Directed Gamma Radiation Human Mutation is becoming real

David Banner, M.D., is a physician and scientist employed at California's Culver Institute, who is traumatized by the car accident that killed his beloved wife, Laura. Banner and his research partner, Dr. Elaina Marks, study people who summoned superhuman strength during moments of extreme stress. Obsessed with discovering why he was unable to exhibit such super strength under similar conditions, Banner hypothesizes that high levels of gamma radiation from sunspots contributed to the subjects' increase in strength. Impatient to test his theory, Banner conducts an unsupervised experiment in the laboratory, bombarding himself with gamma radiation. However, the radiology equipment has recently been recalibrated, so Banner unknowingly gives himself a massive overdose. He initially thinks that the experiment has failed, but later, when he injures himself under a heavy rain while changing a flat tire, Banner's anger triggers his transformation into a 6-foot-5-inch-tall (1.96 m), 286-pound (130 kg) green skinned, superhumanly strong creature who is driven by rage, and has only a primitive intelligence. The creature reverts to Banner when he calms down, and, since Banner is unable to remember what occurs while in his transformed state, he goes to Marks for help. They succeed in deliberately triggering the transformation again, this time under laboratory conditions—and investigate the nature of the metamorphosis, and the possibility of a cure. Tabloid reporter Jack McGee, who was initially investigating Banner and Marks' superhuman strength research, now suspects them of being connected to the reports of a green skinned monster roaming the area. While snooping around their laboratory, McGee unknowingly triggers a fire. Banner rushes back into the laboratory to save Marks, only for the creature to emerge from the fire with her in his arms, dying. Mistakenly believing that Banner was killed in the fire along with Marks and that the creature was responsible for their deaths, McGee publishes a story naming the "Incredible Hulk" as their killer and urges law enforcement to capture him. Banner travels from place to place, assuming different identities and odd jobs to support himself and enable his search for a cure. He also finds himself feeling obliged to help the people he meets out of whatever troubles have befallen them. Inevitably, doing so puts him in perilous situations that trigger his transformations into the Hulk, which in turn attracts the attention of McGee, who is obsessively pursuing the mysterious creature across the country, both to prevent further violence and to bring legitimacy to his story. Despite the rampages, the Hulk usually does good for the people Banner encounters in his travels. Each episode ends with Banner back on the road, fearful that the Hulk's appearances will bring unwanted scrutiny from the authorities and the ever-persistent McGee. The opening narration summarizes the experiment that turned Banner into the Hulk, McGee's pursuit of the Hulk, and Banner's quest to control the Hulk while eluding authorities. A different version of the opening narration was used for the second pilot movie, The Return of the Incredible Hulk (later re-titled Death in the Family). This version is mostly the same but adds an explanation of why the Hulk is wanted for murder and why Banner is believed dead.