Editing Absorbing Man (section)

==Fictional character biography==
Carl "Crusher" Creel is a boxer and criminal who becomes the Absorbing Man when he drinks a liquid which the Asgardian god [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] laced with a mystical potion.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=107}}</ref><ref name="MP">{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=November 28, 2019 |title=Marvel: The Hulk's 10 Most Powerful Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-hulk-most-powerful-villains-ranked/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Discovering that he can absorb the properties of anything he touched, Creel escapes prison by absorbing metal from the guards' bullets and becomes a recurring enemy of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]].<ref name="JM">''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' #114 (March 1965)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Comtois |first1=Pierre |title=Marvel Comics in the 1960s: An Issue by Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon |date=2015 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1-60549-016-8 |page=87}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=46}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=10}}</ref>

In later appearances, Absorbing Man enters a relationship with [[Titania (Marvel Comics)|Titania]].<ref>''[[Secret Wars]]'' #11 (March 1985)</ref> He has also been a member of the [[Masters of Evil]] and the [[Lethal Legion]].<ref>''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #270-275 (August 1986 - January 1987)</ref><ref>''[[Lethal Legion]]'' #1–3 (August - October 2009)</ref>

During the "[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]" storyline, Creel and Titania encounter two divine hammers that contain the essences of the Worthy, generals of the [[Serpent (character)|Serpent]]. Coming into contact with the hammers, Titania and Creel are transformed into Skirn: Breaker of Men and Greithoth: Breaker of Wills, respectively.<ref name="FearItself#2">''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]'' #2 (July 2011)</ref><ref>''[[Avengers Academy]]'' #15 (August 2011)</ref>

During the "[[Avengers: Standoff!]]" storyline, Absorbing Man appears as an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D. Using Kobik, S.H.I.E.L.D. transformed Absorbing Man into a civilian named Harold.<ref>''[[Avengers: Standoff!|Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha]]'' one-shot (May 2016)</ref> When [[Baron Zemo|Helmut Zemo]] and [[Fixer (Marvel Comics)|Fixer]] restore the memories of the inmates, Absorbing Man joins their uprising against S.H.I.E.L.D.<ref>''[[Illuminati (comics)|Illuminati]]'' #6 (June 2016)</ref>

In ''[[The Immortal Hulk (comic book)|The Immortal Hulk]]'', Absorbing Man joins the U.S. Hulk Operations as an alternative to being incarcerated for life. He is injected with a gene-enhancement package that gives him the ability to absorb [[gamma radiation]] and turns his skin red. When Absorbing Man - under the alias of '''Red Dog''' - battles Hulk at Los Diablos Missile Base, the [[One Below All]] enters his body.<ref>''[[The Immortal Hulk (comic book)|The Immortal Hulk]]'' #9 (January 2019)</ref> Absorbing Man is later freed from the One Below All's influence and joins [[Gamma Flight]].<ref>''Immortal Hulk'' #47 (August 2021)</ref>