Giant-Man is the alias used by several
superheroes
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appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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.
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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 ...
, the first Giant-Man, with the
Wasp
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, 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
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 ...
was the original character named Giant-Man. He used that super hero identity after joining the ''
Avengers
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'' with Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and the Hulk. He has also used other aliases like
Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in costum ...
,
Goliath
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,
Yellowjacket
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, and
Wasp
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.
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 as
Ultron
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.
As Giant-Man, Pym fought villains like the
Human Top and
Egghead
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, and many years after, joined the
Secret Avengers
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, the Avengers A.I. and the Avengers Academy. He also helped Wasp escape the Microverse after the "Avengers vs X-Men" conflict. Giant-Man also helped Matt Murdock and his friend Foggy Nelson on many occasions, and fought his enemy Ultron during the ''Rage of Ultron'' event.
After seemingly dying during the final battle, Pym surprised everyone when he returned as an amalgamation of flesh and Ultron circuitry and encountered the Uncanny Avengers, later joining the team in his new cybernetic form as Ultron. However, the group didn't completely trust him and called the Wasp for help. The Avengers' fears proved true and Pym transformed into Ultron completely, fighting the Unity Division and destroying Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor in the process. The Vision was forced to help the team destroy his "father," but Ultron was later revealed to still be alive.
Bill Foster
Bill Foster was Hank Pym's successor who originally went by the name ''Black Goliath''.
During the "
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
" storyline, Foster joined Captain America's team as Black Goliath and was killed by
Ragnarok.
Raz Malhotra
Raz Malhotra is an
Indian American
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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
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, he freed himself from Egghead's control with the help of Hank Pym. Some time after Pym's apparent death, Scott Lang gives Malhotra a Giant-Man uniform.
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.
[''Agents of Atlas'' vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics] He later begins a relationship with Isaac Ikeda, the "Protector of Pan".
[''Agents of Atlas'' vol. 3 #4. Marvel Comics] During the ''
Atlantis Attacks
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The storyline is a complicated, multi-layered crossover regarding the return of the sev ...
'' storyline, Malhotra and the other New Agents are introduced to the original Agents by their leader
Jimmy Woo
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.
Other versions
In the
Ultimate Marvel
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universe, there is a group of characters called Giant-Men who gained size-shifting powers from a modified version of the technology that gave Hank Pym his powers and special jumpsuits that can grow with them. The Giant-Men are part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Reserves and consist of
Scott Lang, David Scotty, Peter,
Cassandra Lang
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, and some unnamed Giant-Men and Giant-Women. The Giant-Men and the Rocket Men join
Nick Fury
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,
Quicksilver, and
Scarlet Witch
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into fighting the Liberators. During the ''
Ultimatum
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'' storyline, the Giant-Men were seen saving as many people as they can after
Magneto
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caused a tidal wave that hit Manhattan. The Giant-Men later carry the Ultimates away from the forces of
Loki
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. The Giant-Men later attack the West Coast Ultimates and easily defeat them.
In other media
Television
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in ''
The Marvel Super Heroes
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'', voiced by Tom Harvey.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in ''
The Avengers: United They Stand'', voiced by Rod Wilson.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'',
voiced by
Wally Wingert
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.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in ''
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'', voiced by
Yasunori Masutani
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.
Voice roles Anime
*'' Armitage III'' (Ross Sylibus)
*'' Asobi Asobase'' (Sainan-sensei)
*'' Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky'' (Reyfer Luckberry)
*'' Bakugan Battle Braw ...
.
Film
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in the
Marvel Animated Features
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series of animated
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films.
** The Ultimate Marvel version of Hank Pym first appears in ''
Ultimate Avengers
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'' and ''
Ultimate Avengers 2
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In ...
'', voiced by
Nolan North
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After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera ''Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended i ...
.
** Pym also makes a non-speaking appearance in the animated direct-to-video film ''
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow''.
*
Scott Lang (portrayed by
Paul Rudd
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) serves as the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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's equivalent of Giant-Man; with various interviews with directors
Anthony and Joe Russo
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,
Marvel Studios
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's head
Kevin Feige
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, and ''
Ant-Man
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'' director
Peyton Reed
Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films ''Bring It On'', ''Down with Love'', ''The Break-Up'', and '' Yes Man'', as well as the superhero film ''Ant-Man'' and its sequels.
...
confirming this.
** In the live-action film ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), Lang grows in size during a battle against
Iron Man
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's faction of the
Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
, allowing
Captain America
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and
Bucky Barnes
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to escape.
** In the live-action film ''
Ant-Man and the Wasp
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'' (2018), Lang enlarges while going after
Sonny Burch
Nakia Bahadir
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Nakia Bahadir in other media
Nakia Bahadir appears in ''Ms. Marvel (TV series), ...
's gang, but becomes fatigued after staying giant for too long.
** In the live-action film ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), Lang enlarges to escape the ruins of the Avengers' compound and subsequently joins them in their final battle against
Thanos
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.
Video games
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man is an assist character in ''
Avengers in Galactic Storm
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''.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man is a playable character in ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
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''.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man is a playable character in ''
Marvel: Future Fight''.
* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man is a playable character in ''
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
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'', voiced by
Dar Dash
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Early life
Dash was born and raised in Fairfax, VA ...
.
See also
*
Goliath (comics), another alias also used by Pym and Foster
References
External links
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