The Absorbing Man (Carl "Crusher" Creel) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in Journey into Mystery #114 (March 1965).
A former boxer turned criminal, "Crusher" Creel is a former boxer and career criminal. He gains the ability to absorb the properties of anything he touches as the result of the actions of Loki. The character has appeared regularly as an adversary of Thor and at time in the same role for the Hulk.
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