Rebecca Banner

Rebecca Banner
Rebecca Banner
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Incredible Hulkvol. 2 #267 (Jan. 1982)
Created by	Bill Mantlo; Sal Buscema
In-story information
Species	Human

Rebecca Banner(néeDrake) is a fictionalsupporting characterappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.She is the mother of Bruce Banner, who would grow up to be the gamma-poweredsuperheroknown as theHulk.

Publication history

Rebecca Banner first appeared inIncredible Hulkvol. 2 #267 (January 1982), and was created byBill MantloandSal Buscema.

Fictional character biography

Rebecca Banner was the mother ofBruce Bannerand wife ofBrian Banner.However, the two disagreed on whether or not to have children. When Brian begins working at a government project inLos Alamos,the stress of the job leads him to begin drinking, causing him to become more erratic and quick to anger. Despite his behavior, Rebecca stayed with Brian, hoping things would turn around.^[1]

After accidentally overloading equipment while drunk, Brian is fired, and believes that the radiation affected his genetic structure. After Bruce's birth, he is shown to be completely normal, but Brian believes that the radiation has affected him as well and will transform him into a monster. This leads him to become abusive towards Rebecca and Bruce and eventually kill the former, traumatizing Bruce.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Years later, when Brian is released from prison, he assaults Bruce at the cemetery where Rebecca is buried. During the attack, Bruce snaps and kills his father in self defense, finally avenging his mother.

DuringChaos War,Rebecca and Brian Banner are temporarily resurrected afterDeathleaves the underworld.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Rebecca Banner from Earth-2081 makes a cameo appearance inHulk: The End.
An alternate universe variant of Rebecca Banner from Earth-58163 appears inHouse of M.^{[volume & issue needed]}

In other media

Rebecca Banner, renamedEdith Banner,appears inHulk,portrayed byCara Buono.
Rebecca Banner appears in theShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawepisode "Whose Show Is This?",portrayed by Elizabeth Becka.

References

^The Incredible HulkVol. 2 #267. Marvel Comics.

External links

Rebecca Banneron Marvel Comics Database
Comic Vine

[1] The Incredible HulkVol. 2 #267. Marvel Comics.

[1]