Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Remedial Creator Credits: Incredible Hulk (2008)

Edward Norton's Hulk! Remember when that was something?

Stan Lee: co-creator of the Hulk, Bruce Banner, a physicist who transforms into a massive, brutish creature with superhuman strength after exposure to gamma radiation; Hulk wearing purple pants; General Thaddeus Ross, a military officer who formerly employed Bruce Banner and becomes an enemy of the Hulk; Betty Ross, daughter of General Ross and love interest of Bruce; Rick Jones, a young man who befriends the Hulk (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of the Leader, an intelligent man (Tales to Astonish #62, 1964); of the Abomination, a Russian man exposed to gamma rays which transform him into a monstrous creature who fights the Hulk (Tales to Astonish #90, 1967); of Banner transforming into the Hulk during periods of high emotional stress; of the Hulk having a savage or childlike disposition (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964); of the Hulk producing a shockwave by clapping his hands (Tales to Astonish #65, 1965); of Banner's identity as the Hulk becoming public knowledge, forcing Banner to give up his normal life and live as a fugitive from General Ross and others (Tales to Astonish #77, 1966); of the Leader being a gamma-irradiated man with a large head (Tales to Astonish #63, 1965); of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who wears a suit of armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Tony Stark and the Hulk serving on a team together (Avengers #1, 1963); the Hulk's green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); the Hulk traveling vast distances by leaping (Incredible Hulk #3, 1963); Hulk's quote "Hulk smash" (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967)

Jack Kirby: co-creator of the Hulk, Bruce Banner, a physicist who transforms into a massive, brutish creature with superhuman strength after exposure to gamma radiation; Hulk wearing purple pants; General Thaddeus Ross, a military officer who formerly employed Bruce Banner and becomes an enemy of the Hulk; Betty Ross, daughter of General Ross and love interest of Bruce; Rick Jones, a young man who befriends the Hulk (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of Banner's identity as the Hulk becoming public knowledge, forcing Banner to give up his normal life and live as a fugitive from General Ross and others (Tales to Astonish #77, 1966); of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who wears a suit of armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Tony Stark and the Hulk serving on a team together (Avengers #1, 1963); the Hulk's green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); the Hulk traveling vast distances by leaping (Incredible Hulk #3, 1963); of the Super-Soldier Serum which created Captain America in the 1940s (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of the Leader, an intelligent man (Tales to Astonish #62, 1964); of Banner transforming into the Hulk during periods of high emotional stress; of the Hulk having a savage or childlike disposition (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964); of the Hulk producing a shockwave by clapping his hands (Tales to Astonish #65, 1965); of the Leader being a gamma-irradiated man with a large head (Tales to Astonish #63, 1965)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of Banner using the online alias "Mr. Green" for correspondence with a mysterious figure known only as "Mr. Blue"; of Banner using meditation techniques to calm himself (Incredible Hulk #34, 2002); of Sterns trying to obtain Banner's blood for his experiments (Incredible Hulk #36, 2002)

Bruce Jones: co-creator of Banner using the online alias "Mr. Green" for correspondence with a mysterious figure known only as "Mr. Blue"; of Banner using meditation techniques to calm himself (Incredible Hulk #34, 2002); of Sterns trying to obtain Banner's blood for his experiments (Incredible Hulk #36, 2002)

Gil Kane: co-creator of the Abomination, a Russian man exposed to gamma rays which transform him into a monstrous creature who fights the Hulk (Tales to Astonish #90, 1967); Hulk's quote "Hulk smash" (Tales to Astonish #88, 1967)

John Romita: co-creator of Banner's identity as the Hulk becoming public knowledge, forcing Banner to give up his normal life and live as a fugitive from General Ross and others (Tales to Astonish #77, 1966)

Mark Millar: co-creator of the Abomination being massive and partially armored (Ultimates 2 #9, 2006); the Hulk resulting from an attempt to recreate Captain America (Ultimates #2, 2002)

Bryan Hitch: co-creator of the Abomination being massive and partially armored (Ultimates 2 #9, 2006); the Hulk resulting from an attempt to recreate Captain America (Ultimates #2, 2002)

Herb Trimpe: co-creator of Leonard Samson, a rival for Bruce's affections toward Betty (Incredible Hulk #141, 1971); of the Leader's name Samuel Sterns (Incredible Hulk #129, 1970)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Leonard Samson, a rival for Bruce's affections toward Betty (Incredible Hulk #141, 1971); of the Leader's name Samuel Sterns (Incredible Hulk #129, 1970)

Joe Simon: co-creator of the Super-Soldier Serum which created Captain America in the 1940s (Captain America Comics #1, 1941)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who wears a suit of armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Todd MacFarlane: co-creator of the Leader's head being round to indicate a larger brain (Incredible Hulk #342, 1988)

Don Heck: co-creator of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who wears a suit of armor (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Mark Gruenwald: creator of the Abomination's name Emil Blonsky (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1, 1983)

Peter David: co-creator of the Leader's head being round to indicate a larger brain (Incredible Hulk #342, 1988)

Gary Friedrich: co-creator of Hulk's stated desire to be left alone (Incredible Hulk #102, 1968)

Marie Severin: co-creator of Hulk's stated desire to be left alone (Incredible Hulk #102, 1968)

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