Giant-Man

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.

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 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.

Fictional character biography

Hank Pym

Template:Main 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.<ref>The Avengers #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> He has also used other aliases like Ant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and the Wasp.<ref>Age of Ultron #10.A.I. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Bill Foster

Template:Main William "Bill" Foster was the second version of Giant-Man who originally went by Black Goliath.

Criti Noll

Template:Main The Skrull Criti Noll utilized the abilities of Hank Pym / Giant-Man during the Secret Invasion storyline.<ref>Secret Invasion vol. 1 #2-3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Raz Malhotra

Template:Expand section Template:Split section 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.<ref>Ant-Man Annual vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> 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.<ref name="AoA 3-1">Agents of Atlas vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics</ref> He later begins a relationship with Isaac Ikeda, the "Protector of Pan".<ref name="AoA 3-4">Agents of Atlas vol. 3 #4. Marvel Comics</ref> During the Atlantis Attacks storyline, Malhotra and the other New Agents are introduced to the original Agents by their leader Jimmy Woo.<ref>Atlantis Attacks #1. Marvel Comics</ref>

Scott Lang

Template:Main Scott Lang is the second major version of Giant-Man within the Ultimate Marvel universe.<ref>Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Giant-Men

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.<ref>Ultimates Annual #1. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>Ultimates 2 #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Giant-Men and the Rocket Men join Nick Fury, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch into fighting the Liberators.<ref>Ultimates 2 #9. Marvel Comics.</ref>

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.<ref>Ultimatum #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Giant-Men later carry the Ultimates away from the forces of Loki.<ref>Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Giant-Men later attack the Ultimates who easily defeat them.<ref>Ultimate Comics Ultimates #11. Marvel Comics.</ref>

In other media

Television

• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Tom Harvey.<ref name="BTVA">Template:Cite web 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.</ref>
• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in Avengers: United They Stand, voiced by Rod Wilson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> voiced by Wally Wingert.<ref name="BTVA"/>
• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Yasunori Masutani.<ref name="BTVA"/>

Film

• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in the Marvel Animated Features series of films, voiced by Nolan North.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="BTVA"/>
  • The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Pym appears in Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2 as a member of the titular team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Pym makes a non-speaking appearance in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Giant-Man in Captain America: Civil War.

• The Scott Lang incarnation of Giant-Man appears films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Paul Rudd.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lang utilizes his Giant-Man form in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
  • An unidentified Giant-Man appears in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as a corpse that Cassandra Nova converted into her lair.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
• The Bill Foster incarnation of Giant-Man does not appear explicitly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he appears as a character portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, who had previously worked with Hank Pym on a Project Goliath. In Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), he stated that the largest size he had gotten to was 21 feet.

Video games

• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears as an assist character in Avengers in Galactic Storm.Template:Citation needed
• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online.Template:Citation needed
• The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.Template:Citation needed
• The Hank Pym and Raz Malhotra incarnations of Giant-Man appear as playable characters in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, with the former voiced by Dar Dash and the latter appearing as DLC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Goliath (comics), another alias also used by Pym and Foster

External links

• Giant-Men of Earth-1610 at Marvel Wiki