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Ant-Man

Ant-Manis the name of severalsuperheroesappearing in books published byMarvel Comics.

Ant-Man
Mitchell CarsonandEric O'Gradyon the cover ofIrredeemable Ant-Manvol. 1 #5 (April 2007).
Art byPhil Hester
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales to Astonish#27 (January 1962) (as Dr. Henry Pym);Tales to Astonish#35 (September 1962) (as Ant-Man)
Created byStan Lee(co-creator)
Larry Lieber(writer)
Jack Kirby(co-creator, writer)
In-story information
Alter egoHank Pym
Scott Lang
Eric O'Grady
Chris McCarthy
Zayn Asghar
Team affiliationsAvengers
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength and agility
  • Leading authority inmyrmecologyresearch
  • Size-shifting from nearly microscopic to ~100 feet gigantic (both at extremes)
  • Maintains strength of normal size in shrunken state
  • Telepathic communication with ants via cybernetic helmet

Publication history

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Created byStan Lee,Larry LieberandJack Kirby,his first appearance was inTales to Astonish#27 (January 1962) asDr. Henry Pym;however, he first appeared in costume as Ant-Man inTales to Astonish#35 (September 1962). The persona was originated by the brilliant scientist Hank Pym's superhero alias after inventing a substance that can change size (Pym Particles), but reformed thievesScott LangandEric O'Gradyalso took on the Ant-Man mantle after the original changed his superhero identity to various other aliases, such asGiant-Man,Goliath,andYellowjacket.Pym's Ant-Man is also a founding member of the super hero team known as theAvengers.The character has appeared in several films based on the Marvel character, such asAnt-Man(2015),Captain America: Civil War(2016),Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018),Avengers: Endgame(2019), andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023).

Fictional character biography

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Over the years, a number of different characters have assumed the title of Ant-Man; most of them have been connected with theAvengers.

Hank Pym

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Main article:Hank Pym

Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym was a Biophysicist and Security Operations Center expert who decided to be the original Ant-Man, a superhero after the death of his first wifeMaria Trovayawho had been a political dissident in Hungary. Falling in love with him and believing that his American citizenship would protect her, Maria traveled with Hank to Hungary shortly after their marriage to start their new life together. Unfortunately they were confronted by corrupt agents of the secret police. Hank was knocked unconscious and Maria was murdered. Pym was greatly distraught by his wife's death, and decided to do whatever he could in the future to battle injustice. After discovering a chemical substance, which he called Pym Particles, that would allow the user to alter his size, he armed himself with a helmet that could control ants. After that, Pym would shrink down to the size of an insect as the mystery-solving Ant-Man, solving crimes and stopping criminals.[1]He soon shared his discovery with his second wifeJanet van Dyneas his crime-fighting partner Wasp when he helped Janet avenge the death of her scientist father Vernon van Dyne who was killed by an alien unleashed by one of Vernon's own experiments.[2]The duo would be founding members of theAvengers,fighting recurring enemies such as the mad scientistEgghead,the mutantWhirlwind,and Pym's own robotic creationUltron.[3]While Pym is the original Ant-Man, he has adopted other aliases over the years includingGiant-Man,Goliath,Yellowjacket,[2]and Wasp after Janet's presumed death inSecret Invasion.[4]Leaving his original persona vacant, his successors have taken up the Ant-Man role while Pym explored these other identities.

Scott Lang

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Main article:Ant-Man (Scott Lang)

Scott Lang was a thief who decided to be the second Ant-Man after stealing the Ant-Man suit to save his daughterCassandra "Cassie" Langfrom a heart condition.[5]Reforming from his life of crime, Lang soon took on a full-time career as Ant-Man with the encouragement of Hank Pym.[6]He became an affiliate of theFantastic Four[7]and later became a full-time member of the Avengers. For a period of time he datedJessica Jones.[5]He was killed by theScarlet Witchalong with theVisionandHawkeyeinAvengers Disassembled,[8]and his daughter took up his heroic mantle as Stature in the bookYoung Avengers.He returned to life in 2011 in the mini seriesThe Children's Crusade.

Chris McCarthy

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Chris McCarthy was the third character to take up the Ant-Man title albeit briefly, serving only as a plot point to get the Ant-Man suit to Eric O'Grady.[9][10][11]The character, created byRobert KirkmanandPhil Hester,first appeared inCivil War: Choosing Sides#1 (October 2006). A low level agent ofS.H.I.E.L.D.working on theHelicarrier,McCarthy was tasked with guarding Dr. Pym's lab. After panicking and accidentally knocked Pym unconscious, he found the most recent Ant-Man suit which he promptly used to shrink, getting lost. McCarthy was caught up when a group ofHydrasuperhumans attacked and was killed in the chaos.[9][10][11]

Eric O'Grady

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Main article:Eric O'Grady

Eric O'Grady was the fourth character to take up the Ant-Man title. O'Grady is a low-level agent ofS.H.I.E.L.D.who stumbles upon the Ant-Man suit.[9]A man of few morals and willing to lie, cheat, steal and manipulate in order to get ahead in life, O'Grady stole the armor for his own selfish plans, which included using his status as a "super-hero" to seduce women,[10]as well as humiliate and torment others.[11]He had his own short-lived title before being part of other teams such as joiningAvengers: The Initiativeas his first team and then joining theThunderboltsbefore the character perished heroically while defending a child against the villain known as Father.

Criti Noll

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Main article:Criti Noll

Criti Noll was aSkrullwho impersonated Hank Pym / Ant-Man during occasions before theSecret Invasionstoryline.[12][13]

Zayn Asghar

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Dr. Zayn Asgharoperates as the Earth-14831 equivalent of Ant-Man in the year 2549. The character, created byAl Ewingand Tom Reilly, first appeared inAnt-ManVol. 3 #1 (July 2022). Born to eco-scientists working to repair the damage to Earth caused by All-Father Ultron inUltron Forever,he developing an obsession with redeeming Hank Pym, Ultron's creator, and created the Nano Ant Swarm which he used to fight paleo-capitalists and disaster opportunists as Ant-Man. Dr. Asghar began cloning thousands of extinct ant species to restore his world's climate, but these ants lacked the evolved instincts of the insects. UsingDoctor Doom's Time Platform, he returns to the time periods of the three previous Ant-Men to study their methods of insect control to synthesize artificial instincts for his ants, briefly interacting with each of his contemporaries. Dr. Asghar's tampering with time resulted in All-Father Ultron finding a way to return to the Earth he once conquered. Zayn pulls Pym, Eric O'Grady, and Scott Lang to his time. Using Time Master's aging ray that was brought to the future by Lang, Zayn removes the artificial aging that turned Ultron into the All-Father, causing him to vanish to parts unknown.[14]

In other media

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See also:Hank Pym § In other media,andScott Lang § In other media

Television

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Film

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Paul RuddandMichael DouglasportrayScott LangandHank Pymrespectively in media set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.[21][17][18]Both have appeared in the live-action filmsAnt-Man(2015),Ant-Man and the Wasp(2018),Avengers: Endgame(2019), andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(2023). Additionally, Lang appears in the live-action filmCaptain America: Civil War(2016) while alternate timeline variants of Lang and Pym appear in theDisney+animated seriesWhat If...?.

Video games

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  • An unidentified version of Ant-Man appears as a purchasable outfit inFortnite Battle Royale.
  • The Scott Lang and Hank Pym incarnations of Ant-Man appears as playable characters inLego Marvel's Avengers.Additionally, downloadable content based on the MCUAnt-Manfilm was released in a later update.
  • The Zayn Asghar incarnation of Ant-Man appears inMarvel Contest of Champions.

See also

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References

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