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Giant-Man
Giant-Man is the alias used by several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Editorial Story 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 new Giant-Man and the Black Goliath. In ''The Astonishing Ant-Man'' #4, Raz Malhotra debuted as the third Giant-Man and later became one of the supporting characters of the regular series, joining Scott Lang's Ant-Man Security Solutions. Fictional character biography Hank Pym Hank Pym was the original character named Giant-Man. He used that super hero identity after joining the ''Avengers'' with Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk. He has also used other aliases like Ant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and Wasp. As Goliath, Hank Pym led the Avengers after Captain America left the team. He married his girlfriend Wasp and also created the artificial intelligence better known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Pym
Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962). The character, a scientist that debuted in a standalone science-fiction anthology story, returned several issues later as the original iteration of the superhero Ant-Man with the power to shrink to the size of an insect. Alongside his crime-fighting partner-wife, Janet van Dyne, he goes on to assume 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 as well as the creator of the robotic villain, Ultron. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Hank Pym has since been featured in several Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films, video games, and television series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Foster (comics)
Dr. William Foster, also known as Black Goliath, Giant-Man and Goliath, is a fictional character, 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. The character has made several video game appearances and appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), portrayed by Laurence Fishburne. Publication history Dr. Foster was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck in '' The Avengers'' #32 (Sept. 1966). His "Black Goliath" persona was created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska in ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' #24 (April 1975). Foster became the second Giant-Man in '' Marvel Two-in-One'' #55 (Sept. 1979). He became yet the fourth Goliath in '' The Thing'' vol. 2 #1 (Jan. 2006). He starred in the five-issue series ''Black Goliath'' in 1976. Bill Foster has appeared in the pages of various comic books, including ''The Avengers'', ''Power Man'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales To Astonish
''Tales to Astonish'' is the name of two American comic book series and a One-shot (comics), one-shot comic published by Marvel Comics. The primary title bearing that name was published from January 1959 to March 1968. It began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, then featured superheroes during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books. It became ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' with issue No. 102 (April 1968). Its sister title was ''Tales of Suspense''. A second Marvel comic bearing the name, reprinting stories of the undersea ruler the Sub-Mariner, ran 14 issues from December 1979 to January 1981. A superhero one-shot followed in 1994. Publication history Science-fiction anthology ''Tales to Astonish'' and its sister publication ''Tales of Suspense'' were both launched with a January 1959 cover date. The early run of the first volume of ''Tales to Astonish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasp (comics)
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a fictional 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 (June 1963). Janet van Dyne is usually depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters, fly by means of insectoid wings, and fire bioelectric energy blasts. She is a founding member of the Avengers as well as a longtime leader of the team. The Wasp has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. The character appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Ant-Man'' (2015) in a cameo role, while Michelle Pfeiffer portrays Janet van Dyne in the films ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and the upcoming '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' (2023). Publication history Janet van Dyne debuted in ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (plotted by Stan Lee, scripted by H. E. Huntley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |