Hulk Without Color

The Hulk is one of Marvel's most iconic characters, instantly recognizable by his bright green color. However, everyone's favorite green giant almost had a very different look-his original design was far more neutral. It was printing limitations that gave the Hulk his famous green hue, a choice.

Making Prof. Hulk not green is still incredibly unsettling and kind of terrifying. Marvel character the Hulk was gray, not green, in his debut 1962 appearance.

Imperfections in the printing process meant the Hulk's precise shade of gray would vary from page to page. He was quickly changed to green, a color that could be printed more consistently. Here are the 11 different colors of Hulk in Marvel lore.

We're focusing on the times that Bruce Banner's Hulk in particular took on a new hue, however we'll also share when there's another Hulk. Over the span of 60+ years, the Hulk has taken on countless forms, each with unique abilities, morals, and *colors*! In this video, we dive deep into every non. Though most often depicted in green, the Hulk has been seen in a few different colors throughout Marvel comics, each with a unique power and meaning.

Here are the 11 different colors of Hulk in Marvel lore. We're focusing on the times that Bruce Banner's Hulk in particular took on a new hue, however we'll also share when there's another Hulk who made a given color their own, like General 'Thunderbolt' Ross' Red Hulk, coming to the MCU soon in Captain America: Brave New World, portrayed by. Marvel originally designed the Hulk to be gray in The Incredible Hulk #1, but printing issues forced them to change his color to green in The Incredible Hulk #2.

Later, Marvel explained that both Green Hulk and Gray Hulk exist within Bruce Banner's subconscious. The Incredible Hulk didn't start as a giant green rage beast, but was originally grey. Here's the reason why (and how comics explained it).

Doctor David Bruce Banner, M.D., Ph.D., is a renowned scientist and a founding member of the Avengers. Highly respected for his work in biochemistry, nuclear physics and gamma radiation, Banner was tasked by Thaddeus Ross to recreate the Super Soldier Serum that created Captain America. However, Ross elected not to inform Banner what he was creating.

During the experiment, Banner substituted.