The Shiver Man is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. The character appeared in Wolverine #163-166 ("The Hunted" storyline).
| The Shiver Man | |
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The Shiver Man, from Wolverine #166 |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Wolverine #163 (June 2001) |
| Created by | Frank Tieri Mark Texeira |
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| Alter ego | Caleb Jackson |
| Partnerships | Wolverine Nick Fury The Beast |
| Notable aliases | Shiv |
| Abilities | -Intangibility -Teleportation -Preternatural tracking ability -Ability to reattach severed limbs with no permanent damage -Immortality(?) |
The Shiver Man is a character of obscure origins; in his appearances, characters speculate that he is a soul condemned to walk the earth forever for an unknown crime. He is presented as an undead bounty hunter who has worked with Nick Fury on occasions when Fury works outside of S.H.I.E.L.D.. For instance, when Wolverine is a fugitive, hunted for supposedly murdering a senator, Fury hires the Shiver Man to bring Wolverine directly to him instead of to S.H.I.E.L.D. The Shiver Man tracks Wolverine and Beast and attacks them, sensing that Wolverine was guilty of the murder. However, he loses the pair to a corrupt faction of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jackson uses Sabretooth, then a member of the Weapon X Program, to bring the two X-Men to a secret facility. The Shiver Man rescues them, destroying the facility, and destroying the Program's files on all past Weapon X employees.
Learning that the Weapon X Program had been controlling Wolverine's mind during the murder, the Shiver Man dissipated before confronting Wolverine again.
Shiver Man was also featured in a story in the 2009 volume of Astonishing Tales, still working for Fury. He's referred to as Caleb Jackson.