Betty Ross Banner

Betty Ross is the daughter of General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross and a longtime love interest of Bruce Banner, the Hulk. Their relationship was shaped by her father's relentless pursuit of the Hulk, placing Betty at the center of the conflict between the two men.

Few characters are as deeply woven into the emotional fabric of Marvel's gamma-irradiated corner of the universe as Betty Ross Banner — a Bronze Age stalwart who first stepped into the spotlight in The Incredible Hulk #158 in 1972, brought to life by the remarkable creative trio of Steve Gerber, Roy Thomas, and Herb Trimpe. Over more than five decades of publication, she has remained a constant presence across The Incredible Hulk, Hulk, and the celebrated Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus, sharing the page with titans like the Hulk himself, Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, Iron Man, and Samuel Sterns. Her S.H.I.E.L.D. affiliation speaks to a life lived at the intersection of superhuman chaos and human consequence, and her longevity from 1972 all the way through 2024 is a testament to how indispensable she is to Marvel's green-tinged mythology. For any collector tracing the human heart beating at the center of the Hulk's world, Betty Ross Banner is absolutely essential reading.