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| Desert State University | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Aliases: | DSU D.S.U. |
| Category: | Learning center |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | New Mexico |
| City: | Navapo |
| 1st appearance: | Incredible Hulk, Vol. 2 #226 |
Desert State University is a fictional learning center featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and is associated with the Hulk family of titles. It first appeared in Incredible Hulk, Volume 2 #226 in August, 1978.
History[]
Desert State University (DSU) is a college located in the town of Navapo, New Mexico. It advertises itself as a testimonial for man's hunger for knowledge. The dean of DSU is Harvey Slater. One of its preeminent professors is Doctor Herbert Josiah Weller. Like any school, DSU has suffered its share of problems over the years ranging from increased tension due to rising tuition costs to volatile campus demonstrations.
One of the most notable students to ever attend Desert State University is Robert Bruce Banner, who was a student of Herbert Josiah Weller. Years after Banner suffered an accident that transformed him into a giant green monster known as the Hulk, he returned to DSU in one of the Hulk's infamous rampages. Dean Slater ordered the school evacuated, but Doctor Weller refused to leave. He remained on the campus grounds and confronted the Hulk. He tried to calm him down, but when he referred to him as "Banner", the Hulk only grew more incensed, causing considerable property damage on the campus grounds. [1]
Characters[]
- Bruce Banner - Student
- Cheryl - Student
- Harvey Slater - Dean
- Herbert Josiah Weller - Professor
- Rudy - Student
- Sally - Student