Betty Ross Miscarriages Bruce Banner's Baby
TIH2 #360: Tormented with terrible nightmares by
Nightmare and
D'Spayre,
Betty Ross looses her unborn child. Father was
Bruce Banner (the
Hulk).
Bruce Banner Becomes The Hulk For The First Time
TIH1 #1:
Bruce Banner became the Hulk after being bathed in
Gamma radiation. This happened when the
G-bomb that Banner designed and helped create for the US Goverment, exploded during its initial test. Banner had gone out on the test field to save a teenager,
Rick Jones, who was unwittingly very near the bomb. Banner managed to throw Rick into a crevice before the blast but Banner did not make it in time. Miraculously, Banner survived the explosion apparently without a scratch. When night came, however, he metamorphosed into a large, muscular being of great strength and
gray skin a soldier later christened as
Hulk. Rick Jones was the only witness to the transformation and kept it a secret.
Bruce Banner Gets Married
TIH2 #319:
Bruce Banner married
Elizabeth "Betty" Ross, daughter of Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. Betty met Bruce while he was constructing the G-bomb. They fell in love immediately. The wedding took place right after
Doc Samson was able to separate Banner from the
Hulk. Father-in-law Ross tried to stop the wedding by shooting Banner, but Rick Jones got in the way to receive the bullet, which did not cause him a major injury.
Bruce Banner Kills His Father (Brian Banner)
TIH2 #-1: In self defense,
Bruce Banner kicked his father
Brian Banner who fell and fatally hit his head against the tombstone of
Rebecca Banner, Bruce's mom. Ironically, Brian had killed Rebecca. The police found Brian the next day after Bruce reported him missing. Rain had washed away all the footprints and the police closed the case as a random mugging.
Bruce Banner, the Most Brilliant Mind
TIH1 #2: According to the
Toad Men's advanced devices (magnetic grapplers), the "most brilliant scientific brain on Earth" is that of Bruce Banner.
The Hulk Becomes A Member (and Leader) Of The Pantheon
TIH2 #400:
Agamemnon, the
Pantheon's father and mentor, invites the
(Professor) Hulk to become a member and leader of the Pantheon. Hulk accepts and moves into the Pantheon's premises. Hulk left the team after Agamemnon's death.
The Hulk Is A Founding Member Of The Avengers
A1 #1: Despite being a loner, the
Hulk was one of the five founding members of the
Avengers. The other founding members were:
Thor,
Iron Man,
Ant Man and
the Wasp. Because of misunderstandings with his teammates, Hulk left the team soon after.
The Hulk Is A Founding Member Of The Defenders
MF #1: Despite being a loner, the
Hulk is one of the three founding members of the
Defenders. The other founding members are:
Doctor Strange and
the Submariner. Hulk has remained with this team for long periods of time; which was not the case with the Avengers.