Shaggy Man (comics)
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| Shaggy Man | |
 First appearance of Shaggy Man. Art by Mike Sekowsky. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Shaggy Man I/Shaggy Man II Justice League of America #45 (June 1966) Shaggy Man III Justice League of America Wedding Special |
| Created by | Gardner Fox (scripts) Mike Sekowsky (pencils) |
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| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed and invulnerability Super-regenerative healing factor |
Shaggy Man is the name of fictional characters in the DC Universe that are foes of the Justice League of America.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
[edit] Shaggy Man I
Shaggy Man is a creation of Dr. Andrew Zagarian, a scientist who invented "plastalloy", a synthetic human tissue substitute that can be used for organ transplants. Dr. Zagarian built the Shaggy Man by splicing his material with salamander genetic material, and accidentally created an artificial lifeform that can rapidly heal from any damage done to it. The Shaggy Man is essentially mindless, and attacks anything that moves. The Justice League is called in to deal with the menace, but is unable to stop the creature. The Flash finally came up with the idea of having Dr. Zagarian create a second Shaggy Man to fight the first. The JLA seals the two monsters inside a deep pit, where they can battle each other for all eternity.
The Shaggy Man is freed by Hector Hammond in Justice League of America #104 (February 1973) and transported to the JLA satellite; this time he is defeated by Green Lantern, who uses his power ring to shrink the monster to miniature size and imprison him.
[edit] Shaggy Man II
Besides the history above, the second Shaggy Man broke free and rampaged through Russia. This time he was captured, lured onto a rocketship by Batman and fired into space (Justice League of America, January 1981). Shaggy Man II was destroyed in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986).
Shaggy Man II's inert body is eventually recovered by General Wade Eiling and his Ultramarine Corps in JLA #24 (December 1998). General Eiling, who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, transplants his mind into the Shaggy Man's body, shaves off the Shaggy Man's hair and calls himself The General.
[edit] Shaggy Man III
In the Justice League of America Wedding Special, a new version of the Shaggy Man is seen as a member of the Injustice League. This one was created by Lex Luthor. He is later seen in Justice League of America #14, beating the imprisoned Geo-Force. It was among the Injustice League members that were arrested by Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Shaggy Man is indestructible. He has survived a small tactical nuclear explosion, reincorporating himself almost instantly. If his head were severed, it would still regenerate very quickly, the only symptoms being disorientation and short memory loss. He does not need to eat, sleep or breathe, and can easily withstand the rigors of space. The Shaggy Man's size, dense muscle mass and accelerated metabolism grant him immense strength and endurance. The limits of these abilities are unknown.
Shaggy Man I was basically a mindless beast.
