#where Walter purposely provoked Bruce into transforming so that he could see which of them was stronger

[daydreamerdrew]

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #268 and #272

#this is exactly something that Bruce said he did not want #and now that he’s got it he’s reveling in it #he doesn’t necessarily want to end the fight quickly because he’s enjoying having all of the Hulk’s power under his control #which reminds me of Bruce’s first encounter with Sasquatch #where Walter purposely provoked Bruce into transforming so that he could see which of them was stronger #his attitude was disconnected from the serious reality of the situation and ultimately endangered an innocent bystander #and the situation with the Wendigo where Bruce and Walter just has to keep him subdued for awhile #until the superhero that can cure him of the curse gets there was reminiscent to me of Bruce’s current ‘cure’ situation #which at this point has surprisingly worked a little after the fact #but back when Bruce was working on it and it was being discussed by the cast #the idea was raised by Rick Jones that it’s unfair to the Hulk that they were trying to erase his existence #without even asking him what he thought about this cure #which is not something that Bruce or Betty would ever really consider themselves #the Wendigo being cured stands in contrast because it’s less ambiguous because he doesn’t have distinct characteristics like the Hulk does #and also he eats people #the first time the Hulk fought the Wendigo what happened was he was somehow telepathically connected to the human man #who was still in the early stage of being transformed and so still had someone separate awareness of what was happening #and disapproval of it #and the Hulk became upset on his behalf at the Wendigo for making that man do terrible things that he hated #without ever recognizing the similarity between that and his and Bruce’s situation #which seems relevant to me in Bruce’s current lack of sympathy for the Hulk’s desire to live #marvel #bruce banner #walter langkowski #my posts #comic panels