A'Kurru U'mbaya (Earth-616) VS Ab Waltin (Earth-616)

A'Kurru U'mbaya was a Wakandan bio-chemist who was empowered with the ability to transform his flesh into wood through his experiments. He used his powers to try to seize the throne. Shape-shifting: Icon has the power to transform his flesh into wood-- and his head appears elongated into an African mask. Although this wood seems more durable and impervious than normal wood, he is also able to control it to give him limited shape-shifting abilities, such as elongating his limbs and forming weapons with his hands. Icon can also cause a similar transformation in others-- transforming them into replicas of himself (without the shape-shifting abilities) under his direct control.

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A mountaineer, Ab lived on Hollow Bluff with his wife Ella. The supernatural location drew the Legion of the Doomed, who forced the Waltins to take in one of their agents -- mystically disguised as a newborn human -- as their child as a cover for its serial murders. Fearful for their lives, Ab did his best to dissuade the curious, but was nevertheless murdered by the Legionnaires when the Fiery Mask uncovered the truth. His murder was reported in the newspaper following the Fiery Mask's showdown with the demons. Search this site for: Ab Waltin · Ab Waltin (Earth-616).

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