Marvel has killed off The Hulk ’s human alter ego Bruce Banner in its latest comic .
The character is seen dying as a result of an arrow to the head from Hawkeye , his Avengers teammate , in the third issue of Civil War II .
Banner has been the Hulk ’ s alter ego since the character’ s creation in 1962 .
However , for the last year , readers have seen Banner medicating himself to keep his anger management issues under control .
During that time , a Korean - American teenage genius named Amadeus Cho has taken over as the new human alter - ego of The Hulk .
“This is uncharted territory for us , ” Marvel ’ s editor in chief Axel Alonso told the New York Daily News .
“Only two things are for certain : It will take a long , long time for our heroes to come to terms with his loss, and the circumstance surrounding his death will leave a huge scar on the superhero community .”
In the latest edition of Civil War II , Hawkeye is seen killing his friend on the belief Banner is about to turn into the Hulk and unleash massive death and destruction , reports the BBC .
Banner had recently asked him for a mercy killing in the event of any disaster.
His death comes a week after Marvel announced Riri Williams , a 15 - year -old African - American girl , will become the new Iron Man .
Marvel has previously brought back characters after their apparent death – including Captain America and Spider- Man , who returned within a year of their demise.
It is not yet clear whether Banner could return in a similar way , but Marvel indicated there were no plans for a return
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