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Description Elizabeth "Betty" Ross (later Betty Talbot and then Betty Banner) from Marvel comics. created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. She made her first appearance in Incredible Hulk #1 (1962) as a romantic interest of the Hulk (Dr. Bruce Banner) and is the daughter of General Thunderbolt Ross.

Over the years, the character has undergone multiple transformations, turning into the villainess Harpy in Incredible Hulk #168 (1973) and into the antiheroine Red She-Hulk (or She-Rulk) in Hulk vol. 2 #15 (2009)

The Hulk's enemy Abomination used his own blood to poison Betty, which would appear to be the work of the Hulk himself (due to the high levels of gamma radiation present in both of their bodies). Betty was placed in cryogenic suspension by her father.

.During the 2010 "Fall of the Hulks" storyline, Betty Ross was revealed to have been resurrected by the Leader and MODOK at the urgings of their new ally, her father Thunderbolt Ross, who had previously kept her body in cryonic stasis. She also underwent the same process that had turned her father into the Red Hulk, which granted her superhuman physical power. The now villainous Doc Samson also helped Leader brainwash Betty into an extremely confused and aggressive state. Ross's allies, aware of his intentions to betray them, sent Betty, as the "Red She-Hulk", to help assassinate her father, who was hunting the mercenary Domino, after she witnessed him transform from his human form. Their encounter ended with Red She-Hulk kicking Red Hulk off the Empire State Building.

After Ross faked his own death, Betty also appeared as herself at his "funeral", accompanied by a Life Model Decoy of Glenn Talbot to constantly monitor and control her, and expressed distrust of Bruce due to his recent marriage to Caiera on Sakaar and his subsequent attack on Manhattan. During the "World War Hulks" storyline, after Skaar stabbed her with his sword, the new She-Hulk reverted to her human form, officially revealing her true identity. Betty explained how she was brought back to life, and asked that Bruce allow her to die. But when Samson arrived, Betty's anger at his betrayal transformed her back into the Red She-Hulk, thus healing her injuries. Now once again in control of her own mind, Betty (as Red She-Hulk) helped Bruce/Hulk to reconcile with his son Skaar. When Bruce gained the upper hand in the ensuing final battle against Ross, Betty became worried for her father, which, combined with her heightened aggression when transformed, led to conflict with the original She-Hulk, who prevailed. After Ross was defeated and imprisoned, Betty nonetheless convinced Bruce to grant her father an opportunity for rehabilitation and redemption.

In the aftermath of the Leader's attempted takeover, Betty told Bruce that they are no longer married, since she was declared legally dead and everyone else knows that Bruce had married Caiera. The Hulk family defeated Fin Fang Foom. Afterwards, Betty and Bruce resume their romantic relationship.
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Comments: 16

Kmon13 [2015-08-14 00:37:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the summary of her origins I've been away from the comics for a while ... 

Plis your image of Red She Hulk is Awesome! 

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grim1978 In reply to Kmon13 [2015-08-14 16:40:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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Kmon13 In reply to grim1978 [2015-08-14 20:59:28 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome but I should be thanking you since I've not been reading comic that much. 

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arcanask [2014-02-24 01:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Finally someone writes a summary on her that isn't a confusing mess. And on deviantart of all places. You'd think someone would have done this already on the dozen or other sites specifically for comics. Bravo, sir.

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grim1978 In reply to arcanask [2014-02-24 20:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Cheers.

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SilverEyedJackal77 [2013-11-22 00:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Great work on Red She-Hulk!

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grim1978 In reply to SilverEyedJackal77 [2013-11-22 17:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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SilverEyedJackal77 In reply to grim1978 [2013-11-22 19:37:26 +0000 UTC]

Sure. No prob!

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KnottyMorningWood [2013-09-24 23:15:39 +0000 UTC]

Ohh no, you don't look helpless now!

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Axel-Vampire [2013-09-21 18:19:13 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work

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grim1978 In reply to Axel-Vampire [2013-09-22 07:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Kiitos.

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Agent00Soul [2013-09-20 17:11:38 +0000 UTC]

I thought Marvel really blew an opportunity with this character.  It would have been nice to have savage She-Hulk back again, but they bailed when they gave Betty control over her Hulk form.

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Jose-Ramiro [2013-09-19 02:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Great pic here.

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grim1978 In reply to Jose-Ramiro [2013-09-20 16:05:03 +0000 UTC]

Cheers.

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macromega [2013-09-18 21:18:17 +0000 UTC]

First off, I love the image. It's a very good take on a very hot character.


The plot description is entirely accurate, but it reflects Marvel's idiotic hatred of marriage. Legally, Betty being declared legally dead has no impact on her marital status once she's shown to be alive. Bruce's marriage to Calera would be legally voided, if she were still alive, and he would still be married to Betty. But they'd rather have them pursue romance outside marriage than in it.

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grim1978 In reply to macromega [2013-09-20 16:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. It isn't the first and it won't be the last time marvel do that.

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