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| Giant-Man | |
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 Raz Malhotra as Giant-Man:The Astonishing Ant-Man #5. Cover art by Mark Brooks | |
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| 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 inmyrmecology 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 severalsuperheroes appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics, usually in association with the aliasAnt-Man.Hank Pym first appeared as Giant-Man inTales 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 aliasGoliath.
Hank Pym, the first Giant-Man, with theWasp, appeared in many superheroes stories published in the serialTales to Astonish and later,The Avengers.
Bill Foster later became the second Giant-Man and the Black Goliath.
Raz Malhotra debuted inThe 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 theAvengers with the Wasp,Iron Man,Thor and theHulk.[1] He has also used other aliases likeAnt-Man,Goliath,Yellowjacket, and theWasp.[2]
William "Bill" Foster was the second version of Giant-Man who originally went by Black Goliath.
TheSkrull Criti Noll utilized the abilities of Hank Pym / Giant-Man during theSecret Invasion storyline.[3]
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Raz Malhotra is the third major version of Giant-Man. The character, created byNick Spencer andBrent Schoonover, first appeared inAnt-Man Annual #1 (July 2015). He is anIndian 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 supervillainEgghead, 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 theNew 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 theAtlantis Attacks storyline, Malhotra and the other New Agents are introduced to the original Agents by their leaderJimmy Woo.[7]
Scott Lang is the second major version of Giant-Man within theUltimate Marvel universe.[8]
TheUltimate Marvel universe features theGiant-Men, a group of characters who have size-shifting powers and special jumpsuits that can grow with them. The Giant-Men are part of theS.H.I.E.L.D. Reserves and consist of Giant-Men (such asDavid Scotty andPeter) as well as the alternately namedGoliaths and Giant-Women.[9][10]
The Giant-Men and the Rocket Men joinNick Fury,Quicksilver andScarlet Witch into fighting theLiberators.[11]
During theUltimatum storyline, the Giant-Men were seen saving as many people as they can afterMagneto caused a tidal wave that hit Manhattan.[12]
The Giant-Men later carry the Ultimates away from the forces ofLoki.[13]
The Giant-Men later attack theUltimates who easily defeat them.[14]
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