Hydro-Man (also spelled Hydro Man) is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #212 (January 1981), and was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John Romita, Jr.
Morris "Morrie" Bench gains his superpowers while as a crewman on the cargo ship the U.S.S. Bulldog, having been knocked overboard accidentally by Spider-Man (after the hero had finished a fi...
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Hydro-Man (also spelled Hydro Man) is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #212 (January 1981), and was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John Romita, Jr.
Morris "Morrie" Bench gains his superpowers while as a crewman on the cargo ship the U.S.S. Bulldog, having been knocked overboard accidentally by Spider-Man (after the hero had finished a fight against Namor) while a powerful experimental generator is being tested in the ocean. The combination of unknown radiation and his immersion in a deep ocean dwelling bacteria turns him into the Hydro-Man. When he realized that he had become a man-of-water, he blamed Spider-Man for his disgrace and started to hunt him (through many showers, sewers and water valves), in order to get revenge on the hero, but was defeated in combat. Soon after that, he becomes merged with the Sandman into a composite mud/quicksand-like creature. Hydro-Man is a...
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