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The time Stan Lee called Hulk Bob Banner

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Stan Lee was famous for giving his characters alliterative names (Peter Parker, Reed Richards) precisely because he had a terrible memory. Despite this trick, he still forgot the Hulk's name, randomly calling him 'Bob Banner' in several early issues. He later covered his tracks by claiming the character's full name was Robert Bruce Banner.

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