Brian Banner is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. He first appeared in print in The Incredible Hulk #267 (January 1982). He is the father of Bruce Banner (the Incredible Hulk).
The bullying and abuse that Bruce suffered at Brian's hands as a child was a major contributing factor to his eventual transformation into the Hulk. When Brian was a child, he and his sister, Elaine. were both bullied and abused by their father, Bruce Banner I. Because of this, he bullied and abused his son, Bruce Banner (Bruce being named after his grandfather). Brian, convinced that he would have a mutant son, did not want a son.
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In the 2003 film Hulk, Bruce Banner's father is named "David" Banner. The character is actually based on Brian Banner, but was changed to "David" to pay homage to the TV character (although sort of backhandedly).