“Hulk Smash!” Hulk grammar is particularly forgiving,
requiring only a noun and verb. Well, occasionally an adjective, as in, “Hulk angry!” And as we all know, you do not want to be around the Incredible Hulk
when he is angry. Like a steroid-ridden lineman, he will smash whatever is in
his way. Of course, the steroids in this case are replaced by gamma radiation
from an unfortunate explosion at his day job as world-renown scientist Bruce
Banner.

You see, Banner was testing a gamma bomb, and when a wayward
kid ended up on the test site, he ran to save him, taking in more than a bit of
the aforementioned radiation. This left banner with an unfortunate Jekyll
and Hyde predicament, a transformation to a lumbering green monster triggered
by anger (interestingly, it was at first more of a werewolf predicament,
triggered by sundown). As for the Hulk’s green skin, an interesting side note
is that it was originally gray. Printers had trouble getting a consistent
shade, and the green Hulk was born. Yep.
 
Despite the fact that he is not a vigilante and does not
wear tights, Hulk has been as prone to media expansion as other superheros over
the years. Most notable is the 1978-82 television series, The Incredible Hulk, which featured bodybuilder Lou
Ferrigno as our green friend (in his present-day role as himself on TV series King
of Queens, he is still subjected to Hulk jokes). There was also the ‘80s
animated series, appearances in video games on nearly every console the world
has witnessed, and Ang Lee’s 2003 feature film, which
serendipitously featured a guy named Bana playing a guy named Banner (not to
mention wildman Nick Nolte as Banner’s pops). And who could forget John
Belushi’s hilarious interpretation? Not me.

Of course, none of these items would have existed
without the comic book series, which GIT Corp collects on its Incredible Hulk the Complete Comic Collection. Here we have 535
complete issues of the first volume in PDF format, including annuals, articles,
and advertisements, spanning four decades (1962-2006). A marvel-ous gift for
the large green person in your life.

~Jason

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