History
Doctor Bruce Banner was the inventor of the Gamma Bomb and was about to test it as General Thunderbolt Ross and his daughter Betty appeared inside the test bunker to ask why there were so many delays. As Banner and Ross argued, Banner's assistant Igor Drenkov spotted a teenager on the Gamma Bomb test site. Already angered enough, Ross left to retrieve the youngster, ordering Betty to return home. While Ross drove out onto the site, Igor revealed his true nature as a Communist spy and sprayed gas into the bunker, knocking out Banner and everyone else inside.
Banner and the others were woken up by newly-elected security chief Major Glenn Talbot, who explained to Banner that the G-Bomb, which unknown to them at the time had transformed Ross into the Hulk, had detonated. Banner and the military soon discovered the splattered body of Rick Jones, who was accidentally crushed by Ross when he transformed into the Hulk and passed out on him, in the protective trench. But before Banner could explain his theory about Ross, a soldier came up and told Major Talbot about a monster attacking Betty Ross.
Banner made his way to the Ross residence in time to see a tank that Ross had hurled crash down on top of the house, killing Betty Ross.
Ross fell to the ground in terror at what he had done as Bruce Banner walked next to him. A bitter Bruce explained that Betty had died and that he saw her waving right before the tank hit. Ross transformed back into his human form and begged Banner to tell him how to fix the problem.
Bruce replied, “I’m sorry, General... but you’ve convinced me. The world’s too dangerous. The time for words is over.” repeating a similar speech that Ross had given him earlier before the bomb was tested. Bruce then told him that he was convinced that Ross was too dangerous and shot him in the back of his head.[1]See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-523000)
- 2 image(s) of Bruce Banner (Earth-523000)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Bruce Banner (Earth-523000)