S3E53 - Issue 53 - She-Hulk

Patron Ruby requested we cover Jen Walters, aka SHE-HULK! Why does a successful attorney prefer to be green? Why does she keep relationships short & easy? Plus another five-star review from a happy fan. Listen now! Intro Shout-out to Pod Sound School for the audit & help and Collateral Gaming for being awesome Background (04:44) She-Hulk created by Stan Lee & John Buscema in Savage She-Hulk #1 (February 1980) Created to prevent anyone else from having rights to female version of Hulk Jen Walters, a lawyer and cousin of Bruce Banner, got shot by goons of a crime boss she was making a case against – Bruce, who was visiting her when she was shot, gave her a blood transfusion to save her life – she raged out when the mobsters came to the hospital to finish her off, and became She-Hulk Comes to embrace the She-Hulk form, and prefers the confidence it gives her over her "normal" look, which was much more shy Joined the Fantastic Four to replace the temporarily depowered Thing – during this time, exposure to radiation meant she could never return to her human form Thanks to a hex from the Scarlet Witch, Jen goes mad and ends up destroying an Idaho town in a fight with Bruce, who gets blamed for all the damage Later joins a prestigious law firm, who wants her as Jen Walters – she reluctantly agrees to remain human while working for the firm, and begins dating a coworker, Augustus Pugliese Gets disbarred after a client, who she defended for murder, confessed he was guilty and showed photos, leading her to hulk out and attack him Joins the Future Foundation for a time Issues (12:04) Uncomfortable as Jen – much prefers She-Hulk, and considers Jen weak Relationships tend to be short-term – not inherently bad, but it means she avoids stronger connections (20:38) Living in the moment creates problems if she has to plan long-term (30:03) Break (38:13) Plugs for Frigay the 13th and Play Comics Treatment (39:50) In-universe Out of universe Skit (49:30) Ending References: Incredible Hulk episode - Anthony (12:37) "It's Not Easy Being Green" - Anthony (13:06) StarFox - Anthony/Doc (22:16) Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell - Doc (33:45) Sean Corvelle - Anthony - 35:15 "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - Anthony (55:39) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublic