THE BULK
Real Name: Unrevealed, if any
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (unidentified alien race)
Occupation: Destroyer
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Hulk (Bruce Banner), Rick
Jones, Gen. Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (see comments), residents of Central City
and several other cities
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "The Thing"
Base of Operations: Presumably mobile throughout space
First Appearance: (mentioned) The Incredible Hulk in "The Hulk Meets the Bulk!" record (1966)
Powers/Abilities: The Bulk was a large, formless mass of what appeared to be black-colored slime. It was at least one mile high and twice as wide and its amorphous form provided protection from most physical attacks such as bullets and even missile explosions.
It also emitted intense radiation, which it could
project as destructive, radioactive blasts. It's possible that some of
this radiation could be Gamma radiation, as it was capable of
triggering Bruce Banner's transformation into the Hulk just by being
near Banner.
Height: 5,280'0" (or 1 mile high)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 175 tons)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: None
History:
(The Incredible Hulk in "The Hulk vs. the Bulk!" record - BTS) - An
extraterrestrial cloud appeared in the sky near Central City, prompting
youngster Rick Jones to drive out and investigate, unaware that while
he was driving the cloud released the large, monstrous Bulk and the
Bulk completely destroyed Central City. While the Bulk destroyed other
cities, Jones decided to find Dr. Bruce Banner but he was soon stopped
by a military roadblock. Insisting he was a friend of the General,
Jones was allowed to pass through and the General immediately
recognized him. Told that Dr. Banner had been sent near the Bulk to
investigate it for the military, Jones learned from Gen. Ross that the
Bulk had withstood all military weapons used against it and the
military were hesitant to use nuclear weapons against the radioactive
Bulk out of fear of starting a nuclear reaction that would destroy the
entire country. Suggesting that the Hulk could defeat the Bulk, Jones
was quickly interrupted when news came in that Dr. Banner had
disappeared near the Bulk and the Hulk had appeared on the scene. While
the military thought the Hulk had killed Dr. Banner, Jones knew that
Banner secretly was the Hulk and convinced the General to allow him to
parachute down in between the Hulk and Bulk. Almost as soon as he
landed, Jones was attacked by the Bulk and he called the Hulk for help.
Recognizing Jones, Hulk rushed to save his friend and jumped into
battle against the Bulk, tearing parts of its slimy form away.
Determined to destroy the creature, Hulk succeeded in killing the Bulk.
As it died, the cloud that had released the Bulk dissipated and the
dead Bulk collapsed atop the Hulk, the two falling into a crater. The
Hulk soon emerged the crater victorious.
Comments: Created by uncredited creative team.
Gen. Ross was never identified by
name, only as "General." One might argue that the general in this story
could be any general but I chose to list him as Gen. Ross because he
recognized Rick Jones and hated the Hulk, suggesting it was likely
meant to be Ross.
Weird that the record makes a point of mentioning that the Bulk emitted radiation and that just being in the Bulk's presence triggered Bruce Banner's transformation into Hulk yet Rick Jones had no problems at all being near the Bulk unprotected...
I'm surprised the Bulk didn't draw
the attention of Earth's other heroes, considering the fact that it
flat out destroyed several cities. The Bulk's rampage would have been a
catastrophic event with a large loss of life!
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Bulk should be distinguished from:
Appearances:
The Incredible Hulk in "The Hulk vs. the Bulk!" record (1966) -
uncredited creative team
First posted: 09/30/2022
Last updated: 09/30/2022
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