Marvel · Marvel Comics
Ant-Man
Scott Lang
A thief turned hero whose shrinking preserves his full mass, which is what makes an insect-sized punch land like a bullet.
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Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- debut · 1979
The Avengers Marvel Comics
Scott Lang first appears, stealing the Ant-Man suit to save his daughter - key
The Avengers Marvel Comics
Joins the Avengers, establishing the second Ant-Man as a legacy rather than a replacement
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Ant-Man is Hank Pym.
Actually Hank Pym was the first, but the Ant-Man most audiences know is Scott Lang, a thief who stole the suit. They are separate people with separate records, and conflating them erases both.
The feat ledger
Retains full human mass while shrinking, so a punch at insect scale lands with a man's momentum
Shrinks to insect scale using Pym particles
Mass is preserved when he shrinks, which is what makes an insect-sized punch land like a full-sized one
Grows to building height using the same particles in reverse
Scott Lang stole the suit rather than inventing it, which separates him from Pym
Enters sealed systems at reduced scale, his standard method
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