Betty Ross She-Hulk (Patreon)
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I've recently been re-reading the very earliest issues of The Incredible Hulk. I noticed that by the end of the initial six issue run, Banner's transformations into the Hulk are brought about by exposing himself to repeated gamma ray bursts. By the time the character next appears in Tales to Astonish, the version of the Hulk we're all more familiar with, with Banner's transformations being brought about by his emotional state is established. We never get an explanation why the nature of his transformations changes, although in the latter issues of the first Hulk book, we do see that continuous exposure to gamma radiation is having some strange effects on Banner's body. Anyways, I wanted to do a little Betty TF in the Jack Kirby/Steve Ditko style (my favourite early issue of Hulk is no. 2, "Terror of the Toad Men", pencilled by Kirby inked by Ditko). At the end of issue 6, Bruce and Betty stroll off into town on a date.
In this scenario, Betty is kidnapped by thugs leaving a frantic Banner racfing after them in a futile attempt at rescue. His heightened emotional state triggers a fantastic change in his body chemistry, now forever altered by his continued exposure to gamma rays. For the first time, strong emotion brings about the transformation into the Hulk!
Meanwhile Betty has been hiding a secret of her own-- concerned for her would-be boyfriend, Betty enters Banner's lab to find out more about his secretive work. Accidentally triggering the gamma ray projector, Betty is bathed in gamma rays causing her to transform into a female hulk! And just like Banner in those first few days and weeks, night is the trigger for the astounding metamorphosis...