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comics Respect Absorbing Man (Marvel Comics, 616)

"I ain't just Crusher Creel, an ordinary con anymore! I'm the Absorbing Man... the most dangerous guy in the world!"

Carl "Crusher" Creel, also known as Absorbing Man, is a man with the ability to absorb the physical properties of any material he touches and shapeshift into different forms. He was a frequent opponent to Hulk, Thor, and the Avengers. He is also the husband and partner in crime of Titania.

Carl Creel was raised in the Bronx, but his mother encouraged him, telling Carl to always set expectations for himself. Following the death of his mother his father became abusive which would much later lead to him saying that he pitied Bruce Banner as his father also beat him regularly until he in turn beat his father in retaliation At some point, "Crusher" Creel was when he became a heavyweight boxer but eventually left turned into a mob enforcer. While locked up in prison, he was mutated using Asgardian magic by the trickster god Loki using a special potion so he could challenge Thor. Creel obtained his ability to absorb the properties of anything that he touched or that touched him and used his newfound power to break free from prison and soon became a villain for hire. He was later recruited into the Masters of Evil. He somewhat redeems himself in the end-stages of Immortal Hulk by helping to defeat the One Below All and joining Gamma Flight after years of criminal activity.

Threads for scaling:

Feats marked a material like [Steel] is when he absorbed Steel, [Uru] is when he absorbs Mjolnir, and something like [Thor] is when he absorbed Thor's powers and so on, unmarked feats are when he's in his normal form without anything being absorbed.

Creel has also had two notable amps over the years, such as the Serpent amp and The Bannerman amp

Absorbing Powers

General

Absorbs the properties of a nearby filing cabinet which turns him into Steel, then a nearby armored tank which also makes his body armored. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
Creel also turns into whatever he is attacked with, not just what he grabs, so stuff like glasses, bullets, are all absorbed. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115
Absorbs the power of fire. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115
He could've absorbed every bit of strength from the entirety of the earth by holding onto the ground. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115
Creel can grow in size by absorbing massive structures of materials, like buildings. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
He also absorb properties using his signature ball and chain, so he doesn't need to actually grab something to become it. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
Absorbs the radiation from a nuclear engine thrown at him, then uses that to destroy said engine and melt the ground, causing Hulk to sink in. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#125
Drains Hulk's energy so fast that Hulk drops to the ground in the process. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#125
Absorbs the uru of mjolnir. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
Turns into water, which he then uses to go across a room and absorb the steel of a steel door. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#208
Turns into molten metal. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#209
Turns into rubber to deflected Hawkeye's arrows. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
Absorbs the entire battery of electric turbines and overloads Ironman's suit with a touch. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
Absorbs the material of Cap's shield. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
Creel can take the properties of larger things like islands and continents, but this takes a lot of time and if interrupted or removed from the land that he is absorbing, he can end up stuck in a new form like when he became a small island after Hulk knocked him off a large island he was absorbing. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#261 which put him in a coma for months. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
Absorbs a mountain, and becomes the size of one. ^{Thunderstrike} ¹⁹⁹³ ^#16
Turns into paper. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Turns into a bunch of burning coals. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Absorbs the explosion of a grenade. ^Marvel ^Valentine ^Special
Absorbs the properties of fire. ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#429
Absorbs the properties of electricity. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Is able to form into water. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Turns into the smoke from a bomb. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Absorbs New York, becoming the size of a building. ^Thor: ^Blood ^Oath ^#1
Turns into legos. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#23
Absorbs a shark. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#23
Absorbs the Cosmic Cube. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#32
Absorbs a meteorite. ^A+X ^#8
Absorbs a sausage. ^Deadpool ^V ^Gambit ^#3
Turns into Fentanyl. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#21
Absorbs ambient gamma radiation to turn into a gamma-powered sandstorm ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#36 allowing him to slowly wither away at Hulk's flesh and effectively trap him. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#37
Turns into a translocater, allowing him to teleport. ^Gamma ^Flight ^#2
Absorbs a "crazy science ray". ^Gamma ^Flight ^#5
Absorbs Wolverine adamantium claws. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21
Turns into sand. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21

Magical

Creel can completely absorb the powers of magical beings like Thor, which makes him and become as powerful as them in a instant same with his ball and chain becoming as powerful as mjolnir. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
Creel can bypass the worthyness enchantment of mjolnir by absorbing it's uru and can lift it freely, something that is impossible for most individuals. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
Absorbs the power of multiple Asgardians near him at the same time with it all stacking on top of eachother. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
Tanks and absorbs Odin's cosmic bolt, then shoots it back at him. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
Absorbs Odin's cyclone. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#123
Absorbs Thor's vortex. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#376
Absorbs the material of the Mindless Ones. ^S.H.I.E.L.D. ²⁰¹⁵ ^#6
Absorbs Dormammu's blast. ^S.H.I.E.L.D. ²⁰¹⁵ ^#6

Reforming/Regeneration

Becomes apart of a comet while floating in space (should be stated here that Creel is pretty much unkillable, no matter what form he is in he always manages to reform after a while). ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#125
Despite being reduced to just tiny shards of glass ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#209 he is able to fully reform in seconds once all of his parts are close enough to each other. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
Wolverine cuts off his arm, and he is able to reattach it just fine. ^Secret ^Wars ¹⁹⁸⁵ ^#14
Joe Fixit completely smashes him and throws his little remains into the ocean ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#348 and he reforms sometime later. ^Quasar ^#5
Quasar makes him implode ^Quasar ^#5 and later comes back with no explanation. ^Avengers ^Annual ¹⁹⁶⁷ ^#20 ^{D Story}
Reattaches his hand. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Hulk shatters him ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#456 and Creel reforms immediately. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#457
Thor reduces him to atoms but knows he'll reform. ^Thor: ^Blood ^Oath ^#1
Sentry makes him implode ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
While in his base form, She-Hulk breaks his arms badly yet he immediately regenerates the damage. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
Hercules throws Vision through his arm, yet he reforms it immediately. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
While being a living scream, Creel bursts with there being nothing left ^Black ^Bolt ^#6 yet Creel eventually reforms all the same ^Black ^Bolt ^#11 by keeping a small part of him inside of his ball and chain. ^Black ^Bolt ^#12

Absorbing Other Powers

Absorbs Beast's powers. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
Absorbs Dazzler's powers. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
Takes away The Thing's rocks ^Secret ^Wars ¹⁹⁸⁵ ^#15 although in a later instance, he just gains The Thing's rock body instead of taking it from him. ^Secret ^Wars ^II ^#7
When he absorbs someone's powers he gains their weaknesses too such as Gray Hulk's weakness to sunlight which makes Creel go through agonizing pain. ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#348
Absorbs Quasar's gems, giving him Quasar's powers. ^Quasar ^#5
Absorbs Stellaris' powers. ^{Thunderstrike} ¹⁹⁹³ ^#16
Absorbs a blast from Janis Jones. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#456
Absorbs Janis' staff to fly using its energy as thrusters. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#457
Absorbs Constrictor's coils. ^Deadpool ¹⁹⁹⁷ ^#43
Absorbs Sentry's powers. ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
Absorbs Deadpool's powers, including his cancer. ^Deadpool's ^Secret ^Wars ^#1
Absorbs Black Bolt's scream. ^Black ^Bolt ^#6
Absorbs Hulk's powers. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#36
Absorbs Iron Man's armor and his power source, allowing him to recreate the abilities of Tony's suit such as his repulsor blasts. ^Iron ^Man ²⁰²⁰ ^#2
Absorbs Human Torch's powers. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1
Based on his ball and chain, he absorbs Spider-Man's web. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1
Absorbs Iceman's powers. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#3

Other

Thor hits Creel with "the most powerful single hammer blow of all time" but he completely no sells it due to absorbing Thor's stats. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
Thor also tries hitting Creel with unrestrained lighting bolts, but Creel no sells them and reflects the energy back to him. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
Turns into the wooden floor of a room. ^Marvel ^Knights: ^Spider-Man ^#14
Gets turned into cocaine and sold ^Marvel ^Knights: ^Spider-Man ^#16 , The Creel cocaine gives people his powers for a hour or so, which causes some weird stuff he later reforms by pulling the pieces of himself together again. ^Marvel ^Knights: ^Spider-Man ^#17
Uses the Cosmic Cube to rewrite Sentry's reality, separating him and the void. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
When he absorbs the Cosmic Cube, his ball and chain turns into the cube itself. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33

Strength

Striking

[Uru] Punches Thor through a wall. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#235
[Steel] Smashes through a thick wall. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#208
[Cap's shield] Floors Ms Marvel with a punch. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Cap's shield] One shots Mark 4 Ironman. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Iron] Smashes through a wall. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
[Iron] Puts a large hole into a wall with a kick. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
[Iron] Punches a car in half. ^The ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#283
Sends Joe Fixit flying while in his base form. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#348
[Uru] Sends Thor flying out of a stadium with a punch. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#436
[Steel] Causes a small earthquake by striking the ground. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#448
In his normal form he oneshots a large bouncer and sends him flying away. ^Marvel ^Super-Heroes ¹⁹⁹⁰ ^#14
[Diamond] One-shots Thunderball. ^Avengers ^Unplugged ¹⁹⁹⁵ ^#4
[Steel] Smashes stone with a strike. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
[Brick] Smashes a chunk of a brick wall. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Sends She-Hulk flying away with a strike in his normal form. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
While in his normal form he KOs She-Hulk as a tiny Titania causes some damage in her ear. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
KOs Man-Bull while in his base form. ^Dark ^Reign: ^Lethal ^Legion ^#2
[Sentry] KOs Sentry with ease. ^Dark ^Reign: ^Lethal ^Legion ^#2
[Cosmic Cube] Punches Mac Gargan so hard that the symbiote seperates from him. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
[Mindless Ones] Sends various mindless ones flying away with a single strike. ^S.H.I.E.L.D. ²⁰¹⁵ ^#6
[Dormammu's energy] Easily defeats Dormammu and impales him with a punch. ^S.H.I.E.L.D. ²⁰¹⁵ ^#6
Breaks a mask designed to keep Black Bolt from using his voice with a punch despite not having powers. ^Black ^Bolt ^#1
[Gamma Sandstorm] Punches Hulk far away. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#37
[Metal] Draws a small amount of blood from Skaar with a strike. ^Gamma ^Flight ^#2
[Stone then adamantium] Beats on Wolverine. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21

Ball and Chain

[Thor] Smashes through a bank vault. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Thor] Knocks out a distracted Thor. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
[Uru] Knocks out Thor. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
[Steel] Smashes a car and sends it flying in the process. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#208
[Steel and Molten Metal] Smacks Hulk away. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#209
Cracks Thor's ribs while in his base form. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#376
[Uru] Shatters Thor's ribcage with a single hit. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#376
[Adamantium] Breaks Quasar's constructs. ^Quasar ^#5
[Steel] Smashes a large chunk of a building, and hits away three cop cars. ^Marvel ^Super-Heroes ¹⁹⁹⁰ ^#14
[Diamond] Hits Vision so hard that the ball on Creel's ball and chain breaks and Vision is knocked unconscious. ^Avengers ^Unplugged ^#4
[Steel] Thrown through a wall. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Smashes a car with a single strike. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#456
[Wood] Destroys the tail of a helicopter. ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#429
One shots Silver Surfer with a surprise attack while in his base form. ^Defenders ²⁰⁰¹ ^#10
Hits Sentry through a building in his base form. ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
[Sentry] Draws blood from Sentry. ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
[Steel] Smashes through Apocalypse's Celestial Armor. ^Avengers ^and ^X-men: ^AXIS #8
[Steel] Smashes Kluh into the ground. ^Avengers ^and ^X-men: ^AXIS ^#8
[Dormammu's Energy] Smashes Dormammu's Black Dechantment with a single strike. ^S.H.I.E.L.D. ²⁰¹⁵ ^{^#6}
Sends Hulk flying away with a strike. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#36
[Steel] Hits Juggernaut in the face. ^Rogue ^and ^Gambit ^#4
[Human Torch] Smacks away Human Torch. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1

Lifting/Throwing

[Thor] Throws Thor off of him. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
[Hulk] Lifts a large chunk of a mountain. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#125
Lifts a guy above his head with one arm. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#235
[Uru] Lifts a car overhead and throws it. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
Even in his normal form, he can swing around his ba chain using only one arm. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
Throws multiple men through a window. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
[Beast] Throws Beast. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Iron] Throws a truck. ^The ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#283
[Steel] Lifts a plane overhead. ^The ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#283
[Uru] Throws Thor though a building with one arm. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#376
Lifts a car in his normal form. ^Marvel ^Super-Heroes ¹⁹⁹⁰ ^#14
[Brick] Lifts a car with one hand. ^Marvel ^Valentine ^Special
Lifts a truck in his normal form then throws it. ^Hawkeye: ^Blindspot ^#1
Throws Iron Man. ^Iron ^Man ²⁰²⁰ ^#2
While in his form, he throws a large chunk of the ground. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1

Other

[Steel] Bursting through a stone wall is like bustin' through a paper bag. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Thor] He and Thor are equals in strength with neither gaining an advantage for hours. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Mace, and many Asgardians] Charges through a army of Asgardian warriors like a human battering ram. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
[Steel] Tears a floor safe out of the ground. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
[Brick] Runs through a wall like the Kool-Aid Man. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
When Creel was transformed by Loki and given his powers, he was given some extra stuff, so even when human, he's stronger than average people. ^Avengers ^Annual ¹⁹⁶⁷ ^#20 ^{D Story}
Smashes through a tree by just standing up. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#490
Claims he matches Ben Grimm in strength while in his base form. ^Fantastic ^Four ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#22
Snaps a woman's neck. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
[Adamantium] Bursts through the head of a Stark Sentinel. ^Avengers ^and ^X-Men: ^AXIS ^#3
[Brick] He and Titania tear a truck in half. ^Black ^Bolt ^#4
[Hulk] Restrains Hulk. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#36
[Iron Man] Slams Iron Man into the ground. ^Iron ^Man ²⁰²⁰ ^#2

Durability/Endurance

Blunt

Normal Form

Recovers from a sucker punch. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115
Recovers after a punch from Joe Fixit. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶⁸ ^#348
Fine after Titania hits him with a metal pole. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#448
Tanks being hit by a car. ^Marvel ^Super-Heroes ¹⁹⁹⁰ ^#14
Tanks some punches from Daredevil. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Only pissed off after a punch from Spider-Man. ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#429
Shrugs off a punch from a non-holding back Luke Cage. ^Heroes ^For ^Hire ^#17
Luke Cage and She-Hulk knock him out. ^Heroes ^For ^Hire ^#17
Recovers after a surprise attack from She-Hulk followed by many more attacks from her. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
Recovers after a hit from Jane Foster Thor. ^Thor ²⁰¹⁴ ^#5
Still conscious after a bit of a beating from Black Bolt without his powers. ^Black ^Bolt ^#1
Is bruised and bloodied, but doesn't seem to mind some punches from men wearing Guardsmen armor. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#9
Fine after a kick from Symbiote Spidey. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1
Only pissed after Black Suit Spidey throws him through a wall. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#2
Punched by Wolverine. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21

Absorbed

[Thor] Thor hits Creel with "the most powerful single hammer blow of all time" but he completely no sells it due to absorbing Thor's stats. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Thor] Takes a beating from Thor. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
Takes a punch from Thor by passively absorbing his powers when tagged. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
[Uru] Gets sandwiched between a thrown mjolnir and car, and is fine. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
[Uru] Recovers after a punch to the face from Thor. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
[Electric turbine battery] Fine after Vision hits him with his ball and chain. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Cap's shield] Tanks a punch from Ms Marvel. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Cap's shield] Tanks a beating from Mark 4 Ironman. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#184
[Concrete] Titania punches him then breaks a large stone pillar in half against him. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ⁴⁴⁸
[Brick] A car speeding into him does nothing to him and smashes the car. ^Marvel ^Valentine ^Special
[Brick] Recovers after good ol' Cap decks him with his shield. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
[Sentry] Laughs off a punch from Sentry. ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
[Cosmic Cube] Recovers after an attack from Sentry. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
[Cosmic Cube] Gets hit many times with his ball in chain, which becomes the Cosmic Cube itself and recovers. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
[Steel] Blocks a punch from Juggernaut. ^Rogue ^and ^Gambit ^#4
[Steel] Conscious after multiple direct hits from Juggernaut. ^Rogue ^and ^Gambit ^#4
[Steel] Only pissed off after getting hit in the face with his ball and chain. ^Sensational ^She-Hulk ²⁰²³ ^#1

Piercing

[Steel] bullets bounce off of him. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Janis' staff] Fine after Hulk impales him with a sword. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#457
He's bulletproof even in his normal form. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#23
A titanium needle is used to barely pierce his skin. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#21

Other

In his normal form he gets blasted by Ultron. ^Secret ^Wars ¹⁹⁸⁵ ^#1
[Cap's shield] Tanks the explosion of a Hydra bomb that could've killed hundreds of thousands. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
A man knocks himself out by headbutting Creel while he's made of steel. ^Thor ^#56
Tanks a blast from Iron Patriot. ^Dark ^Reign: ^Lethal ^Legion ^#2
[Cosmic Cube] Vision's laser does nothing to him. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
[Gamma Sandstorm] A thunderclap from Hulk barely does anything to him. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#37
[Iron Man] Recovers after Iron Man rams him into a wall and then blasts him. ^Iron ^Man ²⁰²⁰ ^#2
Tanks a blast from Human Torch by actively absorbing his powers as he's hit by it. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1
Only pissed when Spidey crushes him with rubble. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#1

Speed/Agility

Narrowly avoids a hit from Thor. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
Is able to move his form throughout continents. ^Thor ^#206
Speedball compliments his speed and says he's "too quick". ^Marvel ^Super-Heroes ¹⁹⁹⁰ ^#14
Tags Spider-Man. ^Marvel Knights: ^Spider-Man ^#18
Catches a punch from She-Hulk. ^She-Hulk ²⁰⁰⁵ ^#22
Grabs Sentry. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
Catches a swing from his ball and chain. ^Mighty ^Avengers ^#33
Grabs Deadpool out of the air. ^Deadpool's ^Secret ^Wars ^#1
Reacts to multiple Tranquilizer darts, absorbing the needles before he can be injected. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#23
Gets thrown by Iron Man, yet Creel reacts quickly enough to grab Tony's wrist mid-air and thrown him instead. ^Iron ^Man ²⁰²⁰ ^#2
Avoids a hit from Juggernaut. ^Rogue ^and ^Gambit ^#4
Blocks a punch from Juggernaut. ^Rogue ^and ^Gambit ^#4

Intelligence/Skill

Combat

He and Thor fight for hours on end. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#114
[Uru] After a while, he is able to defeat Thor. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
Fights off a lot of random good samaritans. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
He used to be a boxer before getting his powers, he had a fight with Daredevil's dad and actually knocked him down but ultimately lost. ^Daredevil ^Yellow
Before getting his powers, he used to be the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world. ^Daredevil: ^Battlin' ^Jack ^Murdock ^#1
In his boxing match with Jack Murdock, he lowers his guard to lure Jack into a trap and get some good hits on him. ^Daredevil: ^Battlin' ^Jack ^Murdock ^#3
Knocks out Man-Bull in a boxing match. ^Dark ^Reign: ^Lethal ^Legion ^#2
Learns from his last encounter with Sentry, and is actually able to knock him out with ease this time, and turns into water from a sink to ambush him. ^Dark ^Reign: ^Lethal ^Legion ^#2
Uses an electric arm to electrocute Hank Pym when they fight in a river. ^Avengers ^Academy ^#7
Before getting his powers, he accidentally beat an opponent to death in a boxing match. ^Fear ^Itself: ^The ^Worthy ^#7
Fights off Kluh and Luke Cage at the same time. ^Avengers ^and ^X-men: ^AXIS ^#8
Fights Black Bolt well while depowered and breaks his mask that keeps him from using his voice but loses ^Black ^Bolt ^#1 although he claims he let Black Bolt win a few different times. ^Black ^Bolt ^#2
Before getting his powers he was typically able to knock out boxers within two minutes, and was really good at scaring people. ^Black ^Bolt ^#4

Other

After getting caught in Hawkeye's net, he turns into glass to cut through it then turns into rubber so the arrows will be deflected back at Hawkeye. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
Disguises as a cop with Titania. ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#270
Uses his ball and chain to trip Joe Fixit and absorb his powers. ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#348
[Anti-feat] Falls for a simple "Hey, look over there!" ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Saw how quickly the Thunderbolts got accepted so uses them as inspiration for him and Titania to try and make money pretending to be new heroes. ^Amazing ^Spider-Man ¹⁹⁶³ ^#429
[Anti-feat] Takes him a second to connect the dots as to why Captain America would make Creel touch his skin instead of his shield. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Turns into a floor to beat up a bunch of armed thugs with ease. ^Marvel ^Knights: ^Spider-Man ^#14
[Anti-feat] His vocabulary isn't great. ^A+X ^#8
[Anti-feat] For some fucking reason he decides to fight Magneto by turning into metal. ^Magneto ^#12
Lets Wolverine stab him so he can absorb the adamantium of his claws. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21
Absorbs sand, causing Wolverine to go through him. ^Wolverine ²⁰²⁴ ^#21

Weaknesses

A missile going off due to his fire body stuns him and knocks him out of his absorbed state. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115
His powers can be used against him such as when Thor made him turn into helium gas then made him go to space ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#115 or when Thor makes him turn into glass. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#121
Turning into something like Snow will seemingly kill him, and is possibly the only way to do so. ^Journey ^Into ^Mystery ^#122
Absorbing Hulk's strength makes him turn back into Banner, however this also causes Creel to lose the strength of Hulk as well. ^The ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#125
Thor tricks him by using a prop mjolnir to make him a much weaker material. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#236
Getting interrupted or removed from a large thing such as an island while absorbing it puts him in a coma for months. ^Dazzler ¹⁹⁸¹ ^#18
When he absorbs someone's powers he gains their weaknesses too such as Gray Hulk's weakness to sunlight which makes Creel go through agonizing pain. ^Incredible ^Hulk ^#348
Creel is generally kind of an idiot. ^Daredevil ¹⁹⁶⁴ ^#360
Touching skin makes him go back into his normal form. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
Sentry overloads him which makes him explode. ^Civil ^War: ^The ^Return
Getting turned into Fentanyl incapacitates him. ^Immortal ^Hulk ^#21
When absorbing Iceman's powers, Johnny Storm shatters/melts him. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#3

Other

He likes a pair of pants for reminding him of his prison uniform. ^The ^Avengers ¹⁹⁶³ ^#183
He can throw his ball and chain to fly similarly to Thor ^Quasar ^#5 when doing this he travels great distances really quickly. ^Marvel ^Super ^Heroes ^Secret ^Wars: ^Battleworld ²⁰²³ ^#2
Shows up to Rick Jones' wedding with the boys for the sole reason of talking shit. ^Incredible ^Hulk ¹⁹⁶² ^#418
Pays his respects to a dead hero. ^Thor ¹⁹⁶⁶ ^#490
Stops fighting Captain America to prevent a bomb from killing thousands. ^Captain ^America ¹⁹⁹⁸ ^#24
He's more than willing to talk out his problems with a hero if offered. ^A+X ^#12
Will occasionally do some heroic stuff such as stopping some robbers. ^AXIS: ^Revolutions ^#3
He calls Magneto a slur. ^Magneto ^#12
Black Bolt's name is hilarious. ^Black ^Bolt ^#2
He's good friends with the Wrecking Crew. ^Black ^Bolt ^#4
Has an adamantium ring so he can turn into adamantium at any given point. ^Gamma ^Flight ^#1

"You know what that felt like? Carl Creel from the Bronx, standing over the God of Thunder? I couldn't explain it if I tried."

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u/Other-Engineering450 20d ago

Bro, you must be a mind reader cause I was looking for an absorbing man respect thread. Thanks for this!

u/ya-boi-benny 20d ago

This is sick, great thread

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u/Miserable-Ad-5573 20d ago

Ty

u/Emperor-Pimpatine 20d ago

Call me Crusher Creel the way I'm Absorbing this thread, Man. Nice job

u/ghostgabe81 ⭐⭐ Suffering Sappho! 20d ago

Sends Joe Fixit flying while in his base form.

Wrong link

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u/Miserable-Ad-5573 20d ago

Fixed

u/Marhyc 20d ago

Thanks for fulfilling my request and yeah, great job with this thread as well as his alternate amped forms

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u/Miserable-Ad-5573 20d ago

I had no idea he was requested ngl

u/return_interaction_y 18d ago

This post made me cream my pants

u/Kyia-Aikman 16d ago

Imagine what he could do if he had the intellect of someone like Reed or Stark.

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u/Miserable-Ad-5573 16d ago edited 15d ago

He actually has (albeit different universe), in Earth X the main thing that caused the earth to be so dystopian was Creel getting Ultron's intelligence.

He was literally unstoppable. Its a solid but kinda bleak read tbh

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u/Marhyc 15d ago

Final feat here shows he now has an adamantium ring.

Oh he's getting there alright.

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