Comic Buffs, Does anyone know why the Original Hulk was GREY?

[rasanthony]

In the debut, Lee chose Grey for the Hulk because he wanted a color that did not suggest any particular ethnic group.[9] Colorist Stan Goldberg, however, had problems with the grey coloring, resulting in different shades of grey, and even green, in the issue. After seeing the first published issue, Lee chose to change the skin color to green. Green was used in retelling of the origin, with even reprints of the original story being recolored for the next two decades, until The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #302 (December 1984) reintroduced the Grey Hulk in flashbacks set close to the origin story. Since then, reprints of the first issue have displayed the original Grey coloring, with the fictional canon specifying that the Hulk's skin had initially been Grey.

The Hulk possesses the potential for limitless physical strength depending directly on his emotional state, particularly his anger. This has been reflected in the repeated comment, "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets." After probing, the entity Beyonder once claimed that the Hulk's potential strength had "no finite element inside. His durability, regeneration, and endurance also increase in proportion to his temper. Greg Pak described the Hulk shown during World War Hulk as having a level of physical power where "Hulk was stronger than any mortal—and most immortals—who ever walked the Earth."

[rasanthony]

http://marvel.com/digital_comics/iss...le_hulk_1962_1

Height:
5' 9½" (Banner); 6'6" (gray Hulk); 7' – 8' (green/savageHulk); 7'6" (green/Professor Hulk)
Weight:
128 lbs. (Banner); 900 lbs. (gray Hulk); 1,040 – 1,400 lbs.(green/savage Hulk); 1,150 lbs. (green/Professor Hulk)
Eyes:
Brown (Banner); Gray (gray Hulk); Green (green/savage Hulk);Green (green/Professor Hulk)
Hair:
Brown (Banner); Black (gray Hulk); Green (green/savage Hulk);Green (green/Professor Hulk)
Citizenship
U.S.A.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...d=747838023001

[dj aakmael]

Yeah I remember the grey Hulk reprints.

[rasanthony]

Yeah I remember the grey Hulk reprints.

What's good my brother, I had to do my research because i never had a clue why i was seeing up to date versions of the Hulk.

Seems that Stan Lee was very keen on mot being prejudice, way to go Stan Lee.

[House]

The Hulk/Dr Bruce Banner is one of the most fascinating characters in comicdom

VERY William Wilson, yet, not

[rasanthony]

The Hulk/Dr Bruce Banner is one of the most fascinating characters in comicdom

VERY William Wilson, yet, not

My Brother I agree! As far as the Movie's that are done on the Hulk i still watch both.




I somewhat loved the fight quality and the story a bit better in this one. Weird thinking but cool!

[Myron]

I read somewhere that he was intended to always be green but a coloring error caused him to be grey in the first issue.

[DEEPDOWNINSIDE]

I always thought his height could get bigger than what is stated. Anyone hear about the new live tv series should be interesting.

[Myron]

I always thought his height could get bigger than what is stated. Anyone hear about the new live tv series should be interesting.

Not if it's anything like the David E. Kelley Wonder Woman series I heard about (think Ally McBeal with superstrength).

[DEEPDOWNINSIDE]

Not if it's anything like the David E. Kelley Wonder Woman series I heard about (think Ally McBeal with superstrength).

Nah are you serious. That's quite disturbing. At least Cap America looks legit. All heroes besides Superman should avoid tv at all costs.

[DaBownca]

Nah are you serious. That's quite disturbing. At least Cap America looks legit. All heroes besides Superman should avoid tv at all costs.

I always thought that lesser powered heroes would do well on TV

[DEEPDOWNINSIDE]

Yeah, like the Punisher would be awesome. How they ever manage to keep F%*K!NG up that character is beyond me.

His family is killed, he is pissed, he kills the bad guys. That should be the treatment!

Jeesh but never fails they keep messing that up.

Get Michael Mann to write it or the writers from the wire to write it. Dope soundtrack. Bam instant hit.Oh but thats asking too much.

[Myron]

Nah are you serious. That's quite disturbing. At least Cap America looks legit. All heroes besides Superman should avoid tv at all costs.

You're, it's amazing how often they get Superman right on live action TV, although those shows have a tendency to overstay their welcome (Smallville was good for the first three or four years and Lois and Clark was good for the first three years). As for Wonder Woman, I wish I was joking.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/02/...ajor-spoilers/
SCOOP: David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman TV Pilot Script Dissected – Without Major Spoilers

Submitted by Brendon Connelly on February 1, 2011 – 4:58 pm(31) comments

Most details of the upcoming Wonder Woman TV show are being kept very securely under wraps. For all that the fans know, NBC and David E. Kelley could be cooking up a slightly goofy comedy-drama about a hotshot business woman who moonlights as a superheroine, packed with Girl Power pop-songs and including the awkward phrase “You go, girl.”

Bleeding Cool has now read a draft of the pilot script, and without issuing a single real spoiler, want to let you know just what you’re in for.

This new Wonder Woman does feature a lot of elements and characters from the comics continuity:

• There’s a Myndi Mayer, herein portrayed as Diana’s BFF.
• There’s a scene with comics character Etta Candy, a role that’s pretty much written like a job offer to Melissa McCarthy.
• Long ago, government man Steve Trevor crashed onto Wonder Woman’s island and brought her back to New York, but now they’ve split up. She still loves him, though, and it’s obvious that their relationship is going to be a focus.
• Diana might not have an invisible jet (if she did, I didn’t see it) but she has a whole rainbow’s worth of over coloured aircraft.
• She has the lasso, and those bracelets with which she deflects bullets.
• Her nemesis is Veronica Cale, who in this continuity is an evil scientist and rival businesswoman with a secret, nefarious plan that you’ll probably guess ahead of time.

But there’s a lot that’s different too. As well as her Diana Prince alter ego (the Clark Kent disguise that’s achieved by putting her hair up, wearing glasses and cutting back on the make-up) Wonder Woman also has a third guise and a day job as Diana Themyscyra, the head of Themiscyra industries. While little Ms. Prince is a disguise, it is well known in this world that Ms. T and Wonder W are the same – think Tony Stark and Iron Man from the end of their first film on.

There’s a CSI-ish group of science-nerd 20-somethings living in her basement that dance to Kanye West and will doubtlessly help Diana solve any number of crimes in further episodes.

But who is she? Like, you know, emotionally?


Well, this Wonder Woman:

• Identifies with ET the Extra Terrestrial when his movie comes on TV.
• Really loves planes. Like really.
• Pines for Steve like Carrie for Big.
• Wants to belong and be “among” people, not just “with” them.
• Sings along to the radio in multiple scenes – but nothing with a hairbrush in front of the mirror just yet.
• Doesn’t like being “marketed, commercialized, merchandised”, though she is – there’s a joke about Wonder Woman tie-in dolls having their costumes redesigned that seems to reference the recent makeover for the comics.
• When she’s Diana Prince she’s a mousey Miley Stewart, when she’s Diana Themiscyra she’s the Hanna Montana of businesswomen, and when she’s Wonder Woman she’s Wonder Woman – which is precisely twice in the whole episode.
• Is a capitalist.
• Puts on her PJs for an ice-cream filled sleepover with best friend Myndi.

So, well, well, well, what do you know? It’s a slightly goofy comedy-drama about a hotshot business woman who moonlights as a superheroine, packed with Girl Power pop-songs and including the awkward phrase “You go, girl.” But does it work? Well, some of the jokes are good, but the general dramatic situation seems a bit thin, the character relationships are, to be kind, familiar, and there’s nothing in the plot that merits any special recognition. As Buffy-inspired as this script no doubt was, Joss Whedon it ain’t. Can you imagine Whedon having an action scene play out to Beyonce’s Single Ladies?

Incidentally, the other songs in the script are: One Way or Another by Blondie; Wonder of You by Jeffrey McDonald; Golddigger by Kanye West; Bad Romance by Lady Gaga; Last of the American Girls and Extraordinary Girl by Green Day; Pepinot by Les Choristes; I Only Know How to Love by Christina Aguilera. Wot no Spice Girls?