Editing Hulk (section)

====The Hulk====
The Hulk possesses the potential for seemingly limitless physical strength that is influenced by his emotional state, particularly his anger.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= [[Carlo Pagulayan|Pagulayan, Carlo]]|inker= Huet, Jeffrey|story= Warbound -- Part IV|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 109|date= October 2007}}</ref> This has been reflected in the repeated comment "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets."<ref>Achenbach, Joel (June 19, 2003). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/06/19/all-the-rage-the-hulk-in-us-all/fbf12212-e7da-4406-b78a-c8aa05a7a838/ "All the Rage: The Hulk in Us All"]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref> The cosmically powerful entity known as the [[Beyonder]] once analyzed the Hulk's physiology, and claimed that the Hulk's potential strength had "no finite element inside."<ref name="NerdistPowers"/> Hulk's strength has been depicted as sometimes limited by Banner's subconscious influence; when [[Jean Grey]] psionically "shut Banner off", Hulk became strong enough to overpower and destroy the physical form of the villain [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Scott Lobdell|Lobdell, Scott]]; Waid, Mark|penciller= [[Adam Kubert|Kubert, Adam]]; [[Joe Bennett (artist)|Bennett, Joe]]|inker= [[Dan Green (artist)|Green, Dan]]; [[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]]; Townsend, Tim; Delpergang, Jesse|story= With Great Power ...|title= Onslaught: Marvel|issue= 1|date= October 1996}}</ref> Writer Greg Pak described the Worldbreaker Hulk shown during ''World War Hulk'' as having a level of physical power where "Hulk was stronger than any mortal—and most immortals—who ever walked the Earth"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/hulk-skaar-hercules|title= Hulk, Skaar & Hercules|first= Greg|last= Pak|date= April 2, 2008|publisher= Broken Frontier|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100111010836/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/hulk-skaar-hercules|archive-date= January 11, 2010|url-status= dead|access-date= April 27, 2010|df= mdy-all}}</ref> and depicted the character as powerful enough to completely destroy entire planets.<ref name="Hulks635" /><ref name="Hulks634">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pelletier, Paul|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Heart of the Monster Part Five|title= Incredible Hulks|issue= 634|date= October 2011}}</ref> His strength allows him to leap into lower Earth orbit or across continents,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christopher Priest (comic book writer)|Priest, Christopher]]|penciller= [[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, Jon]]|inker= Bogdanove, Jon|story= Tides|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 33|date= December 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Waiting For the U-Foes!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 254|date= December 1980}}</ref> and he has displayed superhuman speed.<ref name="Hulk440" /><ref name="World War Hulk #5 2007">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= [[John Romita Jr.|Romita, John Jr.]]|inker= [[Klaus Janson|Janson, Klaus]]|story= The Incredible Hulk Versus the Sentry|title= World War Hulk|issue= 5|date= January 2008}}</ref> Exposure to radiation has also been shown to make the Hulk stronger.<ref name="NerdistPowers"/> It is unknown how he gains biomass during transformation but it may be linked to the One-Below-All.

His durability, regeneration, and endurance also increase in proportion to his temper.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Andrew Wildman|Wildman, Andrew]]|inker= Ivy, Chris|story= Cold Storage|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 394|date= June 1992}}</ref> Hulk is resistant to injury or damage, though the degree to which varies between interpretations, but he has withstood the equivalent of solar temperatures,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christian Cooper|Cooper, Chris]]|penciller= Rebner, Jeff|inker= Irwin, Mark|story= Sins of the Father|title= The Incredible Hulk '97|issue= 1|date= 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Romita, John Jr.|inker= Janson, Klaus|story= Hulk|title= [[World War Hulk]]|issue= 2|date= September 2007}}</ref> nuclear explosions,<ref name="Hulk440">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Angel Medina (artist)|Medina, Angel]]|inker= [[Robin Riggs|Riggs, Robin]]|story= The Big Bang|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 440|date= April 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Way, Daniel|penciller= Dazo, Bong|inker= Pimentel, Joe|story= Operation: Annihilation Part One: Journada Del Muerto|title= [[Deadpool]]|volume= 4|issue= 37|date= July 2011}}</ref><ref name="FF533">{{cite comic| writer= [[J. Michael Straczynski|Straczynski, J. Michael]]|penciller= [[Mike McKone|McKone, Mike]]|inker= [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|story= What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas|title= [[Fantastic Four]]|issue= 533|date= January 2006}}</ref><ref name="Hulk3.105">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pagulayan, Carlo|inker= Huet, Jeffrey|story= Planet Hulk Armageddon Part II|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 105|date= June 2007}}</ref> and planet-shattering impacts.<ref name="Hulks635"/><ref name="Hulks634"/><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Ron Wilson (comics)|Wilson, Ron]]|penciller= Wilson, Ron|inker= [[Tom Morgan (comics)|Morgan, Tom]]|story= Kids Will Be Kids|title= [[Marvel Comics Presents]]|issue= 52|date= June 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Greenberg, Glen; [[J. M. DeMatteis|DeMatteis, J. M.]]|penciller= Garney, Ron|inker= [[Bob Wiacek|Wiacek, Bob]]|story= Heart of the Beast|title= [[Silver Surfer (comic book)|Silver Surfer]]|volume= 3|issue= 125|date= February 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Lee, Stan|penciller= Trimpe, Herb|inker= Adkins, Dan|story= The Brute Battles On!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 112|date= February 1969}}</ref> Despite his remarkable resiliency, continuous barrages of high-caliber gunfire can hinder his movement to some degree while he can be temporarily subdued by intense attacks with chemical weapons such as anesthetic gases, although any interruption of such dosages will allow him to quickly recover.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Len Wein|Wein, Len]]|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Palmer, Tom|story=You Just Don't Quarrel With the Quintronic Man!|title=The Incredible Hulk|date=July 1977|volume=2|issue=213}}</ref> He has been shown to have both regenerative and adaptive healing abilities, including growing tissues to allow him to breathe underwater,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Weeks, Lee|inker= Palmer, Tom|story= Tempest Fugit, Part 1 of 5|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 77|date= March 2005}}</ref> surviving unprotected in space for extended periods,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Al Rio|Rio, Al]]; Weeks, Lee; [[Sean Phillips|Phillips, Sean]]|inker= Hanna, Scott; Weeks, Lee; Palmer, Tom|story= Casus Belli|title= World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker|issue= 1|date= July 2007}}</ref> and when injured, healing from most wounds within seconds, including, on one occasion, the complete destruction of most of his body mass.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= Betrayals|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 398|date= October 1992}}</ref> His future self, the "Maestro", was even eventually able to recover from being blown to pieces.<ref name="Hulk460">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Kubert, Adam|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= Homecoming|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 460|date= January 1998}}</ref> As an effect, he has an extremely prolonged lifespan.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Weems, Joe; Livesay, John|story= The Last Titan|title= Incredible Hulk: The End|issue= 1|date= August 2002}}</ref><ref name="ThanosWins">{{cite comic| writer= Cates, Donny|penciller= Shaw, Geoff|inker= Shaw, Geoff|story= Thanos Wins|title= Thanos|volume= 2|issue= 17|date= March 2018}}</ref>

He also possesses less commonly described powers, including abilities allowing him to "home in" to his place of origin in New Mexico;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Byrne, John|penciller= Byrne, John|inker= Wiacek, Bob|story= Call of the Desert|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 314|date= December 1985}}</ref> resist [[Telepathy|psychic control]],<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Wein, Len|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= [[Jack Abel|Abel, Jack]]|story= The Titan Strikes Back!|title= [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]|issue= 12|date= February 1974}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal; Milgrom, Al|story= The Family That Dies Together ... !|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 259|date= May 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Loeb, Jeph|penciller= [[Ian Churchill|Churchill, Ian]]|inker= Hanna, Scott|story= Loose Cannons|title= [[Cable (comics)|Cable]]|issue= 34|date= August 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Christos Gage|Gage, Christos]]|penciller= [[Andrea Di Vito|Di Vito, Andrea]]|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Hard Questions|title= World War Hulk: X-Men|issue= 1|date= August 2007}}</ref> or [[Metamorphosis|unwilling transformation]];<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]]; Wein, Len|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Abel, Jack|story= And Six Shall Crush the Hulk|title= The Incredible Hulk Annual|issue= 5|date= October 1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Mantlo, Bill|penciller= Buscema, Sal|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Devolution!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 266|date= December 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Purves, Jeff|inker= [[Marie Severin|Severin, Marie]]|story= Countdown Part 4: The Abomination|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 364|date= December 1989}}</ref> grow stronger from radiation<ref name="Hulks635">{{cite comic| writer= Pak, Greg|penciller= Pelletier, Paul|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Heart of the Monster Part Six|title= Incredible Hulks|issue= 635|date= October 2011}}</ref><ref name="FF533" /><ref name="Hulk3.105" /><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]|inker= Pérez, George|story= Part 2 of 2|title= Hulk: Future Imperfect|issue= 2|date= January 1993}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Gage, Christos|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Sworn to Protect|title= World War Hulk: X-Men|issue= 2|date= September 2007}}</ref> or dark magic;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Jenkins, Paul|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= Keown, Dale|title= [[The Darkness (comics)|The Darkness]] / The Incredible Hulk|issue= 1|date= June 2004}}</ref><ref name="Hulk3.82">{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= [[Jae Lee|Lee, Jae]]|inker= Lee, Jae|story= Dear Tricia ...|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 82|date= August 2005}}</ref> punch his way between separate temporal<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Thomas, Roy|penciller= Trimpe, Herb|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Descent Into the Time-Stream|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 135|date= January 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Waid, Mark|penciller= Jacinto, Kim|inker= Jacinto, Kim|story= Agent of T.I.M.E. Part Five|title= The Indestructible Hulk|issue= 15|date= January 2014}}</ref> or spatial<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Waid, Mark|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Hennessy, Andrew|story= Who Shot the Hulk #1|title= Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 1|date= June 2014}}</ref> dimensions; and to see and interact with astral forms.<ref name="Hulk3.82" /><ref>{{cite comic| writer= David, Peter|penciller= Keown, Dale|inker= McLeod, Bob|story= Silent Screams|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= 369|date= May 1990}}</ref> Some of these abilities were in later years explained as being related; his ability to home in on the New Mexico bomb site was due to his latent ability to sense astral forms and spirits, since the bomb site was also the place where the Maestro's skeleton was and the Maestro's spirit was calling out to him in order to absorb his radiation.<ref name="Hulk460"/> He is also shown to have a separate memory to Bruce Banner - when Spider-Man has the knowledge of his secret identity erased during [[Spider-Man: One More Day]], the Hulk later asks how '''Peter''' is doing, not Spider-Man; upon questioning, he enigmatically states "Banner forgot. But '''I''' don't forget."

In the first ''Hulk'' comic series, "massive" doses of gamma rays would cause the Hulk to transform back to Banner, although this ability was written out of the character by the 1970s.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}