She-Hulk
She-Hulk (
Jennifer Susan Walters) is a
character appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. Created by writer
Stan Lee and artist
John Buscema, the character
first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (November 1979). Walters is a lawyer who, after an assassination attempt, received an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin,
Bruce Banner, and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself. Unlike Banner in his Hulk form, Walters largely retains her normal personality in her She-Hulk form, in particular the majority of her intelligence and emotional control. Furthermore, though she's much taller in her She-Hulk form, Walters's body mass is just as dense as that of her normal human self. In any case, like Hulk, She-Hulk is still susceptible to outbursts of anger and becomes much stronger when enraged. In later series, her transformation is permanent, and she often breaks the
fourth wall for humorous effect and running gags, as the first major Marvel character to do so frequently, ahead of the more famous fourth wall breaker
Deadpool.
She-Hulk has been a member of the
Avengers,
S.H.I.E.L.D.,
Defenders,
Fantastic Four,
Heroes for Hire, and
Fantastic Force at various points in her history. As a highly skilled lawyer who became a superhero by accident, she frequently leverages her legal and personal experience to serve as legal counsel to various superheroes and other superhumans.
She-Hulk has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. Since her original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including
video games,
animated television series, and merchandise. Walters made her live-action debut in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the
Disney+ original series ''
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'' (2022), portrayed by
Tatiana Maslany.
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