Carl Creel was an extremely violent boxer turned criminal. Loki transformed him into the Absorbing Man by granting Carl powers to absorb the physical properties of anything he touches. This power extends to both animate and inanimate objects and certain forms of eneryy. Carl has an on-again-off-again marriage with Mary MacPherran, aka Titania. He's also the father to Jerry Sledge, aka Stonewall.
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Marvel Comics2010 -
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Marvel Comics1963 - 1996 -
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Marvel Comics2018 - Present -
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Marvel Comics1968 - 1999 -
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Marvel Knights2004 - 2006
Character History
FIRST APPEARANCE: Daredevil #1 (April, 1964) (as Rocky Davis); Journey into Mystery #114 (March, 1965) (as the Absorbing Man)