Giant-Man | |
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![]() Raz Malhotra as Giant-Man: The Astonishing Ant-Man #5. Cover art by Mark Brooks | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Tales to Astonish #49 (November 1963) |
Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Hank Pym Bill Foster Raz Malhotra Scott Lang |
Team affiliations | Avengers Agents of Atlas |
Abilities | Leading authority in myrmecology research Size-shifting from nearly microscopic to ~100 feet gigantic (both at extremes) Telepathic insect communication Superhuman strength |
Giant-Man is the alias used by several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the alias Ant-Man. Hank Pym first appeared as Giant-Man in Tales to Astonish #49, though he had appeared multiple times before, first in #27 as the scientist Henry Pym, and in #35 as Ant-Man. Regardless of iteration, Giant-Man usually has the power to enlarge to enormous sizes. Giant-Man also frequently overlaps with the alias Goliath.
Hank Pym, the first Giant-Man, with the Wasp, appeared in many superheroes stories published in the serial Tales to Astonish and later, The Avengers.
Bill Foster later became the second Giant-Man and the Black Goliath.
Raz Malhotra debuted in The Astonishing Ant-Man #4 as the third Giant-Man and later as one of the supporting characters of the regular series, joining Scott Lang's Ant-Man Security Solutions.
Henry "Hank" Pym was the original version of Giant-Man. He used the super hero identity after joining the Avengers with the Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk. [1] He has also used other aliases like Ant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp. [2]
William "Bill" Foster was the second version of Giant-Man who originally went by Black Goliath.
The Skrull Criti Noll utilized the abilities of Hank Pym / Giant-Man during the Secret Invasion storyline. [3]
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Raz Malhotra is the third major version of Giant-Man. The character, created by Nick Spencer and Brent Schoonover, first appeared in Ant-Man Annual #1 (July 2015). He is an Indian American computer technician whose former field of study was in artificial intelligence at the time when Hank Pym started to rid the world of them. Lured by the supervillain Egghead, he freed himself from Egghead's control with the help of Pym. Some time after Pym's apparent death, Scott Lang gives Malhotra a Giant-Man uniform. [4] After he is summoned to the portal city of Pan, Giant-Man joins the New Agents of Atlas to help protect the newly formed city. [5] He later begins a relationship with Isaac Ikeda, the "Protector of Pan". [6] During the Atlantis Attacks storyline, Malhotra and the other New Agents are introduced to the original Agents by their leader Jimmy Woo. [7]
Scott Lang is the second major version of Giant-Man within the Ultimate Marvel universe. [8]
The Ultimate Marvel universe features the Giant-Men, a group of characters who have size-shifting powers and special jumpsuits that can grow with them. The Giant-Men are part of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Reserves and consist of Giant-Men (such as David Scotty and Peter) as well as the alternately named Goliaths and Giant-Women. [9] [10]
The Giant-Men and the Rocket Men join Nick Fury, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch into fighting the Liberators. [11]
During the Ultimatum storyline, the Giant-Men were seen saving as many people as they can after Magneto caused a tidal wave that hit Manhattan. [12]
The Giant-Men later carry the Ultimates away from the forces of Loki. [13]
The Giant-Men later attack the Ultimates who easily defeat them. [14]
Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, Pym debuted in Tales to Astonish #27. He returned several issues later as the original iteration of Ant-Man, a superhero with the power to shrink to the size of an ant. He later assumed other superhero identities, including the size-changing Giant-Man and Goliath; the insect-themed Yellowjacket; and briefly, the Wasp. He is a founding member of the Avengers superhero team, and the creator of the robotic villain Ultron. He is also the ex-husband of Janet van Dyne and the father of Nadia van Dyne, his daughter by his first wife, Maria Pym.
The Wasp is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Ernie Hart, and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44.
Ultron is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared as an unnamed character in The Avengers #54, with his first full appearance in The Avengers #55. He is a highly intelligent self-aware artificial intelligence in a robot body who develops a god complex and a grudge against his creator Hank Pym, with whom he would later merge. His initial goal to destroy humanity in an attempt at creating world peace has brought him into conflict with the Avengers. Stories often end in Ultron's destruction, only for new offshoot iterations of the robot to be built of varying morals, including the superhero Ultron-12.
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.
Speed Demon is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema, the character made his first appearance in The Avengers #69 as a member of the Squadron Sinister known as the Whizzer.
Cassandra "Cassie" Lang is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie and John Byrne, the character first appeared in Marvel Premiere #47. Cassandra Lang is the daughter of the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man. She has also been known as Stature, Stinger, and Ant-Girl at various points in her history.
Ant-Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Byrne, Scott Lang first appeared in The Avengers #181 and in Marvel Premiere #47 as the second superhero character to use the Ant-Man name in the Marvel Universe. He is a reformed thief and an electronics expert. He was a member of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the Guardians of the Galaxy, the main character in the comic-book series FF and, in 2015, he became the title character in the series Ant-Man.
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Dr. William "Bill" Foster, also known as Black Goliath, Giant-Man and Goliath, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a professor with powers similar to Hank Pym's increasing size and mass to gigantic proportions.
Egghead is an alias used by two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Yellowjacket is an alias utilized by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hope Pym is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, the character first appeared in A-Next #7. She is the daughter of superheroes Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne in the MC2 universe. Hope Pym is a supervillain known under the codename Red Queen.
Darren Agonistes Cross is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the archenemy of Scott Lang and the cousin of Crossfire.
Scott Edward Harris Lang, known commonly by his alias, Ant-Man, is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name He is depicted as a thief-turned-superhero after being granted access to Hank Pym's technology and training, specifically the use of an advanced suit that allows him to change sizes, as well as communicate with ants. He is recruited by Steve Rogers to join the Avengers.
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Hope van Dyne is a fictional character portrayed primarily by Evangeline Lilly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, loosely based on the Marvel Comics character Hope Pym. Portrayed as the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, she was a senior board member of her father's company, Pym Technologies, and later inherits the superhero identity of Wasp from her mother, using a suit containing shrinking technology to shrink to the size of an insect and also fly with insect-themed wings. Her appearances in the MCU have received media attention, with praise often given to her authentic, relatable portrayal as superheroine.