Ant-Man

Ant-Man
Mitchell Carson and Eric O'Grady on the cover of Irredeemable Ant-Man vol. 1 #5 (April 2007).
Art by Phil 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 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

Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, all of whom can shrink to the size of an ant and usually have telepathic control over ants.