| Blob | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Blobm.PNG) Blob as depicted in Generation M #3 (2006). Art by Stuart Immonen. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #3 (January 1964)[1][2] |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Frederick J. Dukes |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Secret Empire X-Cell Brotherhood of Evil Mutants X-Corps Factor Three Freedom Force Defenders |
| Notable aliases | Freddie Dukes |
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The Blob (Frederick J. "Fred" Dukes) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the X-Men. A mutant originally depicted as a morbidly obese circus freak, the Blob claims to be immovable when he so desires.[3] He possesses an extreme amount of pliable body mass, which grants him superhuman strength. Possessing the demeanor of a bully, he mostly uses his powers for petty crime on his own, and as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force.
In live-action, Fred Dukes appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), played by Kevin Durand. "Giant" Gustav Claude Ouimet had a cameo as Blob in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Mike Waters had a cameo as the character in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
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