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True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Absorbing Man #1 (2020) · The Collector

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True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Absorbing Man (2020)
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Marvel#1

True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Absorbing Man

True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Absorbing Man #1

The Stronger I Am, the Sooner I Die!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: March 2020
On sale: Jan 29, 2020
Cover price: $1.00
Pages: 32
Rating: All Ages

Key issue

1st appearance of Harris Hobbs

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Loki uses his magic to turn Crusher Creel into the Absorbing Man. A patient of Blake's, reporter Harris Hobbs, alerts him the the existense of the Absorbing Man. Blake breaks a dinner date with Jane in order to investigate as Thor. Thor and Creel meet and fight. Hobbs witnesses the battle and is injured. Thor tends to Hobbs before resuming his battle. Balder then interrupts the fight by transporting Thor to Asgard. It seems that Loki has abducted Jane and brought her to the Golden Realm. Thor and Balder ride off to save her. Back on Earth, Creel believes he has defeated the Thunder God.

Credits

Writer: Stan Lee
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Chic Stone
Colorist: Stan Goldberg
Letterer: Sam Rosen
Covers: Jack Kirby, Chic Stone
Cover colors: Stan Goldberg
Editor: Stan Lee
Cover letters: Artie Simek

Characters

Harris Hobbs· 1st appearance
Absorbing Man
Balder
Jane Foster
Loki
Thor

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