CHLEEE

Real Name: Chleee

Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (Glx) technology-user

Occupation: Unrevealed; adventurer, at least

Group Membership: None known (beyond Glx race)

Affiliations: Johnny Anvil, Leroy "Hammer" Jackson

Enemies: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases:  "Freak" (description by Anvil); "ugly" (description by Hammer)

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
   last seen in the woods a short distance from unidentified prison, presumably in upstate New York (see comments);
    prior to that and presumably thereafter, mobile throughout space;
    presumably (at least formerly) the planet Glxx, third from the sun in the Zplst system, Milky Way Galaxy

First Appearance: Incredible Hulk II#182 (December, 1974)

Powers/Abilities: As a Glx, Chleee's body is silicon-based, rather than carbon-based like humanity.

    He survives by eating metal, which he can absorb even in the form of bullets fired into his chest.

    Native to an arid environment with a gravity 182% of Earth, and larger than average humans, Chleee most likely had some degree of superhuman strength (likely "enhanced human," lifting over 800 lbs., but less than 2 tons).

    Chleee could use his molecular transfuser to rearrange/destroy existing metals (at least) and restructure/transmute/replace them with other structures, such as the Energy Synthecon (see comments) of Hammer and Anvil.

    Chleee can pilot (although he did crash it under unexplained circumstances) and/or repair (see comments) an unidentified starship.

Height: Unrevealed (the average height of the Glx is listed at 8'. In the one panel in which he was seen in comparison to Hammer and Anvil (both of known height), Chleee towered over them, although he was bent over on the shore while they were on a lower level in a stream; I think Chleee was closer to 9' based on that)
Weight: Unrevealed (I think given the size of his noggin as well as his wide shoulders, if he were 6' tall, he'd be like 220 lbs.; so, at 8' that would make him about 520 lbs.; at 9', that would make him close to 745 lbs....but, his race is silicon-based rather than carbon-based -- per OHotMU engineering expert Mike Fichera, that would increase his weight by 24.1%, so more like 645 lbs. at 8', and more like 925 lbs. at 9')
Eyes: Pale yellow (no visible irides)
Hair: None (the Glx have some grid pattern on the top of their heads, but no obvious hair)
Skin: Pale yellow
Unusual Features: As a Glx, Chleee has a broad head with a flattened top, with a grid pattern at its top; he has three fingers and a thumb on each hand

History:
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#17: Hammer and Anvil entry) - Chleee of the extraterrestrial Glx race was in a starship that crash-landed on Earth under unrevealed circumstances (see comments).

(Incredible Hulk II#182) - Mortally wounded, Chleee approached a pair of human strangers -- recently escaped convicts Johnny Anvil and Leroy "Hammer" Jackson, still connected at the wrists via a chain -- a short distance from his starship, beseeching their aid (while he did not identify himself, his race, etc., his starship, his referring to the humans as planet-dwellers at least implied that he himself did not dwell on their planet).

   Not trusting the alien, Hammer shot him four times with the gun he had stolen from a prison guard. However, as Glx's race absorbed metal to survive, this intended assault ironically saved Chleee's life (or at least it restored his health sufficiently to put him out of danger of imminent death). Surprising the humans when his astonished expression turned into a smile, Chleee thanked them for preventing his termination. When questioned, he explained "the metal you injected has been absorbed and will sustain internal existence support-systems."

   Continuing that they must be paid for their generosity, Chleee commented that the chain was a drab adornment unworthy of them, and he used his molecular transfuser to shatter the chain and then create a new bond between the two in the form of an energy synthecon (see comments).

    When the fleeing convicts objected to still being connected (as they had hated each other up to this point), Chleee explained its nature, and he demonstrated its power by convincing them to run the energy synthecon through a large tree (which he referred to as a "vegetarian growth"). When their reluctant rush led to their bodies charging with energy and the synthecon slicing through at least a couple feet of solid wood, felling the tree, both men were convinced. As the two celebrated, Chleee headed back to his starship, unnoticed.

(Incredible Hulk II#182 - BTS) - Chleee's ship took off, the "sound of cosmic thunder" alerting Hammer and Anvil to his departure, and they viewed as "a shining metal star returned to the heavens once more."

Comments: Created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe.

    There is no discussion of why/how Chleee crash-landed on Earth. In fact, it isn't even covered in the original story...he's just shown as wounded with a ship in the background. Within minutes of being healed, his ship was able to fly away again, so it must have had repair/back-up systems...or something. Maybe he was able to repair it before his wounds started getting the better of him.

    We didn't learn his name or his race in the 15 panels that covered his existence. Those were revealed in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#4: Appendix to Alien Races: Glx entry
    Perhaps it's time for the long-awaited series, "The Secret of Chleee."

    Chleee called the device he created for Hammer and Anvil an "energy-synthicon." In Marvel Team-Up I#86, Ivor Carlson of the DRC called the version they repaired or recreated an "energy synthecon. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#17 entry on Hammer and Anvil calls it an energy synthecon, as does Hammer's Master Edition#4 entry, although the Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#4: Appendix to Alien Races: Glx entry and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#15: Appendix to Alien Races: Glx entry both call it an "energy synthicon" (without the hyphen).
    "Energy synthecon" is the most popular usage, even though "energy-synthicon" was the precedent.

    Hammer and Anvil encountered the Hulk shortly after his first encounter with Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlett), which took place in Quebec, Canada. After being briefly gassed by the Royal Canadian Air Force, captured and flown through the air, the Hulk broke free and escaped, aimlessly wandering for a day, and "the province of Quebec <was> soon lost in the distance". That's when he encountered Crackajack Jackson, who was in a wooded area en route to see his son in prison; they then made their way to the "state prison," where they encountered Hammer and Anvil, who were returning to use their new powers to punish their former guards. As far as I know, it was never spelled out where this prison was. If the Hulk is leaping, he can cover a mile in a single jump and cover a lot of ground quickly, but if he's just walking, which is what "wandering aimlessly" implies to me, I wouldn't think he'd go more than perhaps a dozen or perhaps a couple or a few dozen miles.

Perhaps it was Clinton Correctional Facility, above, in Dannemora, N.Y. The maximum-security prison is about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of the Canada-U.S. border between Quebec and New York state.

Per New York/Philadelphia/Physics/Aunt May expert Spider-Mike: The Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, NY is closer to the border, and was considered the first NY Supermax prison. However, it is further west than Clinton.

    Please note a somewhat rare correct usage of the term "ironic" in this profile. Coincidence is not irony, people.

I'm guessing Chleee's name is pronounced the same as "chili" -- maybe it's a reference to Crackajack Jackson introducing the Hulk to beans in that same issue.
--Ron Fredricks

New and additional images by Ron Fredricks.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Chleee should not be confused with:

Molecular Transfuser

Chleee's molecular transfuser can be used to rearrange/destroy existing metals (at least) and restructure/transmute/replace them with other structures, such as the Energy Synthecon (see comments) of Hammer and Anvil.

(Incredible Hulk II#182) - To repay Hammer and Anvil for saving his life, Chleee used his molecular transfuser to shatter the chain connecting the escaped convicts at their wrists and then create a new bond between the two in the form of an energy synthecon (see comments).

--Incredible Hulk II#182

Chleee's starship

Chleee's ship presumably transported him within the Milky Way Galaxy from the Zplst system to the Sol system.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#17: Hammer and Anvil entry) - Chleee of the extraterrestrial Glx race was in a starship that crash-landed on Earth under unrevealed circumstances (see comments).

(Incredible Hulk II#182 - BTS) - After the mortally wounded Chleee was saved by Hammer and Anvil, Chleee gifted them with the energy synthecon. As they celebrated their new power, Chleee headed back to his starship, unnoticed.

(Incredible Hulk II#182 - BTS) - Chleee's ship took off, the "sound of cosmic thunder" alerting Hammer and Anvil to his departure, and they viewed as "a shining metal star returned to the heavens once more."

(Note: There is no discussion of why/how Chleee crash-landed on Earth. In fact, it isn't even covered in the original story...he's just shown as wounded with a ship in the background. Within minutes of being healed, his ship was able to fly away again, so it must have had repair/back-up systems...or something.
    Or maybe he was able to repair it before his wounds started getting the better of him...)

--Incredible Hulk II#182

images: (without ads)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p5, pan4 (main image - Chleee)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p6, pan1 (headshot - Chleee, absorbing lead bullets)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p6, pan2 (Chleee thanks Hammer and Anvil for shooting him)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p7, pan2 (Chleee explains "energy-synthicon")
Incredible Hulk II#182, p6, pan6 (Chleee's hand holding molecular transfuser)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p6, pan7 (molecular transfuser creates "energy-synthicon" for Hammer and Anvil)
Incredible Hulk II#182, p5, pan4 (Chleee's spaceship [background]; Chleee's legs [foreground])

Appearances:
Incredible Hulk II#182 (December, 1974) - Len Wein (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils/inks), Glynis Wein (colors), John Costanza (letters), Roy Thomas (editor)
Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#4: Appendix to Alien Races: Glx entry (April, 1983) - Mark Gruenwald (editor/head writer/designer), Michael Carlin (associate editor/designer), Peter Sanderson & Mark Lerer (co-writers), David Cody Weiss, Joanne Harris, Bob Simpson, Roger Stern (researchers), Paty Cockrum (pencils), Frank Giacoia (inks)
Note: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#15: Appendix to Alien Races: Glx entry has no further information about Chleee (I don't think there's any new information at all, but there IS a new image, although we don't know that it is Chleee)

First posted: 03/12/2021
Last updated: 03/10/2026

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