In The Immortal Hulk #36 the Absorbing Man doesn't just absorb gamma radiation, he becomes it. Absorbing Man is a character whose roots extend deep into the Marvel Universe. First debuting as a Thor villain all the way back in 1965, Carl Creel gained the ability to absorb the powers of any material he touched after drinking a potion.

Bruce Banner had been sent to divert the comet, as it was feared it was radioactive, but the Absorbing Man leaped aboard and began absorbing the Hulk's strength. He tries to bury the Hulk under a mountain, but when the Hulk turns back to human form, the Absorbing Man is unable to support the great weight and was buried.