Goliath is a superhero comic book identity in Marvel Comics.
Character history The Goliath identity has been used by various superheroes:
Henry Pym
Henry "Hank" Pym was the first to utilize the Goliath name.The Avengers #28 (May 1966)
Clint Barton
Clinton "Clint" Barton, better known as the superhero Hawkeye, used the Pym size-changing gas to adopt the Goliath powers and identity shortly after Hank Pym was Yellowjacket. He remained Goliath through the Kree-Skrull War, and briefly resumed the identity during "Operation: Galactic Storm".The Avengers #63 (April 1969)
Bill Foster
Dr. William "Bill" Foster was Pym's lab assistant who had an equally brief career as the Black Goliath and Giant-Man before retiring from superheroics.Power Man #24 (April 1975) He later came out of retirement, donning a new costume as Goliath. In the Civil War storyline, Foster sided with Captain America's faction of outlaw Anti-Registration heroes, and was killed by Ragnarok.Civil War #4 (October 2006)
Erik Josten
Erik Josten was originally known as the supervillain Power Man. After being defeated by Luke Cage – who was also known as Power Man at the time – he changed his codename to Smuggler and later Goliath.Iron Man Annual #7 (October 1984) He adopted the superhero identity Atlas upon joining the Thunderbolts.
Criti Noll
The Skrull Criti Noll utilized the abilities of Goliath while impersonating Hank Pym for the Secret Invasion storyline.The Mighty Avengers #15 (August 2008)
Tom Foster Tom Foster is Bill Foster's nephew. Created by Reginald Hudlin, Greg Pak and Koi Turnbull, he first appears in Black Panther (vol. 4) #23 (February 2007), and in World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1 (March 2008) as Goliath. According to Pak, Tom was created as a replacement for Bill Foster after the character was killed off.
After learning of Bill's death from Black Panther, Tom swore to continue his uncle's legacy by replicating the Pym Particles that gave him his powers. To this end, T'Challa swore to assist him in any way possible, once Tom finished his M.I.T. studies.Black Panther (vol. 4) #23 (February 2007)
Tom sneaks into the Avengers Mansion's abandoned labs, locating a vial of Pym Particles, which he uses to gain superpowers as Goliath. Upon doing so, he finds and assaults Iron Man in retaliation for his uncle's death, but is interrupted by an internal struggle between the captured Warbound and does not continue the attack. He then assists Damage Control in repairing the city.World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1 (January 2008)
Goliath later joins a team of anti-heroes assembled by Wonder Man (whose judgement was impaired at the time) to defeat the Avengers.New Avengers (vol. 2) Annual #1 (November 2011) He and the group are defeated by the Avengers and remanded to the Raft.The Avengers (vol. 2) Annual #2 (March 2012)
Goliaths The Ultimate Marvel universe features the Goliaths, a group of African-American men who have size-shifting powers and special jumpsuits that can grow with them. They are reserve members of S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside the Giant-Men and Giant-Women.Ultimates Annual #1 (October 2005)
In other media Television The Hank Pym incarnation of Goliath makes a non-speaking appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "One Man's Worth (Part 1)". The Clint Barton incarnation of Goliath makes a cameo appearance in the Fantastic Four episode "To Battle the Living Planet". The Clint Barton and Erik Josten incarnations of Goliath appear in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Troy Baker and Jesse Burch respectively. 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 Bill Foster incarnation of Goliath appears in What If...?, voiced by Laurence Fishburne.
Video games The Erik Josten incarnation of Goliath appears in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal. The Bill Foster incarnation of Goliath appears as a boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Emerson Brooks. The Bill Foster incarnation of Goliath appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online. The Hank Pym incarnation of Goliath appears as an alternate skin for Hank Pym in Marvel: Future Fight. Bill Foster / Black Goliath appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by James C. Mathis III.
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