Absorbing Man
First appearance: Journey Into Mystery #114

A career criminal, Carl "Crusher" Creel was granted mystical, Asgardian powers from a potion given to him by Loki, the god of mischief. Using his unique powers in battle against Thor and the Incredible Hulk, Creel named himself the Abosorbing Man and went on to become a recurring threat to heroism in the Marvel Universe.

The Absorbing Man found himself in an interesting situation following his involvement in the "Secret Wars" engineered by the Beyonder. A young woman named Mary McPherson was given powers by Dr. Doom and, renaming herself Titania, ran into the Absorbing Man upon her return to Earth. The two quickly hooked up with each other, and after a long courtship, married in the company of their fellow super-villains. The duo also renounced their criminal ways, but returned to crime after Earth's heroes had seemingly died at the hand of Onslaught. Absorbing Man and Titania later tried to pull a "Thunderbolts" by taking on heroic identities to take down Spider-Man who was wanted for an attack on Norman Osborn, but were both incarerated following that. They later appeared, appealing to their one-time foe Thor, as Titania was close to dying and Thor was necessary in finding a cure.

The Absorbing Man and Titania are currently at large, a regular Bonnie and Clyde in spandex.

Powers and Abilities: Thanks to an Asgardian potion, "Crusher" Creel has the ability to absorb and take on the properties of any material he comes into contact with. He also frequently employs a large wrecking ball.

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