Every live-action movie adaptation of Marvel's Incredible Hulk comic books so far has left out a crucial aspect of the titular superhero's origin story.

For decades, fans of Marvel’s Hulk have accepted one truth: Bruce Banner became the Hulk because of a tragic accident involving a gamma bomb. The origin seemed simple enough. It was science gone wrong ...

The Hulk has been smashing through Marvel Comics since 1962. Ever since Dr. Bruce Banner was exposed to gamma radiation, he’s been burdened with the curse of transforming into the rampaging Hulk ...