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by davoomac on May 5th, 2006

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Who was Parasite?

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  • by Alatea on May 9th, 2006

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    The Parasite is a fictional character and supervillain who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. The Parasite first appeared in Action Comics #340 (August 1966).

    Originally a janitor, the Parasite's alter ego has been identified with two different people. In the original Silver Age comics, his alter ego was Maxwell Jensen; after the 1986 Superman origin revamp, his alter ego became Rudy Jones.

    In either version, the Parasite possesses the power to temporarily absorb the energy and knowledge of whoever he touches, usually leaving his victims in a weakened state. Given this ability, the Parasite often desires to absorb the Man of Steel's powers for himself.

    Silver Age Parasite
    Maxwell Jensen
    Maxwell Jensen was lowlife who got a job as a plant worker for a research center. Believing that the company payrolls were hidden in storage containers, he opened one and was bombarded with energies from biohazard materials. His entire being was transformed, because the biohazard material wasn't just toxic, it was waste collected by Superman, when he travelled into outer space.

    Transformed into a purple skinned, parasitic entity, Jensen became the Parasite; any time he touched someone, he could absorb their physical and mental properties. Touching Superman would instantly absorb a sizeable fraction of his superhuman powers (it was established early on that he is not capable of acquiring the whole of his powers).

    Despite these abilities, the Parasite became depressed due to the fact that he could no longer embrace his wife and children.

    The Parasite made a number of reappearances before the Crisis, and was one of the main characters in the second Marvel/DC crossover between Spider-Man and Superman (Marvel Treasury Edition #28).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_%28comics%29

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