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Going back one question, I just wanted to say nobody ever called him Robert either until the TV series. Bruce must have just not been macho enough for a 70's TV lead.
Though that could be precisely why Stan Lee picked the name in the first place, to contrast with untramuscular Hulk.
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Shining Son, I also think at the time of the TV show "Bruce" was something of a slang for a gay man. So there was a little bit of homophobia behind the name change IMHO
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Bruce became "Robert Bruce" Banner simply because Stan Lee went a whole story in TTA calling him "Bob Banner". Same way the second story in ASM #1 stars "Peter Palmer", Lee has always had a bad memory - so many early Marvel characters named by him have alliterative names as an aide mémoire for him - clearly though, not a foolproof one! This one, they codified rather than ignored.
quote:Originally posted by ActorLad: The mental condition (madness) that Eternals are susceptible to, correct?
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quote:Originally posted by Shining Son: Going back one question, I just wanted to say nobody ever called him Robert either until the TV series. Bruce must have just not been macho enough for a 70's TV lead.
Though that could be precisely why Stan Lee picked the name in the first place, to contrast with untramuscular Hulk.
And now, back to your game...
He was actually David Banner for the TV series, but yes, probably for the same reason.
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It seems there's an increased tendency to introduce offspring of super-heroes these days in main continuity, what's the name of Doctor Strange's kid?
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Ok, I did a google search. I came up with Sofia Strange.
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