Big Man (comics)

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Big Man is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The known characters who have gone by the name of Big Man are Frederick Foswell, his daughter Janice Foswell, and his son Frederick Foswell Jr. The MC2 version of Big Man is the son of Hank Pym and Wasp.

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Fictional character biography

Frederick Foswell

Frederick Foswell is the first person to assume the Big Man mantle. [1] A former reporter for the Daily Bugle , Foswell secretly operates as a criminal boss. He is eventually defeated by Spider-Man, after which he reforms. Foswell later sacrifices himself to save J. Jonah Jameson from being shot. [2] [3]

Janice Foswell

Janice Foswell
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Team-Up #39 (November 1975)
Created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema
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Species Human
Team affiliations Enforcers
Abilities
  • Skilled in stealth
  • Proficient markswoman with pistols

Janice Foswell is the daughter of the original Big Man (Frederick Foswell) and seeks to follow in her father's footsteps to gain control of the New York underworld. She is soon joined by Crime Master and Sandman. [4]

She and the Enforcers are defeated by Spider-Man, the Human Torch and the Sons of the Tiger. Over a dispute about eliminating Spider-Man and the Sons, Janice is killed by the Crime Master, who is revealed to have been her fiancé and son of the original Crime-Master (Nick Lewis Jr.). Both had separately pursued vengeance against Spider-Man without knowledge of each other's identity. [5]

Frederick Foswell Jr.

Frederick Foswell Jr.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Amazing Spider-Man #13 (January 2019)
Created by Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley
In-story information
Species Human

Frederick Foswell Jr. is the son of Frederick Foswell and the brother of Janice Foswell. He assumes the Big Man role to gain revenge for the death of his father and sister, which he blames on Spider-Man. Piloting a giant robot version of Big Man, Foswell attacks Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson, assuming Jameson will help him kill Spider-Man. Spider-Man and the remorseful Jameson defeat Foswell as Spider-Man hurls the Big Man robot outside before it can self-destruct. Foswell is then arrested by the police. [6]

Other versions

MC2

An original incarnation of the Big Man, Hank Pym Jr., appears in the MC2 story A-Next. He is Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne's son who inherited the former's size-shifting powers and founding member of the Revengers who initially fights the superhero team A-Next before reforming and joining a government-sponsored team. [7]

Ultimate Marvel

A character based on the Big Man, Mr. Big, from Earth-1610 appears in Ultimate Spider-Man . He is a mobster and leader of the Enforcers who plots to usurp Wilson Fisk, only to be killed by him. [8] [9]

In other media

References

  1. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 49. ISBN   978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. ↑ Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 124. ISBN   978-1465455505.
  3. ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man #52 (September 1967)
  4. ↑ Marvel Team-Up #39 (November 1975)
  5. ↑ Marvel Team-Up #40 (December 1975)
  6. ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #11-13 (February - March 2019)
  7. ↑ A-Next #12 (September 1999)
  8. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #9 (July 2001)
  9. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #10 (August 2001)
  10. ↑ "Tombstone Voice - The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 21, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  11. ↑ "Green Goblin Voice - The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 21, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ↑ "Henry Pym Jr. Voice - Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 21, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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