John Q.T. Nguyen
May 13, 2004, 03:51 pm
<B>Real Name:</B> Carl "Crusher" Creel
<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Former agent of Loki and of They Who Wield Power
<B>Height:</B> 6'4"
<B>Weight:</B> 365 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Bald
<B>Powers:</B> Creel possesses the ability to bodily duplicate at will the physical properties of anything he touches or that touches him. This power extends to both animate and inanimate objects and certain forms of energy. The matter of Crusher's body magically undergoes a material and physiological change so that his body becomes composed of the matter or energy with which he is making contact.
In our reality, while serving time in prison for aggravated assault committed while a member of an extortion racket, Crusher was selected by Loki, the Asgardian god of mischief, as his unwitting agent in a scheme against Thor, god of By adding an enchanted potion composed of rare Asgardian herbs to Creel's drinking water in the prison commissary, Loki granted the brutal convict a bizarre power he hoped would enable him to defeat Thor, the power to absorb the physical properties of anything with which he Came in contact. Creel used his newfound power to break free from prison and soon became engaged in battle with Thor. Due to his ability to absorb the properties of Thor's hammer and Thor himself, Creel, now called the Absorbing Man, became one of the strongest mortal foes Thor ever combated.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #10, 21
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/020/absorbing.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Absorbing Man (The Skrull Colonies)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #10
Creel was an unwilling participants in the Skrull's Games up until their evacuation of Earth because of the arrival Galactus. When the world devourer came to take over the planet, Crusher was one of many to stand in his way.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/036/absorbing.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Absorbing Man (Legacy)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #21
Crusher is one of many in the legion of infected Vi-Locks that dominate Earth. He battles the Avengers during their attempted infiltration of Mainframe.
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<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Former agent of Loki and of They Who Wield Power
<B>Height:</B> 6'4"
<B>Weight:</B> 365 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Bald
<B>Powers:</B> Creel possesses the ability to bodily duplicate at will the physical properties of anything he touches or that touches him. This power extends to both animate and inanimate objects and certain forms of energy. The matter of Crusher's body magically undergoes a material and physiological change so that his body becomes composed of the matter or energy with which he is making contact.
In our reality, while serving time in prison for aggravated assault committed while a member of an extortion racket, Crusher was selected by Loki, the Asgardian god of mischief, as his unwitting agent in a scheme against Thor, god of By adding an enchanted potion composed of rare Asgardian herbs to Creel's drinking water in the prison commissary, Loki granted the brutal convict a bizarre power he hoped would enable him to defeat Thor, the power to absorb the physical properties of anything with which he Came in contact. Creel used his newfound power to break free from prison and soon became engaged in battle with Thor. Due to his ability to absorb the properties of Thor's hammer and Thor himself, Creel, now called the Absorbing Man, became one of the strongest mortal foes Thor ever combated.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #10, 21
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/020/absorbing.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Absorbing Man (The Skrull Colonies)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #10
Creel was an unwilling participants in the Skrull's Games up until their evacuation of Earth because of the arrival Galactus. When the world devourer came to take over the planet, Crusher was one of many to stand in his way.
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/036/absorbing.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Absorbing Man (Legacy)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #21
Crusher is one of many in the legion of infected Vi-Locks that dominate Earth. He battles the Avengers during their attempted infiltration of Mainframe.
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