She-Hulk

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Female Superheroes — She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)

She-Hulk is Jennifer Walters — a super-powered lawyer who combines brute strength, razor intellect, and a healthy dose of sarcasm. Created by Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 (1980). From courtroom drama to cosmic slugfests, She-Hulk is one of Marvel’s most versatile, entertaining, and subversive heroines.

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Origin & Backstory

Jennifer Walters was a successful attorney and the cousin of Bruce Banner. After suffering a life-threatening injury, she received an emergency blood transfusion from Bruce. The transfusion saved her life — and transferred enough gamma radiation that Jennifer could transform into a green, super-strong form: She-Hulk. Unlike Bruce’s more volatile Hulk, Jennifer usually retains her full intelligence, personality, and legal mind while transformed, which gives her a very different relationship with power.

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Powers & Abilities

• Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability — She can go toe-to-toe with some of the heaviest hitters in the Marvel Universe.

• Accelerated healing — tougher and quicker to recover than a normal human.

• Skilled hand-to-hand combatant — trained and experienced from years of fieldwork.

• Retained intellect as She-Hulk — she thinks clearly in her powered form, which is a core distinction from many Hulk incarnations.

• Legal brilliance — top-tier lawyer, excellent strategist and negotiator; often represents superhuman clients.

Her control over transformation and the degree of strength she accesses has fluctuated across different writers and eras, but the defining trait is that Jen remains herself — confident, sharp, and very aware.

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Personality & Themes

Jennifer Walters is witty, self-aware, and grounded. She blends courtroom smarts and ethical conviction with the blunt honesty of a superhero who can literally pick up a car. Key themes in her stories include:

• Identity and empowerment: She-Hulk explores what it means to be powerful and feminine without being reduced to tropes.

• Agency over the body: Jen’s comfort (or discomfort) with her Hulk form becomes a way to discuss autonomy, public perception, and self-acceptance.

• Law and responsibility: Her dual life as attorney and Avenger lets writers tackle legal and ethical issues unique to a world of superhumans.

• Humor and meta-commentary: Many She-Hulk stories lean into comedy, satire, and even breaking the fourth wall.

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Notable Comic Eras & Roles

• Early years (1980s): Establishment as a solo hero who could hang in action stories.

• The Sensational / comedic runs: Several writers leaned into humor and meta moments, turning Jen into one of Marvel’s cheekier, more self-aware heroes.

• Team memberships: She-Hulk has been an Avenger and has teamed with (and occasionally joined) groups like the Fantastic Four and various superhero ensembles.

• Legal-focused comics: Later runs foreground her law practice — defending superheroes, suing villains, and navigating how a legal system handles powered people.

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In Other Media

She-Hulk has appeared in animated series and, more prominently, in live action: the Marvel Studios series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, which centers on Jennifer’s legal practice, her superhero duties, and plenty of comedic, fourth-wall winks. (Her portrayal brings her trademark combination of smarts, sass, and superstrength to a broad audience.)

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Why She-Hulk Matters

She-Hulk is important because she refuses to fit a single mold. She’s physically unstoppable yet emotionally and intellectually nuanced. Her stories let creators mix genres — legal drama, comedy, superhero action — while exploring feminism, identity, and accountability in a world of extraordinary power. She’s a role model for strength that is chosen and wielded with mind and conscience.

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