She-Hulk's Surprising Insult Cuts to the Heart of the Avengers
Having a sound legal mind did not stop She-Hulk from presenting one of the weakest possible arguments for why she suspected that Luke Cage had betrayed his fellow Heroes for Hire, insulting a significant segment of Avengers in the bargain. Jennifer Walters’ legal arguments typically carry just as much as weight as her superpowered punches but, in this case, she was woefully misguided.
After making her debut in Savage She-Hulk #1 by Stan Lee and John Buscema, it quickly became apparent that She-Hulk feels more comfortable in her green skin than Hulk does, mastering her superpower and transformation in a way that allows her to merge her superpowers with her day job. Despite being a large green mass of muscle in the style of Hulk (on account of a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner), she remains a cerebral lawyer. In addition to her sensibilities for criminal defense, she is a go-to legal counsel for her fellow superheroes. Her belief in the justice system is a critical character motivation, and is even approved of by the cosmic Living Tribunal.
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Given the need to zealously advocate for her clients’ legal defense, She-Hulk’s narrow view of Luke Cage in 1997’s Heroes for Hire #12 by John Ostrander, Pascual Ferry, Jaime Mendoza, and Jon Babcock is incredibly surprising. Suspected of working with the villainous Master of the World, Luke Cage's reputation is challenged, but when Iron Fist cuts in to defend him, She-Hulk replies, «He's an ex-con. What do you expect?» Such a knee-jerk speculation on someone’s guilt, compounded by the belief that he or she would always remain on the wrong side of the law after one criminal act, upends core tenets of
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