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Bruce's LOSS of his genius is a vital part of the characterization of the early Hulk. (Mind you, in those first six issues before cancellation, Stan and Jack floundered around a lot!) ******************* Yes.Basically i enjoyed the Hulk we got in the early Avengers issues. The version of reference would still be the Hulk of the 70s, culmination of what came before: childish, with a good heart, and who gets stronger when he gets angrier, that we had for so long.
The first "smart hulk" (excepted, as you alluded to, for some issue of the original Lee/Kirby/Ditko 6 issues), the one of Bill Mantlo, was an interesting way to explore the character, and that was Banner in Hulk body still facing his curse. It got downhill pretty fast, if not in number of issues, at least in the fictive life of the character.
There's no real problem with Joe Fixit, that's a return to the original Hulk, and close to the Avengers version
But the Green Hulk who worked with the Pantheon. Really, up to scientific genius and superstrength, that was a green Doc Savage. Stronger than Doc Savage if you want, Superman level, but a green Doc Savage. The stories (in my opinion) are wonderful, Hulk's supporting cast is here, but that's more Doc Savage than Hulk.
Edited by Stéphane Garrelie on 20 August 2022 at 2:20pm
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