Active: 1965 –
Realm: Marvel Universe
Aliases: none
Affiliations: Lethal Legion, Masters of Evil
What do you get when you give Curly magical powers and set him against the god of thunder? Apparently, the Absorbing Man, who ultimately transcends one of the worst combinations of costume and moniker in all comic continuity to become a reasonably interesting character. 
The most recent incarnations base his powers on genetics and tech rather than magic, and he gets a shirt. His ability to duplicate the material and properties of anything he touches remains the same.
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