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Captain Axis

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CAPTAIN AXIS (Otto Kronsteig)
Created By:
Archie Goodwin & Herb Trimpe
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #155 (1972)
Role: Long-Lost Nazi
Group Affiliations: The National Socialist Party of Germany
PL 10 (116)
STRENGTH
0/14 STAMINA 1/14 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 2
INTELLIGENCE 6 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Expertise (Science) 8 (+14)
Intimidation 2 (+5)
Perception 2 (+5)
Persuasion 5 (+8)
Technology 8 (+14)
Vehicles 1 (+3)

Advantages:
None

Powers:
"Shaper of Worlds-Induced Boosts"
Enhanced Strength 14 [28]
Enhanced Stamina 13 [26]

Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+12 Damage, DC 27)
Frosting +8 (+12 Affliction, DC 22)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +1 (+14 Boost), Fortitude +1 (+14 Boost), Will +4

Complications:
Motivation (Power)- Otto wishes to rule America as a Nazi conqueror.

Total: Abilities: 42 / Skills: 26--13 / Advantages: 0 / Powers: 54 / Defenses: 7 (116)

-Otto Kronsteig is a brilliant Nazi scientist who later worked for Doctor Doom, building a size-reduction ray. Doom, fearing his servant would use the weapon against him, shrunk Otto and sent him to the Microverse, where he became the Fuhrer of a replica of America after the bored Shaper Of Worlds was convinced to help him out. So, you know, simple stuff. Naturally, the Hulk got involved after he got shrunk by Ant-Man's serum, and fought Kronsteig, who got transformed into Captain Axis by the Shaper. Then the Captain mentioned that "I could never dream" of standing up to the Hulk, which caused the Shaper (who was limited to doing what people thought about) to de-power him. The Microverse planet was returned to normal and Kronsteig was left there.
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Rick Jones

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RICK JONES
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: Annoying Sidekick, Point-Of-View Character, Grouchy Kid
PL 6 (88)
STRENGTH
2 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 8 DEXTERITY 5
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+7)
Athletics 5 (+7)
Deception 3 (+6)
Expertise (Musician) 3 (+6)
Expertise (Pop Culture) 3 (+5)
Insight 1 (+4)
Investigation 1 (+4)
Persuasion 2 (+5)
Vehicles 1 (+6)

Advantages:
Equipment 3 (Motorcycle, Guitar), Improved Trip, Ranged Attack, Set-Up, Teamwork

Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +8 (DC 18), Parry +8 (DC 18), Toughness +3, Fortitude +5, Will +7

Complications:
Relationship (The Hulk)- Rick is responsible for Dr. Bruce Banner's condition as The Hulk, and is still guilty over it. He is the Hulk's most-loyal friend.
Relationship (Captain Mar-Vell)- Rick's closest friend over the years was probably Mar-Vell, and was one of the ones most angered and heartbroken over his death.
Relationship (Marlo Thomas)- The two were married, then split. Then they got back together, and she turned into the new Harpy.

Total: Abilities: 60 / Skills: 22--11 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 10 (88)

Rick Jones- Marvel's Teen Sidekick:
-Rick Jones is a classic old-school kind of character: The Teen Sidekick, he was basically meant to be a Fan's-POV character who represents the young males reading ("WOW! Rick Jones gets to play in a rock band, has a radio program, and hangs around with SUPER-HEROES!! I sure wish *I* was him!"). Since Marvel heroes usually lead such crap-ass lives, nobody would WANT to be them, and so fans needed a more normal sort of guy to represent them (the same logic was used for Robin, since Batman kind of had a rough go of it). Though of course, it was STILL Marvel (and Stan Lee HAAAAAAAAAATED the "Teen Sidekick" trope), and so Rick was an orphan and kind of a grouch when he wasn't playing guitar (really) and forming a group of teens who had adventures with their ham radios (really). It was a bit on-the-nose, but he had a lot of play in the Silver Age of Marvel, kicking around with The Hulk (out of guilt for being the reason Banner got caught in the Gamma Bomb's eruption) and The Avengers.

-Rick was a supporting character in the Hulk's book, looking after the guy. He later was responsible for the forming of the Avengers, when he called forth every major superhero he could in order to stop one of Loki's schemes. With the Hulk's book canceled, Rick was in The Avengers for a while, and was then paired up with Captain America during his solo adventures. In the later part of the 1960s, Rick started hanging around Captain Marvel, eventually getting trapped in the Negative Zone unless Marvel clanged his Nega-Bands together- the two would then switch places. So every time there was a threat, Rick would do the same- his own set of Nega-Bands would summon Marvel. Rick was then central to the Kree-Skrull War story arc, being the human who proved the "latent power" within all of humanity, using the "Legacy Force" or whatever to summon a bunch of Golden Age heroes (of COURSE Roy Thomas was writing) to save the Avengers from the alien threat.

Rick By Peter David:
-With Captain Marvel being canceled (Mar-Vell soon died) and other books using him less, Rick started showing up far less often. He briefly popped up in Rom: Spaceknight, helping out despite the fact that he was now dying of blood cancer (after he foolishly tried to give himself Hulk-like powers in order to stop the Hulk's rampage)- he was later cured by The Beyonder. He was temporarily turned into a Hulk-like being by night, and became a much more common sight in that book. In the "Peter David" era of the book, he started dating Marlo Chandler, entering a new chapter in his life. The two marry after she is briefly thought-dead (she's brought back by a machine and some proper care), but he is crippled by a raging Hulk. He & Marlo separate as Peter David's run on Hulk ends and Betty Banner dies.

-Jones later appears in David's next Marvel book, Captain Marvel, where he gets linked to Genis, the SON of Mar-Vell. He also features heavily in Avengers Forever. Eventually, he and Marlo reunite as the Captain Marvel series ends. Rick doesn't appear in a lot of stuff for a while, but eventually the "Huge Number Of Hulks" storyline includes him becoming "A-Bomb", a blue-ish Abomination-type character who now allies with the other Hulks. This turned out to be an Intelligencia plot, but Rick broke free from their control and became a good guy. Despite appearing in Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (a goofy kids cartoon where he's voiced by Seth Green), he is permanently depowered in the comics by "Doc Green", another smart version of the Hulk, who thinks that Gamma-powered heroes are a threat to the world. Afterwards, he becomes a bit of a "hacktivist", who calls out S.H.I.E.L.D. for experimenting with a Cosmic Cube after promising not to.

Rick Jones- Bad-Ass Normal:
-Rick is a bit of a Plucky Sidekick in terms of stats, and isn't a bad fighter by any means- PL 5 on offense is nothing impressive considering many Mooks are at that level (PL 4-5 is basic, to me), but he can trip up a professional super-villain or two in a pinch. I don't imagine him winning fights against any real threats, though, as his luck will run out with such low damage & toughness thresholds.

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A-BOMB (Rick Jones)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962)
Role: Powerhouse, Upgraded Civilian
PL 12 (217)
STRENGTH
15 STAMINA 14 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 7 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Acrobatics 3 (+7)
Athletics 5 (+7)
Deception 3 (+6)
Expertise (Musician) 3 (+6)
Expertise (Pop Culture) 3 (+5)
Insight 1 (+4)
Intimidation 4 (+7)
Investigation 1 (+4)
Persuasion 2 (+5)
Vehicles 1 (+6)

Advantages:
Improved Hold, Improved Trip, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 5, Set-Up, Teamwork, Withstand Damage

Powers:
"Abomination-Level Stats"
Power Lifting 5 (25,000 tons) [5]
Leaping 11 (4 miles) [11]
Protection 2 (Extras: Impervious 15) [17]
Immunity 12 (Heat, Cold, Radiation, Pressure, Poison, Disease, Drowning, Radiation Damage) [12]
Features 1: Goings into Suspended Animation if Thrown Into Unliveable Conditions [1]
Regeneration 6 (Feats: Regrowth) [7]
"Colour-Changing Scales" Concealment 2 (Visuals) (Flaws: Passive) [2]

"Natural Size" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, +1 Speed) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Super-Strength Feats"
"Thunderclap" Dazzle Hearing 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Touch Range, Distracting) (24) -- [29]
  • AE: "Groundstrike" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Burst +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Groundstrike Line" Affliction 12 (Dodge; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 120ft. Line +3) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Limited to Ground) Linked to Damage 10 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (22)
  • AE: "Shockwave" Damage 12 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (Flaws: Both Grounded) (24)
  • AE: "Super-Breath" Move Object 12 (Extras: Area- 120ft. Cone +2) (Flaws: Limited to One Direction) (24)
  • AE: Penetrating Strength Damage 13 (13)
Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+15 Damage, DC 30)
Assorted Strength Feats +12 Area (+12 Damage/Affliction, DC 27/22)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +16, Fortitude +14, Will +7

Complications:
Relationship (The Hulk)- Rick is responsible for Dr. Bruce Banner's condition as The Hulk, and is still guilty over it. He is the Hulk's most-loyal friend.
Relationship (Captain Mar-Vell)- Rick's closest friend over the years was probably Mar-Vell, and was one of the ones most angered and heartbroken over his death.
Relationship (Marlo Thomas)- The two were married, then split. Then they got back together, and she turned into the new Harpy.

Total: Abilities: 94 / Skills: 26--13 / Advantages: 11 / Powers: 89 / Defenses: 10 (217)

-This is Rick as A-Bomb. The Abomination was a PL 12 menace, and Rick appears almost as powerful (though Abom was MUCH stronger than a baseline Hulk, and A-Bomb feels like Just Another Guy as far as powerhouses go). He's a PL 11 Powerhouse build, but his Area Effects are PL 12 level.
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The best part of Rick's marriage to Marlo was when a pale, goth-looking woman (who looked a lot like the personification of Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman book) gave Marlo a hairbrush as a wedding present.
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Re: Doc Samson

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MacynSnow wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:26 pmSamson was actually one of my inspiration's for doing the whole "Duridverse":what would've happened to the guy if he was given a bigger part in the Marvel Universe....
Speaking as the world's only Dr Druid fan I'd love to read that project.
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Marlo

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MARLO JONES (nee' Chandler, aka The Harpy II)
Created By:
Peter David
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #347 (Sept. 1988)
Role: Gangster's Moll, Hero's Wife
Group Affiliations: None
PL 3 (37)
STRENGTH
1 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Athletics 6 (+7)
Deception 2 (+5, +7 Attractive)
Expertise (Talk Show Host) 3 (+3)
Expertise (Instructor) 4 (+4)
Expertise (Acting) 1 (+4)
Persuasion 2 (+4 Attractive)

Advantages:
Attractive

Offense:
Unarmed +2 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Initiative +3

Defenses:
Dodge +3 (DC 13), Parry +2 (DC 12), Toughness +3, Fortitude +3, Will +3

Complications:
Relationship (Rick Jones)- Marlo & Rick were married for some time.
Relationship (Joe Fixit)- The two briefly dated, but she dumped him after witnessing him murder someone. They reconciled and then had an amicable break-up afterwards.

Total: Abilities: 24 / Skills: 18--9 / Advantages: 1 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 3 (37)

-Marlo Chandler's a Hulk supporting character that followed Peter David to his Captain Marvel book thanks to her relationship with Rick Jones- she's named for crime-fiction character Phillip Marlowe and his creator Raymond Chandler. She started off as a girlfriend of the Hulk himself, as part of his "Joe Fixit" persona- she was an aerobics & swimming instuctor who broke up with the casino enforcer when she saw him brutally murder someone. She later reappeared dating his buddy Rick Jones, and was shocked to discover that her ex was in fact the Hulk! Betty Banner eventually got over some jealousy and became best friends with Marlo. She was stabbed and killed by a deranged woman who claimed to be Rick's biological mother, but Rick brought her back using The Leader's technology.

-She and Rick eventually married (after a hiccup involving his discovery of her career in soft porn films), and became famous talk show hosts- she would make appearances in the Hulk's book here and there, but eventually dropped out of the book. She & Rick separated some time before the Captain Marvel book, and she became a supporting character there, too. She briefly gained powers after being possessed by Death herself, and then shared an attraction with the royal bitch-queen Moondragon. As the low-selling book ended, she & Rick had reconciled (with a heartbroken Moondragon pretending that she'd mentally coerced Marlo into being attracted to her, in order to make a "clean break"). She disappeared for a number of years, popping up as the new Harpy after The Leader captured her. She & Rick (as A-Bomb) become a superhero married duo.

-Marlo is typically just an athletic, but ordinary woman. For a while, her "Death" power let her shape reality with wishes (but only if she made them unconsciously), and this was shown in Chaos War to return under times of extreme duress- this would basically be Transform on a grand scale.
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Ken wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:53 pm The best part of Rick's marriage to Marlo was when a pale, goth-looking woman (who looked a lot like the personification of Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman book) gave Marlo a hairbrush as a wedding present.
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Marlo's "brush with death" was indeed a shoutout to Neil Gaiman. They couldn't show her face or her signature ankh, so it's tucked into her tank top.

Death of the Endless also shows up in a cameo appearance in the crossover Avengers/JLA #2, standing next to the purple-robed Death of Earth 616.
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i always loved that little nod there.

they even referenced it a few issues earlier when Marlo came back from the dead. Betty asked her if she remembered anything and she replied "Not much, but one of those little Egyptian symbols...whaddayacallit....an ankh?"

I once dated a gal that looked sorta like Marlo (she had tats though). Nice enough gal on most parts but NEED-EEEE. She'd get angry if I went to work or even into another room to work out. I'm not about head games like that.
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Jarella

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"[It] was my intention that Jarella was not really dead. Being an alien species, what appeared to be death to us was in fact a step in what was to be her metamorphosis into a higher power. I never got a chance to bring her back before I left the title, and thus she’s remained dead."
-Len Wein


JARELLA
Created By:
Harlan Ellison, Roy Thomas & Herb Trimpe
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #140 (June 1971)
Role: Green-Skinned Space Babe
Group Affiliations: None
PL 7 (82)
STRENGTH
2 STAMINA 4 AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 9 DEXTERITY 2
INTELLIGENCE 1 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Athletics 6 (+8)
Expertise (Military) 6 (+7)
Insight 2 (+5)
Perception 2 (+5)
Persuasion 2 (+5)

Advantages:
Benefit 2 (Royalty), Equipment 2 (Sword +3), Improved Critical (Sword), Ranged Attack 3

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Sword +9 (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Initiative +0

Defenses:
Dodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +9 (DC 19), Toughness +4, Fortitude +5, Will +5

Complications:
Responsibility (K'ai)- Jarella is a member of the K'ai royalty, and must defend it from the warthog-like aggressors of that world.
Relationship (The Hulk)- The two fall in love quickly, and soon marry. Jarella accepts all parts of her husband- Banner's mind, the Hulk's mind, and even Banner's body.

Total: Abilities: 56 / Skills: 18--9 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 9 (82)

-Now here's a character I've always been curious about, but for some reason have never gotten around to statting- Jarella, one of the Hulk's random late girlfriends. She was created by guest writer Harlan Ellison, then eventually brought back as a recurring character- she was classic Sci-Fi- a Warrior Queen combined with Green-Skinned Space Babe. She was the Princess of the sub-atomic world of K'ai, a primitive-looking world that still mixed laser-swords and stuff, kinda like He-Man and Thundarr the Barbarian. Her people are attacked by evil warthog-monsters, and the Hulk suddenly arives to defend them. He quickly falls in love with the green-skinned, attractive, gentle Jarella, and soon the Banner Personality takes control, and the two fall in love (Remember: Ideal Alpha Male). Eventually, the two are sent back to Earth for a while, but Jarella eventually dies saving a child from a collapsing wall.

-The Hulk's grief is outstanding, and the outpouring from fans was as well- the character had died only five years after her introduction, but apparently she really appealed to people (green skin plus blonde hair PLUS Sword Chick? I can only imagine!). Curiously, the writer who killed her (Len Wein) intended to bring her back as a "higher form of life", but was taken off the book before he could do so, meaning the character pretty much exists only in legend- as a fan, I've only barely heard of her, and usually only as part of a "Betty and Caiera and..." group of the Hulk's exes. As the character's been dead for over forty years, I think the chances of her resurrection are pretty slim, but hey- you never know when the next writer is gonna read a collected edition of her appearances and suddenly JARELLA is back from the dead, alongside all these other Hulk-people.
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The Hulkbusters

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THE HULKBUSTERS:
-This organization was an aspect of the American military, being led by "Thunderbolt" Ross. Their mission was to capture or kill the Hulk. The Hulkbusters were basically a combination of the Washington Generals and Inspector Javert- never giving up, but always failing. It was disbanded Banner gained control of the Hulk body, but would be renewed a couple more times. At one point, Banner himself would lead it against the Hulk, with whom he'd just been separated. This group (including Hideo Takata- geophysicist, Carolyn Paramenter- marine scientist & Armand Martel- xenobiologist) lost most of its members to the Hulk's attacks (Carolyn was killed by Doc Samson somehow), and two remaining guys became the villains Rock & Redeemer. S.H.I.E.L.D. would form another version in order to stop various Hulk foes from running wild after the Hulk was exiled to space by the Illuminati. She-Hulk was a member of this group, alongside Clay Quartermaine.
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Re: Marlo

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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:22 pm Image
Are the background characters anyone of significance?
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Since I know it's one of Jab's favorite subjects...

I just heard that a ROM and the Spaceknights series was recently done by IDW.

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And does anyone else have the Dillards? Sears? JC Penny? exclusive Hulk and Rocket Raccoon comic?
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Re: Jarella

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Jabroniville wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:43 am Image
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"[It] was my intention that Jarella was not really dead. Being an alien species, what appeared to be death to us was in fact a step in what was to be her metamorphosis into a higher power. I never got a chance to bring her back before I left the title, and thus she’s remained dead."
-Len Wein


JARELLA
Created By:
Harlan Ellison, Roy Thomas & Herb Trimpe
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #140 (June 1971)
Role: Green-Skinned Space Babe
Group Affiliations: None
PL 7 (82)
STRENGTH
2 STAMINA 4 AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 9 DEXTERITY 2
INTELLIGENCE 1 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3

Skills:
Athletics 6 (+8)
Expertise (Military) 6 (+7)
Insight 2 (+5)
Perception 2 (+5)
Persuasion 2 (+5)

Advantages:
Benefit 2 (Royalty), Equipment 2 (Sword +3), Improved Critical (Sword), Ranged Attack 3

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Sword +9 (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Initiative +0

Defenses:
Dodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +9 (DC 19), Toughness +4, Fortitude +5, Will +5

Complications:
Responsibility (K'ai)- Jarella is a member of the K'ai royalty, and must defend it from the warthog-like aggressors of that world.
Relationship (The Hulk)- The two fall in love quickly, and soon marry. Jarella accepts all parts of her husband- Banner's mind, the Hulk's mind, and even Banner's body.

Total: Abilities: 56 / Skills: 18--9 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 9 (82)

-Now here's a character I've always been curious about, but for some reason have never gotten around to statting- Jarella, one of the Hulk's random late girlfriends. She was created by guest writer Harlan Ellison, then eventually brought back as a recurring character- she was classic Sci-Fi- a Warrior Queen combined with Green-Skinned Space Babe. She was the Princess of the sub-atomic world of K'ai, a primitive-looking world that still mixed laser-swords and stuff, kinda like He-Man and Thundarr the Barbarian. Her people are attacked by evil warthog-monsters, and the Hulk suddenly arives to defend them. He quickly falls in love with the green-skinned, attractive, gentle Jarella, and soon the Banner Personality takes control, and the two fall in love (Remember: Ideal Alpha Male). Eventually, the two are sent back to Earth for a while, but Jarella eventually dies saving a child from a collapsing wall.

-The Hulk's grief is outstanding, and the outpouring from fans was as well- the character had died only five years after her introduction, but apparently she really appealed to people (green skin plus blonde hair PLUS Sword Chick? I can only imagine!). Curiously, the writer who killed her (Len Wein) intended to bring her back as a "higher form of life", but was taken off the book before he could do so, meaning the character pretty much exists only in legend- as a fan, I've only barely heard of her, and usually only as part of a "Betty and Caiera and..." group of the Hulk's exes. As the character's been dead for over forty years, I think the chances of her resurrection are pretty slim, but hey- you never know when the next writer is gonna read a collected edition of her appearances and suddenly JARELLA is back from the dead, alongside all these other Hulk-people.
I remember Jarella. Hulk was really in love with her.

The first time I saw Hulk, er, ah, really "Hulk-out" was right after Jarella's death.

The assembled Defenders could not handle him and struggled to save innocents and the damaged he caused.

Finally, "Sword-Girl" Valkyrie was able to calm him, not because Val resembled Jarella, but because of her soothing ways she had with Hulk. Of course, this was after Hulk had grabbed Dragonfang from Val and knocked her off her feet.
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Re: Marlo

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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:22 pm Image
Jesus, that looks like a stripper's interpretation of a wedding dress.
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Spectrum wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:39 pm
Jabroniville wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:22 pm Image
Are the background characters anyone of significance?
The blonde in the red, I believe, is Betty Ross. Marlo's mum (the ginger in the glasses) and her friend/sister? Mona are there because they're part of Marlo's life. Not sure who the blonde holding the mirror.
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MissRo wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:07 pm
Jabroniville wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:22 pm Image
Jesus, that looks like a stripper's interpretation of a wedding dress.
It's Vegas, baby!!!

Seriously, she's from Las Vega, was an aerobics and swimming instructor, and did a stint in the soft-core porn industry. If she also worked as a stripper at some point, it would be perfectly in keeping with her character.
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