Absorbing Man (Marvel)

## Absorbing Man

### Personality

Barbaric, neutral evil, monstrous (formerly), murderous, homicidal, greedy, vandalizing, greedy, abusive (formerly), misnathropic, addictive

### Appearance

Multicolored eyes, no hair (formerly blonde0, and skint urns to the texture he touches.

### Occupation

Heavyweight boxer (formerly)
 Superpowered Criminal

### Goal

Kill Thor
 Defeat the Hulk (both formerly)

## Relationships

### Parents

Unnamed mother
Unnamed father

### Partner(s)

Jerry Sledge's mother (ex-lover)
Mary McPheerson/Titania (wife)

### Relatives

Unnamed uncle
Betsy (aunt)
Rocky Davis (cousin)

### Allies

Titania, Del Fyre, Loki Laufeyson, Volcana, Hi-Lite, Juggernaut, Mr. Hyde, 8-Ball, Baron Zemo, Black Bolt (formerly), Flag-Smasher, Fixer, Iron Maiden, Kuurth, Owl, Stonewall, Stockpile, Yellowjacket, Raava, Thunderstrike (sometimes), Ahkenatan

## Personal information

### Likes

Committing crimes, boxing (formerly), stealing

### Dislikes

Being defeated by Thor and the Hulk, superheroes, answering to people

### Powers and abilities

Absorbing the physical properties of matter or energy by touch
 Wrecking ball
 Superhuman strength
 Chemical absorbtion
 Energy absorption
 Immortality
 Invulnerability
 Matter Absorption
 Combat prowess

### Status

Active

**Carl Creel** is a major supervillain known as the Absorbing Man in Marvel Comics. He was able to duplicate at will the physical properties of anything he touched or that touched him. He only received his powers from Loki so he could challenge Thor. He is also the husband and partner in crime of Titania.

Absorbing Man was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Comics
Abomination • **Absorbing Man** • A.I.M. • Albino • Arcade • Ares • Avalanche • Baron Mordo] • Baron Zemo • Batroc the Leaper • Beetle • Black Cat • Blackout • Black Widow • Bobcat • Bombshell • Boomerang • Bullseye • Circus of Crime • Crossbones • Clown • **Crossfire** • Death-Throws (Oddball) • Deadpool • Doctor Doom • Dr. Octopus • Dormammu • Egghead • Electro • Enforcers • Fixer • Goliath • Grey Gargoyle • Hammerhead • Hand • Hobgoblin • The Hood • HYDRA • Inner Demons • Javelynn • Kingpin • Kraven • Lady Bullseye • Lady Lotus • Madame Masque • Madame Viper • Magneto • Mandarin • Maggia • Mephisto • Mister Hyde • Mister Negative • Mole Man • Monica Rappaccinni • Moonstone • Morgan le Fay • Norman Osborn • Orb • Owl • Ox • Phantom Rider • Punisher • Quicksilver • Red Skull • Rhino • Ringmaster • Sandman • Scarlet Witch • Screaming Mimi • Secret Empire • Sentinels • Shocker • Silencer • Silver Sable • Skrulls • Swordsman • Symbiotes • Taskmaster • Thunderbolts • Tiger Shark • Tracksuit Draculas • Trick Shot • **Trickshot** • Tombstone • Typhoid Mary • Ultron • Venom • Vulture • Whirlwind • Winter Soldier

Television
Clint Barton/Hawkeye • Kate Bishop/Hawkeye • Tracksuit Mafia (**Kingpin** • Echo • William Lopez • Clown • Ivan Banionis • Tomas • Enrique • & Dmitri) • Eleanor Bishop

**Asgardians:** Thor Odinson, Jane Foster, Loki, Odin, Angela, Tyr, Balder, Laussa Odinsdottir, Sif • Valkyrior (Brunnhilde • Rūna) • Warriors Three (Fandral • Hogun • Volstagg) • Freya • Frigga • Heimdall • Hugin and Munin • Beta Ray Bill • Kelda • Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson • Kevin Masterson) • Thor Girl • Olympians (Zeus, Athena, Hercules), Eitri • The Avengers (Uncanny Avengers • Captain America • Hulk • Iron Man • Spider-Man), the Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men (Hrimhari • Wolverine) • Sersi, Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Franklin Richards) • Ant-Man, Wasp, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, Captain Marvel, Vision, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, Luke Cage, Rogue, Havok, Deadpool, Blade, Amadeus Cho, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, Black Panther, Quicksilver, Spider-Woman, Ghost Rider
**Enemies:** Loki Laufeyson, Surtur, Hela, Malekith the Accursed, Mangog, Ulik the Troll, Amora the Enchantress, **Absorbing Man**, Thanos, Apocalypse, Doctor Doom, Onslaught, Ego the Living Planet, Fenris Wolf, Celestials, Nebula, Karnilla the Norn Queen, The Destroyer Armor, The Collector, Ragnarok, Radioactive Man, Skurge the Executioner, Mephisto, Blackout, Midgard Serpent, Gorr the God Butcher, Kurse (formerly), Dark Elves, Frost Giants, The Wrecking Crew (Bulldozer • Piledriver • Thunderball • Wrecker) • Ymir • Ares • Bloodaxe • Cobra • Desak • Enchanters Three • Firelord • Gorr the God Butcher • Grey Gargoyle • Laufey • Lorelei • Man-Beast • Minotaur • Mister Hyde • Mongoose • Ragnarok • Zarrko

**Marvel Cinematic Universe:** Thor Odinson • Loki Laufeyson • Odin Borson • Frigga  • Valkyrie • Sif • Heimdall • Volstagg • Hogun • Fandral • Hela • Korg • Miek • Surtur • Sakaarans • Sakaaran Rebels • Fenris • Bor Burison • Odin Borson • Tyr • Jane Foster • Darcy Lewis • Ian Boothby • Erik Selvig

**Supporting characters:** Peggy Carter • Bucky (Fred Davis Jr. • Jack Monroe • Rick Jones • Lemar Hoskins • Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes) • Falcon (Sam Wilson • Joaquin Torres) • Free Spirit • Ian Rogers/Nomad • Sharon Carter/Agent 33 • Tony Stark/Iron Man• the Avengers (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow • Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Bruce Banner/Hulk • Thor) • Battlestar • Demolition Man • Diamondback • Fabian Stankowicz • Fantastic Four (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Susan Storm-Richards/Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch) • Jack Flag • S.H.I.E.L.D. (Nick Fury • Maria Hill) • Howling Commandos • Invaders • Wolverine • X-Men

**Villains:** Johann Schmidt/Red Skull • Brock Rumlow/Crossbones • A.I.M. • HYDRA • Baron Zemo

**Captain America: The Winter Soldier:** Black Widow • Alexander Pierce • Jasper Sitwell • Maria Hill • Wolfgang von Strucker • List • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch
**Captain Americ: Civil War:** Attaché • Ayo • Black Panther • Charlie Spencer • Crossbones • Everett Ross • F.R.I.D.A.Y. • Hawkeye • Helmut Zemo • Iron Man • Josef (Captain America) • Maria Stark • May Parker • Miriam Sharpe • Scarlet Witch • Sharon Carter • Spider-Man • T'Chaka • Thaddeus Ross • Theo Broussard • Vasily Karpov • Vision (MCU) • War Machine

**What If...?**: Peggy Carter/Captain Carter, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers/HYDRA Smasher, Nick Fury

**Teammates:** Ant-Man • Captain America • Hulk • Iron Man • Thor • Wasp Beast • Black Cat • Black Knight • Black Panther • Black Widow • Cannonball • Captain Britain • Captain Marvel • Crystal • Cyclops • Daredevil • Falcon • Firebird • Firestar • Hawkeye • Hellcat • Hercules • Invisible Woman • Iron Fist • Jane Foster • Julia Carpenter • Maria Hill • Miles Morales • Mister Fantastic • Mockingbird • Moondragon • Nadia van Dyne • Namor • Noh-Varr • Quake • Quasar • Quicksilver • Red Hulk • Robbie Reyes • Scarlet Witch • Scott Lang • Sentry • Sersi • Shang-Chi • She-Hulk • Silver Surfer • Spectrum • Spider-Man • Storm • Sunspot • Thing • Tigra • Vision • War Machine • Winter Soldier • Wolverine • Wonder Man • Yellowjacket • Yondu Udonta • Adam Warlock • Amadeus Cho • America Chavez • Blade • Blue Marvel • Brunnhilde • Cannonball • Cassandra Lang • David Alleyne • Deadpool • Doctor Strange • Echo • Elsa Bloodstone • Emma Frost • Enchantress • Flash Thompson • Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) • Gwenpool • Havok • Hulkling • Iron Patriot • Johnny Storm • Jessica Drew • Jessica Jones • Jim Hammond • Kate Bishop • Luke Cage • Medusa • Moon Knight • Ms. Marvel • Nick Fury, Jr. • Nova • Patriot • Power Man • Prodigy • Rogue • Sam Alexander • Songbird • Sunfire • Superior Spider-Man • Squirrel Girl • The Punisher • U.S. Agent • White Tiger • Wiccan • X-23 • Betty Ross • Bucky Barnes • Ghost Rider • Gwen Stacy • Loki Laufeyson • Mary Jane Watson • New Goblin • Odin • Pepper Potts • Red Guardian • Rick Jones • Ronin • Sharon Carter • Shuri • Silver Sable • Thunderstrike • Venom

**Villains:** Abomination • **Absorbing Man** • A.I.M. • Annihilus • Apocalypse • Arnim Zola • Atlas • Attuma • Baron Mordo • Baron Wolfgang von Strucker • Baron Zemo • Beetle • Beyonder • Black Knight • Blackout • Black Order • Black Cat • Black Widow •Boomerang • Brotherhood of Evil Mutants • Carnage • Celestials •Chance • Chitauri • Crossbones • D'Spayre • Dark Avengers • Dark Elves • Dark Phoenix • Deadpool • Destiny • Diamondback • Doctor Doom • Doctor Octopus • Dormammu • Dracula • Eddie Brock • Egghead • Ego the Living Planet • Electro • Frost Giants • Galactus • Garthan Saal • Ghost • Green Goblin (Norman Osborn, Harry Osborn) • Grey Gargoyle • Hela • Heinz Kruger • High Evolutionary • Horsemen of Apocalypse • HYDRA • Jackal • J. Jonah Jameson • Juggernaut • Justin Hammer • Kaine • Kang the Conqueror • Kingpin • Klaw • Knull • Korath the Pursuer • Korvac • Kraven the Hunter • Kree • Lady Deathstrike • Loki Laufeyson • Magneto • Man-Ape • Masters of Evil • Medusa • Mephisto • Mister Sinister • M.O.D.O.K. • Mystique • Mysterio • Namor • Nebula • Nightmare • Puppet Master • Pyro • Quicksilver • Radioactive Man • Red Skull • Rhino • Rogue • Sabretooth • Sandman • Scarlet Witch • Scorpion • Sebastian Shaw • Shocker • Shockwave • Silver Sable • Skrulls • Super-Skrull • Supreme Intelligence • Taskmaster • Ten Rings • Thanos • Tiger Shark • **Ultron** • Venom • Vulture • Winter Soldier • Zzzax

***Marvel Cinematic Universe***
**The Team:** Iron Man • Captain America • Hulk • Thor Odinson • Black Widow • Hawkeye • Loki Laufeyson • Phil • Maria Hill • Erik Selvig • Nick Fury • Pepper Potts • J.A.R.V.I.S. • Quicksilver • Scarlet Witch • Vision • Falcon • Heimdall • Laura Barton • Helen Cho • Eitri • Wong • Star-Lord • Captain Marvel • Black Panther • Spider-Man • Gamora • Valkyrie • Nebula • Mantis • Drax the Destroyer • Rocket Raccoon • Groot • The Collector • Thaddeus Ross • Shuri • M'Baku • Ayo • Warsong • Ramonda • Ned Leeds • May Parker **Villains:** Alexander Pierce • Thanos •The Other •Ulysses Klaue • Madame B. • List •Jasper Sitwell • Cull Obsidian (2014 Time Heist) • Ebony Maw (2014 Time Heist) • Proxima Midnight (2014 Time Heist) •Corvus Glaive (2014 Time Heist) • Red Skull**Neutral:** Cooper Barton • Lila Barton • Nathaniel Barton

**Marvel Cinematic Universe:** Avengers •S.H.I.E.L.D. •Stark Industries •Asgardian Royal Family •HYDRA •Guardians of the Galaxy •Outriders

**Comics:** Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) • Monica Rambeau/Spectrum • Mar-Vell/Captain Marvel I • Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel• Genis-Vell • Att-Lass

**Marvel Cinematic Universe:** Scott Lang/Ant-Man • Hope van Dyne/Wasp • Hank Pym • Janet van Dyne • Cassie Lang • Jim Paxton • Maggie Lang • Luis • Dave • Kurt, Darran Cross/Yellowjacket • Captain America • Falcon • Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ava Starr/Ghost • Bill Foster • Jimmy Woo

HYDRA, Leader, Kang the Conqueror, Egghead

**Supporting Characters**: Gwen Stacy • Betty Brant • Ned Leeds/Hobgoblin • Black Cat • May Parker • Ben Parker • Mary Parker • Richard Parker • Bluebird • Eddie Brock • Firestar • Flash Thompson • Ganke Lee • Phil Urich/Green Goblin • Harold Osborn • Harry Osborn • Captain George Stacy • J. Jonah Jameson • Liz Allan • Lizard • Mary Jane Watson • Michele Gonzales • Michael Morbius/Living Vampire • Thomas Fireheart/Puma • Aaron Davis/Prowler • Anne Weying/She-Venom • Silver Sable • Venom (Eddie Brock)• Jessica Jones • Officer Vin Gonzales • Daredevil • Moon Knight • X-Men • Fantastic Four (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic • Invisible Woman • Johnny Storm/The Thing • Johnny Storm/Human Torch • Iron Man • Captain America • Captain Marvel • Wolverine • Valeria Richards/Brainstorm • Franklin Richards/Powerhouse • Jefferson Davis • Rio Morales • See More

**Enemies:** Norman Osborn/Green Goblin • Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Shocker • Lizard • Doctor Doom • Kingpin • Black Order • Gabriel Stacy • Electro • Vulture • Abe Jenkins/Beetle • Spider-Slayers • Sinister Six • Scorpion • **Absorbing Man** • Dormammu • Venom • Carnage • Mephisto • Rhino • Loki Laufeyson • Whirlwind • Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Bulldozer, Thunderball) • Piledriver) • Frightful Four (Medusa Amaquelin • Klaw • Wizard • Titania • Trapster) Ultron • Symbiotes (Carnage • Scream • Agony • Lasher • Phage • Sleeper • yellow • Riot)

**The Amazing Spider-Man**: Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard • Gwen Stacy • George Stacy • Flash Thompson • Harry Osborn/Green Goblin • Max Dillion/Electro

**Yost Universe:** Betty Brant, Spider-Man (Yost Universe)

**Marvel Animated Universe:** Spider-Man • White Tiger • Nova • Iron Fist • Power Man • Squirrel Girl • Mary Jane Watson • Aunt May • Cloak and Dagger • Hawkeye • Iron Man • Ant-Man • Doctor Strange • Black Widow • Captain America • Nick Fury • Phil Coulson • Kraven the Hunter • Venom • The Frightful Four (Thundra • Batroc • Wizard) • Carnage • Doctor Doom • Flash Thompson • Miles Morales • Scarlet Spider • Petra Parker • Nightmare • Werewolf by Night • Blade • Frankenstein's Monster • Dracula
*The Spectacular Spider-Man:* Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Kenny Kong, Flash Thompson, Randy Robertson, Sally Avril, Mary Jane Watson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant, Hobie Brown, New York City Police Department (Captain George Stacy and Vin Gonzalez), Green Goblin, Venom, May Parker, Anna Watson, Ben Parker, Sinister Six (Lizard, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, Tombstone), Rhino, J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson, Black Cat, Silver Sable, Black Cat, Doctor Octopus

**2017 series:** Peter Parker/Spider-Man • Miles Morales/Spy-D • Gwen Stacy/Spider-Gwen/Ghost-Spider • Anya Corazon/Spider-Woman • Ironheart • Ms. Marvel • Tony Stark/Iron Man

**Into the Spider verse:** Miles Morales (Spider-Man) • Spider-Man • Gwen Stacy • Peter B. Parker • Spider-Man Noir • Peni Parker • Spider-Ham • May Parker • Ganke Lee • Wilson Fisk / Kingpin • Prowler • Doctor Octopus • Tombstone • Scorpion • Green Goblin

*Video Games*
***Insomniac's Spider-Man Series:*** Miles Morales