Shaggy Man (comics)

Shaggy Man
The Shaggy Man (background) on the cover of Justice League of America #45 (June 1966). Art by Mike Sekowsky.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Original: Justice League of America #45 (June 1966)
Created by	Gardner Fox (scripts) Mike Sekowsky (pencils)
In-story information
Abilities	Superhuman strength stamina Invulnerability healing factor reactive adaptation Immortality

Shaggy Man is the name of several fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics.

The Shaggy Man debuted in Justice League of America #45 (June 1966) and was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky. Shaggy Man returned in Justice League of America #104 (Feb. 1973). The character reappeared in a one-shot story in Justice League of America #186 (Jan. 1981). The original Shaggy Man reappeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9-10 (Dec. 1985-Jan. 1986).

Another version returned in JLA #24 - 26 (Dec. 1998 - Feb. 1999) and was updated and rechristened "The General". The General reappeared in the "World War III" storyline JLA #36 - 41 (Dec. 1999 - May 2000). Another Shaggy Man was created and debuted in Justice League of America Wedding Special (Nov. 2007), the first chapter of a storyline that continued in Justice League of America #13-15 (Nov. 2007 - Jan. 2008).

Shaggy Man returned as a tool of Black Manta and N.E.M.O. in Aquaman Rebirth #8-9 (2016).

Writer Mike Conroy noted that the Shaggy Man was "A mountainous cross between Frankenstein's monster and the Sasquatch".

The Shaggy Man is the 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 DNA and as a result accidentally created an artificial lifeform that can rapidly regenerate. Essentially mindless, the creature then attacked anything that moved. The Justice League attempt to stop the creature, but the Shaggy Man holds them all off until the Flash suggests Zagarian create a second creature to fight the first. The League then seals the two monsters inside a deep pit, where they can battle each other indefinitely.