Ant-Man
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.
For other uses, see Antman.Ant-Man
Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) (as Dr. Henry Pym); Tales to Astonish #35 (September 1962) (as Ant-Man)
Stan Lee (co-writer/editor)
Larry Lieber (co-writer)
Jack Kirby (artist)
Hank Pym
Scott Lang
Eric O'Grady
Chris McCarthy
Zayn Asghar
- Superhuman strength and agility
- Leading authority in myrmecology research
- 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[edit]
Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, his first appearance was in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) as Dr. Henry Pym; however, he first appeared in costume as Ant-Man in Tales 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 thieves Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady also took on the Ant-Man mantle after the original changed his superhero identity to various other aliases, such as Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket. Pym's Ant-Man is also a founding member of the super hero team known as the Avengers. The character has appeared in several films based on the Marvel character, such as Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).