Slug (comics)

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character_name=Slug
real_name=Ulysses X. Lugman
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Captain America" #325 (Jan 1987)
creators=Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary
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Slug (Ulysses X. Lugman) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.

Fictional character biography

Ulysses Lugman was born in Miami, Florida. He is a Miami-based drug dealer whose business is toppled by the Nomad, with the assistance of Captain America and Vagabond.

Slugman is one of the villains shown in the crossover event "Dead Man's Hand". A mysterious organization creates a meeting in Las Vegas in order to divide up the territory and related situations of the deposed criminal master mind the Kingpin. Among the many criminal groups attended are the Secret Empire, Werner Von Strucker and Hammerhead's group. The situation falls apart due to various factors, including infighting among the group leaders and the slightly successful infiltration of Microchip.

Having been warned by Nomad's enemy the 'Favor Broker', Slugman attempts to flee the situation in a vehicle specially designed to accommodate his weight. The vigilantes Daredevil, Punisher and Nomad track down the vehicle due to its unique size and the small number of ways out of town. It is Nomad who has a personal stake in the confrontation, hating Slugman especially. Circumstance saves Slugman's life as it is Nomad and not the criminal-murdering Punisher who gets to him first. After a moral quandary and the depressing realization that Slugman has simply forgotten Nomad, the vigilante hero knocks him out. Despite this, Punisher tries to kill Slugman, only to realize his weapon is empty.

Later, Slugman is seen bowing under the pressure and blackmail of Don Fortunato, who wishes to be the new kingpin of crime. Spider-Man and Daredevil help break up this meeting, seemingly leaving Ulysses free with his territory intact. He was recently seen imprisoned in the Raft, a prison for superhuman criminals.

He is also a major opponent of Poison.

Slug breaks out of the Raft and joins the Hood's criminal empire. He helps them fight the New Avengers, but is taken down by Dr. Strange.

Powers and abilities

The Slug's only "power" is his immense fat: he may weigh more than one thousand pounds. Unlike the Blob, the Slug has no means of compensating for this mass, so he is almost immobile when not making use of a high-tech personal hovercraft. It has been suggested that the Slug is a mutant, with his mutation allowing him to live and function (albeit in a limited fashion) with his massive girth. Offensively, the Slug is known to asphyxiate his victims (usually underlings who failed or displeased him) in the folds of his fat.

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