Avengers Age Of Ultron: 10 Outrageous Comic Moments That Won't Be Used
7. Hulk The Robot Circus Clown
In the very first issue of The Avengers in 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby managed to come up with an idea fit to give little kids nightmares for generations. As if Bruce Banners turn as the man-monster Hulk wasnt a scary enough concept, Lee and Kirby upped the creepy factor by having the green-skinned behemoth go undercover as a robot circus clown as a way to hide from Avenger members Iron Man and Thor. Thats right more than 20 years before Stephen King introduced the world to the monstrous clown Pennywise in his novel It, Robot Clown Hulk had that gimmick first. The best part is the circus owners don't even realise that the Hulk is hiding out among their troop. They are just thankful this gigantic robot clown shows up at their door step and is able to juggle some large animals for them. While the scene is clearly meant as a joke, Hulk as a robot circus clown is just too bizarre to ever be adapted for film. Beyond that, a CGI Hulk in clown attire in Avengers: Age of Ultron would be the most terrifying and unsettling thing to ever grace the big screen (pardon the hyperbole).
Mark is a professional writer living in Brooklyn and is the founder of the Chasing Amazing Blog, which documents his quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man, and the Superior Spider-Talk podcast. He also pens the "Gimmick or Good?" column at Comics Should Be Good blog.
