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Ant-Man  is the name of several  superheroes  appearing in books published by  Marvel Comics . Created by  Stan Lee ,  Larry Lieber  and  Jack Kirby , Ant-Man's first appearance was in  Tales to Astonish  #35 (September 1962). The persona was originally the brilliant scientist  Hank Pym 's superhero alias after inventing a substance that can change size, but reformed thieves  Scott Lang  and  Eric O'Grady  also took on the mantle after the original changed his superhero identity to various other aliases, such as  Giant-Man ,  Goliath , and  Yellowjacket . Ant-Man 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), and  Avengers: Endgame  (2019). Scott Lang was a thief who became Ant-Man after stealing the Ant-Man suit to save his daughter  Cas...

Star-Lord  ( Peter Jason Quill ) is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The character, created by  Steve Englehart  and  Steve Gan , first appeared in  Marvel Preview  #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi  J'son , Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman. The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines " Annihilation " (2006) and " Annihilation: Conquest " (2007), " War of Kings " (2008), and  The Thanos Imperative  (2009). He became the leader of the  space -based superhero team  Guardians of the Galaxy  in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including  animated television series ,  toys  and  trading cards . Chris Pratt  portrays the character in the  M...

The  Scarlet Witch  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer  Stan Lee  and artist  Jack Kirby , first appearing in  The X-Men  #4 (March 1964) in the  Silver Age of Comic Books . She is first portrayed as a  supervillain  along with her twin brother  Quicksilver  as a founding member of the  Brotherhood of Mutants . In most depictions, she is portrayed as a  mutant , a member of a fictional subspecies of humans born with  superhuman abilities , and, for much of the character's history, was considered the daughter of the mutant  Magneto . The Scarlet Witch possesses abilities to alter reality in unspecified ways and is a powerful sorceress. The Scarlet Witch is later depicted as a regular member of the  Avengers  superhero team. She also becomes the wife of fellow superhero and team...

The  Vision  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . He is an  android  and a member of the  Avengers  who first appeared in  The Avengers  #57 (October 1968). He is loosely based on the  Timely Comics   character of the same name . Paul Bettany  portrays the character in the  Marvel Cinematic Universe  films  Avengers: Age of Ultron  (2015),  Captain America: Civil War  (2016), and  Avengers: Infinity War  (2018). Bettany will be reprising the role in the  Disney+  upcoming series  WandaVision  (2020) The Vision is described as being "every inch a human being—except that all of his bodily organs are constructed of synthetic materials." [53]  The Solar Jewel on the Vision's forehead absorbs ambient  solar energy  to provide the power needed for him to function, and he ...

Nicholas Joseph Fury Sr.  is a fictional character appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer/artist  Jack Kirby  and writer  Stan Lee , Fury  first appeared  in  Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos  #1 (May 1963), a  World War II   combat series  that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite  U.S. Army  unit. The modern-day Fury, initially a  CIA  agent, debuted a few months later in  Fantastic Four  #21 (Dec. 1963). In  Strange Tales  #135 (Aug. 1965), the character was transformed into a spy like  James Bond  and leading agent of the fictional espionage agency  S.H.I.E.L.D.  The character makes frequent appearances in Marvel books as the former head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as an intermediary between the U.S. government or the  United Nations  and various  superheroes . It is eventua...

Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . Created by writer  Roy Thomas  and artist  Gene Colan , Danvers first appeared as an  officer  in the  United States Air Force  and a colleague of the  Kree  superhero  Mar-Vell  in  Marvel Super-Heroes  #13 (March 1968). Danvers later became the first incarnation of  Ms. Marvel  in  Ms. Marvel  #1 ( cover-dated  Jan. 1977) after her  DNA  was fused with Mar-Vell's during an explosion, giving her superhuman powers. Debuting in the  Silver Age  of comics, the character was featured in a self-titled series in the late 1970s before becoming associated with the superhero teams the  Avengers  and the  X-Men . The character has also been known as  Binary ,  Warbird  and  Captain Marvel  at various poi...