
Let’s delve right into the tale of Joe Fixit, an extraordinary version of the Hulk. Introduced in The Incredible Hulk #324, this new incarnation of the titan boasted a sharp mind compared to his “wild” persona, often found in casinos instead of wandering through deserts. The original Incredible Hulk was gray when he first appeared, but later transformed into green as the story progressed. Peter David, Joe Fixit’s creator, provided a backstory for this change, suggesting that Fixit could have been the initial manifestation from Bruce Banner’s fractured psyche due to the gamma explosion. After spending years as the sole Hulk following Banner’s exposure to another gamma bomb, Fixit eventually merged with the Savage Hulk and Bruce Banner to form “The Professor,” also known as “Smart Hulk.