s ▁were ▁mon str ous ▁cre atures ▁that ▁res emble d ▁a ▁semi - sol id ▁mass ▁of ▁sl ime ▁and ▁bog - m atter , ▁with ▁super human ▁strength , ▁stam ina ▁and ▁dur ability , ▁though ▁both ▁were ▁limited ▁in ▁intelligence ▁and ▁ref lex es . ▁The ▁G lob s ' ▁bodies ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁harm , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁semi - sol id ▁build ▁that ▁could ▁abs orb ▁physical ▁attacks ▁pain lessly . ▁ ▁Joe ▁Tim ms ▁became ▁the ▁G lob ▁due ▁to ▁expos ure ▁to ▁radio active ▁waste ▁in ▁a ▁sw amp ▁bog . ▁As ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bra in , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁material ize ▁a ▁powerful ▁elect r ically ▁charged ▁duplicate ▁of ▁the ▁G lob ▁and ▁re create ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁phys ically ▁perfect ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁human ▁form . ▁ ▁Sum ner ▁Beck with ▁became ▁the ▁G lob ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁inject ed ▁with ▁an ▁experimental ▁duplicate ▁of ▁the ▁Super - S old ier ▁Formula . ▁Un like ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁possess ▁quite ▁enough ▁strength ▁to ▁seriously ▁men ace ▁the ▁H ulk , ▁sp ending ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁brief ▁battle ▁on ▁the ▁receiving ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁damage . ▁Before ▁his ▁transformation , ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁sk illed ▁gen etic ist . ▁ ▁Other ▁characters ▁named ▁G lob ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁three ▁other ▁characters ▁known ▁as ▁G lob ▁in ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Un iverse . ▁These ▁include :