Even tho everyone (me, included) is getting all excited about the new
Incredible Hulk movie that is due for release later on this year, I think it's important that we don't forget who we have to thank for some of the
Hulk's popularity. Yeah, I'm not talking about
Marvel kingpin
Stan Lee (who gets enough accolades on his own), I'm referring to
Lou Ferrigno -- the man who portrayed the
Hulk in the 1970's TV series. It can be argued that
Lou was the star of
The Incredible Hulk series even tho
Bill Bixby got all of the credit for playing
Dr. David Banner.
Lou was the one who had to have his massive body painted green day after day after day ... and it was
Lou who had to do all the heavy lifting ... and it was
Lou who did all of the really hard work as the
Hulk. This is why I'm so happy to see that
Lou Ferrigno made an appearance at Day 1 of the
New York Comic Con at the
Jacob Javits Center this weekend:
Photo credit: WireimageLou Ferrigno is well into his 50s but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. He looks amazing and is still in peak shape. I think it's right that the
Hulk will exist in digital form in the new movie (as long as it's handled properly) but there's something to be said about
Lou's old skool green body paint version of the
Hulk. We must never forget our forebears and
Lou Ferrigno is deffo the first and prolly the best
Hulk we've ever had ... which is why I felt it necessary to show the man some blog love today. We salute you,
Lou. [
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