Comments on: The Savage She-Hulk #1: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/491 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.politedissent.com/archives/491/comment-page-1#comment-598912 Jon Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:17:33 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/491#comment-598912 Matthew -- take heart, you're not going mad. I remember the gamma-ray machine and the toes too. Hope I'm not five years too late... Matthew — take heart, you’re not going mad. I remember the gamma-ray machine and the toes too. Hope I’m not five years too late…

]]> By: Mike http://www.politedissent.com/archives/491/comment-page-1#comment-591167 Mike Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:11:58 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/491#comment-591167 To answer one of the questions, yes, the Hulk is irradiated and does set off geiger counters, I can't think of any specific issues, but it has been referenced multiple times. As to any medical explanation as to how Banner could walking around with advanced radiation poisoning, well... To answer one of the questions, yes, the Hulk is irradiated and does set off geiger counters, I can’t think of any specific issues, but it has been referenced multiple times. As to any medical explanation as to how Banner could walking around with advanced radiation poisoning, well…

]]> By: whitebat http://www.politedissent.com/archives/491/comment-page-1#comment-379251 whitebat Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:29:53 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/491#comment-379251 Both this and the Spiderman transfusion were whole blood, right? Is it possible that something in the white blood cells is affecting the recipient? Both this and the Spiderman transfusion were whole blood, right? Is it possible that something in the white blood cells is affecting the recipient?

]]> By: matthew rossi http://www.politedissent.com/archives/491/comment-page-1#comment-2039 matthew rossi Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:55:38 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/491#comment-2039 Well, the Hulk is a physical manifestation of Bruce's mpd, yes, but we know that the gamma rays work on other people in similar ways who <i>don't</i> have mpd... Leonard Samson doesn't have mpd, and the gamma rays made him big and strong too, same with the Abomination. It seems possible to imagine that the gamma ray transformation works on a level of self-image to some degree, idealizing or amplifying negative traits. (Yay for fanwanking!) Jen never used to be depicted as mindless and savage (I realize they did in recent issues of the Avengers, but I've not read them) and so it's a tolerable exercise to imagine that the gamma rays picked up on her courage, determination and, well, lack of sense and amplified those traits, making her the plucky gamma powerhouse she's been for most of the character's existence. As for why his blood would be gamma irradiated... didn't Bruce used to transform himself back and forth from the Hulk by literally standing in front of a big gamma ray machine that he would turn on and off with his toes? (I swear I remember this.) Is it possible that his repeated exposures could cause his bone marrow or other internal organs to become irradiated? (I'm not sure what goes into blood production, so I'm not sure what would have to be radioactive for this to work.) Well, the Hulk is a physical manifestation of Bruce’s mpd, yes, but we know that the gamma rays work on other people in similar ways who don’t have mpd… Leonard Samson doesn’t have mpd, and the gamma rays made him big and strong too, same with the Abomination. It seems possible to imagine that the gamma ray transformation works on a level of self-image to some degree, idealizing or amplifying negative traits. (Yay for fanwanking!) Jen never used to be depicted as mindless and savage (I realize they did in recent issues of the Avengers, but I’ve not read them) and so it’s a tolerable exercise to imagine that the gamma rays picked up on her courage, determination and, well, lack of sense and amplified those traits, making her the plucky gamma powerhouse she’s been for most of the character’s existence.

As for why his blood would be gamma irradiated… didn’t Bruce used to transform himself back and forth from the Hulk by literally standing in front of a big gamma ray machine that he would turn on and off with his toes? (I swear I remember this.) Is it possible that his repeated exposures could cause his bone marrow or other internal organs to become irradiated? (I’m not sure what goes into blood production, so I’m not sure what would have to be radioactive for this to work.)

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