Abominable Snowman is a fictional character

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. His first appearance was in Tales to Astonish #13.

Fictional character biography

While in Calcutta, Carl Hanson overheard a man talking about a photograph he has of the Abominable Snowman

Yeti

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology...

. Figuring that this would be a good opportunity to use it in order to capture the Abominable Snowman, Carl Hanson stole the photograph from the man and set off to the Himalayas. He couldn't get any help due to the people knowing that the photograph is cursed and advised Carl to dispose of it before the curse overtook him. Carl Hanson set off to find the creature himself. As he continued to climb, his hair grew longer and longer until he resembled the Abominable Snowman. With his mind addled, he drops the photograph which is now a reasonable resemblance of what he has become.

Powers and abilities

The Abominable Snowman has thick long fur to keep him warm. He also presumably has super-strength.

Other characters

A few other characters throughout the Marvel Universe were known as the Abominable Snow Man. These include:

• In Hulk Comic #12, Sasquatch
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  Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics' universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 and was created by John Byrne.-Fictional character biography:Dr...
  
   was known as the Abominable Snow Man.
• The Lizard Men posed as the Abominable Snow Man in Tales to Astonish #24. On a related note, Victor Cartwright posed as the Abominable Snow Man in the same issue when the Abominable Snowman was a no-show.
• In Fantastic Four #145, the Cold People
  Yeti (Marvel Comics)
  The Yeti are a number of similar fictional hidden races in the Marvel Universe.Yeti are fur-covered humanoid beings living in the Himalaya Mountains and familiarly known as "Abominable Snowmen." There are three known varieties of Yeti....
  
   were also known as the Abominable Snow Men.
• Torg was known as the Abominable Snow-King in Sub-Mariner #55.
• In Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
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  a character named the Abominable Snowman who looks similar to Carl Hanson appeared as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
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External links

• Abominable Snowman at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe