When Carl "Crusher" Creel gained the power to take on the properties of any object he touches, the Absorbing Man was born! Transforming his body into hundreds of different substances throughout the years, the Absorbing Man has become everything from glass to granite. Using a piece of super-strong adamantium, the Absorbing Man transforms into an unstoppable force, and with his mystical prison ball and chain, he's a machine of pure destruction. A professional criminal in league with many of the world's most dangerous super villains, the Absorbing Man is a master of disaster!