One of the
things I found most surprising about the first issue of the Avengers when I
read it as part of the “Son of Origins” collection was the role of the
Hulk. In the preview, Stan Lee speaks of
using Loki as a villain that could face a group of heroes. But, in the story itself, Thor takes on Loki
by himself while the rest of the team (Iron Man, Ant-Man, and the Wasp) fight…the
Hulk! Due to Loki’s trickery, everyone
was, in fact, summoned to face the Hulk.
In the end, everyone is friends and the big green guy joins the
group. But just to show how little Bruce
Banner’s alter ego fit in the team concept, he left at the end of issue
two. In issue four, he was replaced by
Captain America, who tried to convince the Jade Giant to rejoin later in the
teens or thereabouts. Therefore, despite being a founding member, the hulk has
never hung around with the Avengers for long.
Which is
why I drew this picture. I think it
shows the relationship between heroes such as Iron Man and the purple-pants
wearing behemoth. You can’t be sure if Hulk will help you or smash you. I guess you take the chance, because you
definitely don’t want him fighting for the other side.
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