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  Appearance

Height: 6 2"
Weight: 190 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light Brown
Other Distingushing Features: Appears to sweat profusely when he isn't concentrating on maintaining corporeal integrity
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  Background

  Morrie Bench became Hydro-Man when he was knocked into the water during the testing of
  a new under-water generator (see Amazing #211/#212). An unlikely set of circumstances
  including the failure of the device and the presence of undersea volcanic gasses lead to a
  situation whence quote 'the energy conversion reaction within the device combines with the
  gasses in the water to form an energy for which there may never be a name' unquote.

  That is to say - a one-in-a-million situation which creates the super-villain under consideration.
  It's too extra-ordinary to try to explain, it's impossible to reproduce, and kids - for goodness
  sake don't try this at home in your bath-tub. OK?

  Morrie Bench was actually a labourer on the ship involved in the experiment - however when
  he discovers the nature of his powers, his natural unlawful temperment combines with a
  psychologically destabilising side-effect of the accident to create what is essentially a
  super-villian waiting to happen.

  Hydro-Man sets off for vengeance on Spider-Man, who coincidentally happened to be
  on-board the ship when this all started - and when he finds him, the scene is set for a
  battle-royal. Does Spider-Man have what it takes to mop-up Hydro_man, or will the
  eensy-weensy spider get washed down the drain?

  A note here also about Sadie. Sadie is a woman of loose morals who is approaching the later
  years of her life. She apparently knows Morrie Bench before his transformation - and makes
  an appearance in Amazing #212. In Amazing #217/#218 we see both Sand-Man and
  Hydro-Man vying for her affections, in an amusing little story which ends in a climactic (and
  rather sublime) melodramatic finish.

  Biographical Data

  Summary

Real Name: Morrie Bench
Other Current Aliases: None
Former Aliases: None
Dual Identity: Not generally known
Current Occupation: Super-Villain
Former Occupation: Ship's Labourer
Citizenship: U.S.
Legal Status: Criminal record in U.S. presumably
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None Known
Confidants: Sadie, a female bar-fly
Known Allies: Sand-Man, Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (a.k.a. Sinister Syndicate)
Major  Enemies: Spider-Man, Sand-Man
Usual Base of Operations: Slummy New York bars
Former Base of Operations: Slummy New York bars
Current Group Membership:None
Former Group Membership: Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (a.k.a. Sinister Syndicate)
Extent of Education: Presumably very limited 

Powers & Paraphenalia

  Strength level: Super-Human Powers: Can transform any and all of his body into water.
  Abilities: Can propel himself with significant force. Can assume and manipulate additional
  water mass. Can travel with great speed through waterways and pipes. Equipment: None
  Weapons: Can propel forceful jets of water from himself. Limitations: Can get dried out if he
  does not replenish his own watery mass.