Howie Kaplan

Howie Kaplan
First appearance	Hanging By a Thread
In-story stats
Known ability	Oil secretion
Nickname	Slick
Gender

Howie Kaplan is an evolved human with the ability to secrete oil from his body.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Hanging By a Thread

Having escaped from Building 26 Howie is seen being chased by Rachel. In order to avoid escape Howie uses his ability to slow her down. Instead he causes Rachael to fall off the rooftop, forcing her with no other choice but to teleport in order to save herself. Rachael then retaliates by whacking Howie, but manages to throw him off instead. Before he can fall down to his death she siezes him by the arm and interrogates him while doing so while Howie holds onto her for support. He is spared from death though when Rachael receives a message from Rebel. Throwing both herself and Howie off the edge, she teleports them safely to the ground and allows Howie to escape.

Evolved Human Abilities

Howie Kaplan has the ability to secrete crude oil from his hands. He has demonstrated this ability, using it to throw oil at Rachel Mills and cause her to slip. He also seems to unknowingly secrete oil when in states of agitation, such as when his life was endangered.

Trivia

• In reality, Howie Kaplan is the name of one of Jim Martin's friends.
• Danko tells Rachel that Howie is the nickname of "Slick" because of his power.

See Also

• For other uses of Howard, see Howard (disambig).