The Shaggy Man is a synthetic being created by Professor Andrew Zagarian, and one of the most powerful enemies the Justice League has ever faced.
History
The first Shaggy Man was the unintentional result of the experiments of Dr. Andrew Zagarian. In his attempt to find a medical substitute for lost human tissue, he created a substance known as "plastalloy" and strengthened this material with salamander DNA. Unfortunately for medical science, an error occurred and the artificial body he was experimenting on grew into a hulking, hairy giant he dubbed the Shaggy Man. The mindless creature began to attack anything that moved, and was capable of growing back any body part it lost. Helpless to stop the beast himself, Dr. Zagarian contacted the Justice League for help, but even they are powerless against the monster. The creature is finally defeated when Flash instructs Dr. Zagarian to create a second Shaggy Man. The two immortal monsters were sealed in a deep pit, to battle each other for all eternity.[1]
The Shaggy Man was later freed by the psychic villain Hector Hammond, who sought revenge against the Justice League for his imprisonment. He freed the monster from its tomb, and transported him to the Justice League Satellite. The brawl between the heroes and the Shaggy Man sends the entire satellite crashing to earth. The entire Justice League throw their combined might against the beast, but they cannot defeat it. Thankfully for the heroes, the battle turns in their favor when Hector's control over the Shaggy Man breaks. In a desperate attempt to stop the monster, Green Lantern uses a massive amount of his ring's power to shrink the monster to miniature size and captures him in a bottle. The Shaggy Man was then kept under tight security in the League's satellite. [2]
The Shaggy Man later escapes his captors and grows back to normal size. The creature later appeared battling the Justice League in Arizona, where Green Lantern dropped a mountain on him. While the immortal Shaggy Man is trapped beneath the mountain, a small town named Justus is built around its base. Two years after his imprisonment, the Shaggy Man finally breaks free of his rocky tomb and goes on a rampage. The Justice League defeated him after learning from his creator that the Shaggy's Man fur was a fiber-optic conduit for energy created by photosynthesis. The Justice League managed to shave the beast and exile him on the dark side of Moon before his hair could grow back.[3]
The Shaggy Man later escapes the moon and returns to earth, where his hair grows back. This time, Aquaman stops the monster by imprisoning him in a capsule deep beneath the sea. The Shaggy Man's inert body was later discovered by General Wade Eiling and his Ultramarine Corps. General Eiling, diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor, has his mind transferred into the indestructible Shaggy Man's body. Freed of the his fate, he shaves off the body hair and becomes the supervillain known as The General.[4]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Superhuman Strength: The Shaggy Man is one of the strongest beings on the planet. He has engaged Superman in hand-to-hand combat and nearly defeated him and has repeatedly fought off the entire might of the Justice League.
- Superhuman Stamina: Nothing seems to slow the Shaggy Man down. His abilities allow him to fight for days with no signs of exhaustion.
- Invulnerability: Very little can harm the Shaggy Man, whether it's superhumans, extreme temperatures, high pressures, or even the vacuum of space
- Immortality As an artificial life form, the Shaggy Man does not age.
- Regeneration: The Shaggy Man's body possesses enhanced salamander regenerative tissue and a subverted nervous system. This means the monster is capable of re-growing any body parts lost in battle, and can recover from any injury in seconds without feeling pain. Even a direct punch from Superman did little to slow him down.
- Self-Sustenance: As an artificial life form, the Shaggy Man does not need air, water, food, or rest.
- Adaptation: The Shaggy Man constantly adapts to any attack made against him. After he experiences one form of attack, he learns how to resist it in the future.
- Enhanced Sense of Smell: The Shaggy Man is able to smell the adrenaline in his opponent's sweat.
Weaknesses
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Footnotes
  This character has been primarily an enemy of the Justice League, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Justice League Villains." |