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The Shaggy Man

DC, second version, created by Professor Zagarian

Part of the The Shaggy Man mantle · 2 known bearers →

The Shaggy Man first appeared in Justice League of America #45 (1966-06), published by DC. 3 appearances are indexed across 2 series.

The [first Shaggy Man][29305] was created accidentally by Professor Andrew Zagarian while experimenting in the hopes of finding a synthetic substitute for lost human tissue. He combined a substance he created, "plastalloy," with salamander DNA and due to an error, the artificial body he was using for his experiments grew into a hairy giant. The Shaggy Man is immortal and invulnerable, can regenerate lost body parts and adapt to attacks made against him. He has a heightened sense of smell, does not require sustenance, and has superhuman strength and stamina. When the Shaggy Man went on a rampage, the Justice League of America was unable to stop him, so the Flash suggested that Zagarian create a second Shaggy Man to battle the first. The Justice League sealed the two beasts in a pit in the ground to fight each other forever. One Shaggy Man was later freed by Hector Hammond, who was seeking revenge against the Justice League. Green Lantern shrank this creature down to miniature size and imprisoned him. Refer to [Shaggy Man [other version]][29305] for further details. Months later, Flash and Green Lantern encountered the other Shaggy Man, who was confronting a whole battalion of Russian troops in eastern Siberia. The Flash defeated the beast by encasing it in ice, which kept him at bay for a while, until the League received a call from the Russians that the Shaggy Man was rampaging across their country. Batman ultimately tricked this Shaggy Man onto a Russian missile, which he reprogramed to take the creature into outer space. [29305]: https://www.comics.org/character/29305/