Henry Pym[]
History[]
Ant Man is an American scientist who has discovered a means of reducing his size with a special gas and communicating with ants. He brought crooked businessman Charles Harrington to justice after Harrington tried to rob his own company with a stolen teleportation device (see Hulk Comic #48-49).
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Size changing; ability to command insects.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
Flying ant.
Notes[]
- Though Ant Man is of course an American character, he featured in a British-produced story by Steve Moore and Steve Dillon in Hulk Comic #48-49, which appeared to be set early in his career. The same title also reprinted his original American series and his short lived 1970s series from 'Marvel Feature'.
- A version of Ant Man who inexplicably seemed to be based in Britain appeared in the Marvel Story Book Annual published some years earlier. Ant Man also appeared in reprint titles from Alan Class Publishing, as well as Odhams short lived title Terrific.
- Ant-Man has also gone under various other names and identities over the years, including Giant Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket. Later still, he was unwillingly merged with his homicidal robot creation, Ultron.
- Henry Pym was later replaced as Ant Man by burglar Scott Lang, who stole his suit but was allowed by Pym to keep it (scroll down for more info).
Trivia[]
In the Marvel UK-originated strip, artist Steve Dillon slightly altered Ant Man's costume, giving him flared gloves and buccaneer boots instead of his original skin-tight boots and gloves.
Links[]
- Appearances of Ant Man
- Character Gallery: Ant Man
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Scott Lang[]
History[]
Scott Lang was a burglar with a natural talent for defeating security systems who stole the Ant Man equipment designed and created by Henry Pym in order to use it to save the life of his daughter, Cassie, who had a serious heart condition. He ended up using the costume to thwart a criminal mastermind, in return for which, Pym allowed him to keep it. Lang has since had a lengthy career as a superhero, fighting alongside the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the Guardians of the Galaxy. At one point, he died (see Avengers Disassembled Vol 1 1) but he later got better.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers
Able to change size at will.
Abilities
Communicating with ants.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
Flying ants
Trivia[]
Scott's daughter Cassie eventually became the superhero Stature, using her father's size changing abilities.
Links[]
- Appearances of Ant Man
- Character Gallery: Ant Man
- Images that feature Ant Man
- Fan-Art Gallery: Ant Man
- Ant Man quotations
Discover and Discuss[]
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