Mad Woman

Red She-Hulk

Okay, so this is a weird one. You probably already know about Hulk and She-Hulk, they’re very well-known characters. She-Hulk actually has her own television series coming to Disney+ (date not yet determined). Then, an individual known as the Red Hulk came out of the woodwork. He’s basically like the Hulk, but red and gets physically hotter the stronger he gets. He’s actually Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, the person who’s been trying to capture or kill the Hulk for years. And then we have Red She-Hulk, who is his daughter.

Betty Ross was actually a supporting character in Hulk Comics for some time, even marrying Bruce Banner, before they eventually divorced. She was his first and most well-known love interest. Well, because comics don’t seem to like to people being together for too long a period of time, the divorce was all but inevitable.

After dying and being resurrected (let’s not get into that right now), Betty agreed to become the Red She-Hulk, or She-Rulk, in order to help her father, Thunderbolt Ross (who was allied with MODOK). Thus she was transformed into one of the most powerful characters in Marvel Comics.

She-Rulk is a lot like other Hulks, immense strength that defies common sense and she gets stronger the angrier she gets. She’s more similar to her father though, in that she gets hotter the angrier she gets and can absorb energy from outside sources for power boosts. She’s also been known to actually use weapons.

While I can’t recommend any comics focusing solely on her, since for the most part she’s an ensemble character, I can recommend stories where she is focused on, such as World War Hulks, Fear Itself, and Original Sin. The amount of time Betty spends as She-Rulk isn’t that long, but it’s certainly interesting to say the least.

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