She-Hulk : Issue #12
Genre : Superhero / Comedy / Legal
Showrunner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Writer : Chad Taylor
Based on the Marvel Comics characters
Cast: Jenny Slate, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Himesh Patel, F. Murray Abraham, Ron Perlman, Michael Richards, Finn Wittrock and Stephen Tobolowsky
“Hi, my name is Mary and I’m a supervillain.”
At home, Jen watches the local news during the crime segment to see what is going on around town. A supervillain known by the alias “Southpaw”, believed to be a teenager, injured three police officers who were trying to arrest her for fraud. Her whereabouts are unknown. Jen looks to the camera.
Teenage supervillain. That’s gotta be rough.
Jen (Jenny Slate) travels to Central Park, where she meets up with Holden Holliway (F. Murray Abraham), her former boss. Holden reminds her that there are no hard feelings between the two, although she is skeptical. She asks if he is going to ask her to come back to the firm and says that she isn’t sure if she would say yes as she is enjoying life as She-Hulk. He says he is not. He asks if he ever told Jen about his son, Holden Jr. She says no. Holden explains that his son was his pride and joy. When Junior was young, he always wanted to be a lawyer like his old man. As he got older, he chose a different path but one that probably fit him better: law enforcement. Jen looks on curiously, not sure where this is going.
He then looks to his feet and says it’s been almost three years since they lost Junior. Jen is shocked and offers her condolences. He says he has grieved and that his son knew that it was a part of his profession and a risk he was willing to take. And his son’s wife knew as well. It was his granddaughter who was hurt the most. In middle school at the time, a lot was going on in her life at the time and the death of her father sent things into a tailspin. To say the last few years have not been easy for his daughter-in-law would be an understatement. And then a few weeks ago, his granddaughter Sasha ran away from home.
Jen’s heart sinks, knowing where this is going. She asks if she is the one she saw on TV and he confirms. He says that since Jen is connected to the superhero world, he was wondering if she could do him a favor and track down his granddaughter. He knows how the world views supervillains and is worried that others might not go as easy on her. As she has always respected Holden, she tells him she will try her best. He gives her a heartfelt thank you.
Jen goes home and lays down on her couch, staring at the ceiling. Holden’s request is weighing heavy on her and she knows this will not be easy. She actually starts to tear up before her cell phone rings. It is her father Morris (Michael Richards). He asks if she is watching The Bugle. She asks why she would ever do that and then asks him if he’s been watching The Bugle again - she thought she warned him against that. He laughs this off and says that they’re talking about her again. Jen rolls her eyes and turns on the TV.
J. Jonah Jameson (Ron Perlman) sits as his desk with a graphic of She-Hulk to his right. He is talking at length about her being a rare hero who doesn’t mind if people know her true identity, which he kind of admires.
He’s saying that now, because his last scheme didn’t work out so well.
However, he starts to change her tune whenever he starts talk about her public persona. He complains about a scantily-clad green woman wandering the streets of New York, in front of all of those cameras and children. What kind of role model is that? What is that telling young little American girls what they should be when they grow up, instead of good wives and mothers? He then uses this as an opportunity to praise his son John (Finn Wittrock), who he says broke up with She-Hulk upon realizing this. She shuts off the TV immediately once she sees John’s face on there.
WHY IS HE SO OBSESSED WITH ME?!
Still curious, she turns back on the TV and sees Jameson is now taking calls. One caller tells JJJ to take it easy on She-Hulk. At least she is not out there causing havoc like the hoodlums in The Hood’s network. This sparks a lightbulb for Jen. She calls Stu (Himesh Patel) over for some late-night take-out. There is a brief pause and she says not to get dirty, she is talking about food.
When he arrives, she asks him to tell her everything he knows about The Hood.
Meanwhile, Mary leaves her Supervillains Anonymous meeting and gets on the subway. She listens to “Evil Woman” by ELO on her headphones as she exits and walks down the sidewalk alone. Instead of going home, she goes to the facility that Carl took her to. After gaining access, she starts to underground - to The Hood’s secret lair.
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