Giant-Man is the alias used by several

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appearing in

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s published by

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, usually in association with the alias

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first appeared as Giant-Man in ''

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'' #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

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Editorial Story

, the first Giant-Man, with the

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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 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

Henry "Hank" Pym was the original version of Giant-Man. He used the super hero identity after joining the ''

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'' with the Wasp,

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and the

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. He has also used other aliases like

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, and the

Bill Foster

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

Criti Noll

The

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Criti Noll utilized the abilities of Hank Pym / Giant-Man during the ''

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'' storyline.

Raz Malhotra

Raz Malhotra is the third major version of Giant-Man. The character, created by

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and Brent Schoonover, first appeared in ''Ant-Man'' Annual #1 (July 2015). He is an

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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

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, 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. 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 ''

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'' storyline, Malhotra and the other New Agents are introduced to the original Agents by their leader

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Scott Lang

Scott Lang is the second major version of Giant-Man within the

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universe.

Giant-Men

The ''

'' 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

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Reserves and consist of Giant-Men (such as David Scotty and Peter) as well as the alternately named Goliaths and Giant-Women. The Giant-Men and the Rocket Men join

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, Quicksilver and

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into fighting the Liberators. During the ''

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'' storyline, the Giant-Men were seen saving as many people as they can after

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caused a tidal wave that hit Manhattan. The Giant-Men later carry the Ultimates away from the forces of

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. The Giant-Men later attack the

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who easily defeat them.

In other media

Television

* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in ''

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'', voiced by Tom Harvey. 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. * The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in '' 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

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. * The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in '' Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'', voiced by Yasunori Masutani.

Film

* The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears in the

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series of films, voiced by

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. ** The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Pym appears in '' Ultimate Avengers'' and '' Ultimate Avengers 2'' as a member of the titular team. ** Pym makes a non-speaking appearance in '' Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow''.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

* The Scott Lang incarnation of Giant-Man appears films set in the

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, portrayed by

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. Lang utilizes his Giant-Man form in '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), ''

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'' (2018), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' (2023). ** An unidentified Giant-Man appears in ''

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'' (2024) as a corpse that

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converted into her lair. *The Bill Foster incarnation of Giant-Man does not appear explicitly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he appears as a character portrayed by

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, who had previously worked with Hank Pym on a Project Goliath. In ''

'' (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 ''

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''. * The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears as a playable character in ''

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''. * The Hank Pym incarnation of Giant-Man appears as a playable character in '' Marvel: Future Fight''. * The Hank Pym and Raz Malhotra incarnations of Giant-Man appear as playable characters in ''

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'', with the former voiced by

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and the latter appearing as DLC.

References

External links

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