The Incredible Hulk

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Marvel Comics character comic book character fictional superhero

The Incredible Hulk is a Marvel Comics superhero who transforms from scientist Bruce Banner into a gigantic, super-strong green monster when enraged.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Hulk	58
The Incredible Hulk canonical	24
The Hulk	3
Hulk (Marvel Comics character)	1
Hulk (as champion)	1
Incredible Hulk	1
The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)	1
The Incredible Hulk (comic series)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1020045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Incredible Hulk
Context triple: [Marvel Super Hero Island, featuresCharacter, The Incredible Hulk]

A. Ironman
Ironman is the 1996 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, known for its soulful production and dense, narrative-driven lyricism.
B. Iron Man
Iron Man is a popular Marvel Comics superhero and central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for his high-tech armored suit and alter ego Tony Stark.
C. Thor
Thor is the Norse god of thunder, storms, and strength, famed for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and appearing widely in mythology and modern popular culture.
D. Thor
Thor is a Marvel superhero film based on the Norse god of thunder, following the powerful but arrogant warrior as he is exiled to Earth and learns humility while defending both his realm and humanity.
E. Avengers
The Avengers are a team of Marvel Comics superheroes who unite to combat powerful threats that no single hero can withstand alone.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Incredible Hulk
Target entity description: The Incredible Hulk is a Marvel Comics superhero who transforms from scientist Bruce Banner into a gigantic, super-strong green monster when enraged.

A. Ironman
Ironman is the 1996 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, known for its soulful production and dense, narrative-driven lyricism.
B. Iron Man
Iron Man is a popular Marvel Comics superhero and central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for his high-tech armored suit and alter ego Tony Stark.
C. Thor
Thor is the Norse god of thunder, storms, and strength, famed for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and appearing widely in mythology and modern popular culture.
D. Thor
Thor is a Marvel superhero film based on the Norse god of thunder, following the powerful but arrogant warrior as he is exiled to Earth and learns humility while defending both his realm and humanity.
E. Avengers
The Avengers are a team of Marvel Comics superheroes who unite to combat powerful threats that no single hero can withstand alone.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marvel Comics character ⓘ comic book character ⓘ fictional superhero ⓘ
ability	strength increases with anger ⓘ
adaptation	The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series) ⓘ The Incredible Hulk (2008 film) ⓘ
alignment	often heroic ⓘ sometimes antiheroic ⓘ
ally	Black Widow ⓘ Captain America ⓘ Iron Man ⓘ Thor ⓘ
alterEgo	Bruce Banner ⓘ
baseOfOperations	mobile ⓘ
catchphrase	Hulk smash! ⓘ
causeOfTransformation	gamma radiation exposure ⓘ
coCreator	Jack Kirby ⓘ
comicSeries	The Incredible Hulk ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Stan Lee ⓘ
enemy	Abomination ⓘ linked to: Emil Blonsky / Abomination in The Incredible Hulk The Leader ⓘ Thunderbolt Ross ⓘ Wendigo ⓘ Zzzax ⓘ
eyeColor	green ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Incredible Hulk #1 ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate	May 1962 ⓘ
fullName	Robert Bruce Banner ⓘ linked to: Bruce Banner
gender	male ⓘ
hairColor	green ⓘ
memberOfFranchise	Marvel Universe ⓘ linked to: Marvel Comics
notableColor	green ⓘ
occupation	physicist ⓘ scientist ⓘ
personalityAspect	childlike simplicity ⓘ rage ⓘ
portrayedBy	Edward Norton ⓘ Eric Bana ⓘ Lou Ferrigno ⓘ Mark Ruffalo ⓘ
powers	adaptation to hostile environments ⓘ leaping great distances ⓘ regenerative healing factor ⓘ resistance to mind control ⓘ superhuman durability ⓘ superhuman stamina ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ
publisher	Marvel Comics ⓘ
specialization	gamma radiation ⓘ
species	mutated human ⓘ
teamAffiliation	Avengers ⓘ Defenders ⓘ Fantastic Four (occasional) ⓘ Illuminati (former) ⓘ linked to: Illuminati (fictional depiction)
triggerOfTransformation	anger ⓘ stress ⓘ
universe	Earth-616 (primary Marvel continuity) ⓘ linked to: Earth-616
weakness	emotional instability ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (90)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marvel Super Hero Island → featuresCharacter → The Incredible Hulk ⓘ

Tim Roth → notableWork → The Incredible Hulk ⓘ

Thor: Ragnarok → mainCharacter → Hulk ⓘ