however, Kenneth Johnson's son pointed out that Kiel's underdeveloped physique did not resemble the Hulk's. Soon, Kiel was replaced with professional bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno , although

2552-567: The scripting chores. The coloring of the color issues was done by Steve Oliff , using a system developed by Rick Marschall for the magazine. Through its run, the magazine published backup features starring Ulysses Bloodstone (issues #1–6 and 8) the Man-Thing (issue #7) and Shanna the She-Devil (issue #9). The Moon Knight was featured in issues #11–15, #17–18, and #20, featuring some of Bill Sienkiewicz's early work starting in #13, when his style

2610-400: The series The Bionic Woman , which Johnson had also created and produced. Some of the series' music was collected into an album titled The Incredible Hulk: Original Soundtrack Recording . The show's main theme, "The Lonely Man", is heard in two distinct arrangements, the opening credits features the piece in an up-tempo, percussive arrangement whilst a sad, melancholic solo-piano version

2668-663: The series in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #270-282 (April 1982-April 1983), #285 (July 1983), and #287 (Sept. 1983). Bereet received an entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk (2004). Bereet was a Krylorian techno-artist who used her alien technology to produce films concerning fictional adventures of herself and the Hulk . Most of the population is obsessed with the escapist movie-like fantasies of techno-art films, leading to her popularity among her people. Bereet later travels to Earth, befriends

2726-412: The series in portrait-form in January 2017. Two episodes of the series appeared first as stand-alone television movies , but these were later re-edited into one-hour length (two-parters) for syndication . They were produced as pilots before the series officially began in 1978: After the cancellation of the television series in 1982, Bill Bixby retained an interest in producing new adventures featuring

2784-430: The series turned to using stories set contemporaneously with the majority of Marvel publications (including its sister title The Incredible Hulk ). It also adopted the same formula of the popular Incredible Hulk TV series : human interest-driven, with no supporting cast, no supervillains, and no guest stars. Although The Rampaging Hulk / The Hulk! was intended to feature stand-alone stories, some characters (such as

2842-404: The source material as possible. In the character's origin story, rather than being exposed to gamma rays during a botched atomic testing explosion, Banner is gamma-irradiated in a more low-key laboratory mishap during a test on himself. Another change was Banner's occupation, from physicist to medical researcher/physician. Although the comic book Hulk's degree of speaking ability has varied over

2900-423: The stories he is referred to as "David Banner" and is also a name–changing drifter seeking a cure. In 1979, Ideal Toy Company released a board game called: The Incredible Hulk – Smash–Up Action Game. In the game you have to try & create a lab in order to find a cure for 'Dr. David Banner', again referencing the series. In 1979, a Hulk "video novel" in paperback form was released, with pictures and dialog from

2958-466: The time, said that the Hulk's color was not something that could be changed, because of its iconic image. Stan Lee told Kenneth Plume in a June 26, 2000, interview: " The Hulk was done intelligently. It was done by Ken Johnson, who's a brilliant writer/producer/director, and he made it an intelligent, adult show that kids could enjoy. He took a comic book character and made him somewhat plausible. Women liked it and men liked it and teenagers liked it... It

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3016-454: The years, the television Hulk did not speak at all—he merely growled and roared. Hulk co-creator Stan Lee later recounted: "When we started the television show, Ken said to me, 'You know, Stan, I don't think the Hulk should talk'. The minute he said it, I knew he was right. [In the comics], I had the Hulk talking like this: 'Hulk crush! Hulk get him!' I could get away with it in a comic, but that would have sounded so silly if he spoke that way in

3074-450: Was also changed because CBS thought the name Bruce sounded "too gay-ish", a rationale that Ferrigno thought was "the most absurd, ridiculous thing [he had] ever heard". On the DVD commentary of the pilot, Johnson says that it was a way to honor his son David. "Bruce" ultimately became the television Banner's middle name, as it had been in the comics. It is visible on Banner's tombstone at the end of

3132-468: Was beautifully done. He changed it quite a bit from the comic book, but every change he made, made sense". For the role of Dr. David Banner, Kenneth Johnson cast Bill Bixby —his first choice for the role. Jack Colvin was cast as "Jack McGee", the cynical tabloid newspaper reporter—modeled after the character of Javert in Les Misérables —who pursues the Hulk. Arnold Schwarzenegger auditioned for

3190-543: Was developed and produced by Kenneth Johnson , who also wrote or directed some episodes. The series ends with David Banner continuing to search for a cure. In 1988, the filming rights were purchased from MCA/Universal by New World Television for a series of TV movies to conclude the series' storyline. The broadcast rights were, in turn, transferred to rival NBC . New World (which at one point owned Marvel) produced three television films : The Incredible Hulk Returns (directed by Nicholas J. Corea ), The Trial of

3248-469: Was published from August 1998 to January 1999 by Marvel. Most of the stories were written by Glenn Greenberg with art by Rick Leonardi and Dan Green . The stories in The Rampaging Hulk were set between the end of his original, short-lived solo title and the beginning of his feature in Tales to Astonish . A problem with this was pointed out by fans in the letter columns . Despite the stories being placed in

3306-465: Was similar to that of Neal Adams . The story "A Very Personal Hell" in issue #23 (Oct. 1980) has been criticized for its depiction of an attempted rape of Bruce Banner and the use of anti-gay stereotypes . With issue #24, the magazine returned to black-and-white, though it published the last Dominic Fortune backup story in full color. It was canceled with issue #27 (June 1981). A six-issue comic book series in color, also titled The Rampaging Hulk ,

3364-422: Was unable to exhibit such super-strength under similar conditions, Banner hypothesizes that high levels of gamma radiation from sunspots contributed to the subjects' increase in strength. Impatient to test his theory, Banner conducts an unsupervised experiment in the laboratory, bombarding himself with gamma radiation. However, the radiology equipment has recently been recalibrated, and Banner unknowingly receives

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