The Incredible Hulk on the cover Rolling Stone Magazine Sept. 1971

Comic book writers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Hulk in 1962.

Lee and Kirby tell the story of physicist Robert Bruce Banner who is seeking a cure for the radiation that has poisoned him. The poison transforms Banner into the Hulk whenever he gets angry..

In the first issue of the Incredible Hulk comic book, the Hulk wasn’t green, but gray.

The Hulk stands nearly 7 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 1,040 pounds.
Bruce Banner is 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 129 pounds.

The Hulk can lift billions of tons.
He can breathe underwater.
He can go without breathing for over a year.

The Hulk has a cousin called She-Hulk who was created in 1980.

For more fun facts check out Doug’s Incredible Hulk Comic Page.