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Dimensional Man (Joshua) is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Tomb of Dracula vol. 2 #2.
Josh is an incubus who was born to two members of the Cult of Asmodeus. He and his twin sister Angela both bore the mark of the cult but Josh was to be the herald. When he could, Josh officially joins the cult but is unable to persuade Angela to do so. Josh undergoes a ritual that gives him his incubus powers. These powers mean he must drain the life-force from others in order to survive. This process leaves nothing left but their clothing. Later, Josh becomes disenchanted with the cult and leaves. His parents (who were members of the Enclave) were sent to kill him. However, he killed them instead.
At some point, Dimensional Man was recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Howling Commandos unit for the supernatural unit. He was with the commandos when they took part in fighting the forces of Merlin.
Dimensional Man later appeared in Monster Metropolis and drained the energy off of the sleeping monsters. Werewolf by Night and N'Kantu, the Living Mummy tried to arrest him, but Dimensional Man easily shook them. However, Morbius, the Living Vampire and Manphibian were ready and sucked Dimensional Man into a containment box. Morbius was about to release Dimensional Man into a larger containment cell only for the general power to go out causing Dimensional Man to be stuck in the network of pipes within Monster Metropolis.
Being an incubus, Dimensional Man has the ability to drain the life force out of anyone enough to leave nothing behind but their clothing. He is vulnerable to magic energies and mind-control.
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