Hank Pym

Hank Pym
The character's alter egos (front to back) as depicted in Age of Ultron #10 (June 2013): Ant-Man, Hank Pym, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and Giant-Man (not all to scale), with Ultron in the background. Art by Paolo Rivera.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Hank Pym: Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962) As Ant-Man: Tales to Astonish #35 (September 1962) As Giant-Man: Tales to Astonish #49 (November 1963) As Goliath: The Avengers #28 (May 1966) As Yellowjacket: The Avengers #59 (December 1968) As Wasp: Secret Invasion: Requiem #1 (February 2009) As Ultron: Avengers: Rage of Ultron #1 (April 2015)
Created by	Stan Lee (co-writer/editor) Larry Lieber (co-writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Nebraska
Team affiliations	Avengers West Coast Avengers Mighty Avengers Secret Defenders Defenders Avengers Academy Secret Avengers Avengers A.I. Illuminati
Partnerships	Wasp
Notable aliases	Ant-Man Giant-Man Goliath Yellowjacket Wasp Scientist Supreme Ultron
Abilities	Genius-level intellect Expert biochemist and myrmecologist Superhuman strength, stamina, durability and mass in giant form (as Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket) Bio-Energy Projection, also known as a Bio-Sting (particularly during his periods as Ant-Man and Yellowjacket) Telepathic communication with ants via cybernetic helmet (as Ant-Man) Size-shifting from nearly microscopic to ~100 feet gigantic (both at extremes) Flight using grafted wings (as Yellowjacket) Ability to transfer his size-shifting ability to other beings and objects Maintains strength of normal size in shrunken state

Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, Pym debuted in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962). He returned several issues later as the original iteration of Ant-Man, a superhero with the power to shrink to the size of an ant. He later assumed other superhero identities, including the size-changing Giant-Man and Goliath; the insect-themed Yellowjacket; and briefly, the Wasp. He is a founding member of the Avengers superhero team, and the creator of the robotic villain Ultron. He is also the ex-husband of Janet van Dyne and the father of Nadia van Dyne, his daughter by his first wife, Maria Pym.

Since his earliest appearances in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Pym has been featured in various Marvel-endorsed products including animated films, video games, television series, and feature films. Michael Douglas plays Pym in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Douglas also voiced alternate-timeline versions of Pym in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021–2023).