Character » Black Goliath appears in 326 issues.
Quicksilver is a superhuman with the ability to travel at speeds far beyond the average human. He is the twin brother of the Scarlet Witch. After he and his sister left the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, they became members of the Avengers. Although Quicksilver's loyalties and reliability have long been erratic, his love for his sister has proven constant.
The world knows Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch, with probability manipulation and reality-warping abilities. The twin sister of Quicksilver, mother to Wiccan and Speed, and ex-wife of the Vision; Wanda has taken on many roles throughout her life but will forever be known for causing the Decimation.
After being shot by mobsters, Jennifer Walter received a life-saving blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk. Due to Banner's irradiated blood, Jennifer gained the ability to transform into the Sensational She-Hulk. She is a recurring member of the Avengers.
Thomas Shepherd is the son of the Scarlet Witch and Vision. He was located using the fail-safe program devised by the Vision to locate potential recruits for the next generation of Avengers. He inherited his uncle's power of super speed, eye and hair color. Tommy united with his younger twin brother, Billy Kaplan a.k.a. Wiccan, and joined the Young Avengers under the codename Speed.
Spider-Woman is an Avenger and spy who got her powers from an experiment gone wrong. She has been an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.W.O.R.D., as well as a Private Investigator. Jessica was a crucial character in Marvel's Secret Invasion comic book event.
Ben met and became friend with Bill Foster at Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S. while they worked there (Ben as security and Bill as a research scientist). The faced several threats as allies over the years, but the biggest threat they overcame together was when they, along with Thundra, Quasar and the Aquarian, defeated the Nth Man a being whom threatened to comsume the universe. When Bill Foster began his career as a super-human crime-fighter using his friend and mentor Hank Pym's 'Pym Particles' to increase his mass, he called himself "Black Goliath." It was Ben who pointed out that him being black was obvious and not necessary to point out as far as his heroics were concerned and talked him into changing his name to "Giant-Man," the name Pym once used, before eventually settling on the name; "Goliath" until his untimely demise during the Superhero Civil War.
Thundra is an awesome warrior woman who hails from the United Sisterhood Republic - a country ruled by the Femizons, a matriarchy of Amazon-like women warriors. This reality is based in an alternate 23rd century Earth. Thundra first met and became an ally of Bill Foster (then known as Giant-Man) when she aided him, the Thing, the Aquarian and Quasar against the Nth Man at Project: Pegasus. This impromtu alliance of superheroes narrowly stopped the Nth Man from destroying the entire 616 Marvel Universe.
Goliath and Tigra worked together to foil High Evolutionary plans.
Brilliant and tough, Goliath fought evil using a variation of the Pym Particles. He was killed during the Civil War by Ragnarok, a clone of Thor.
Vision is an artificial intelligence, a "synthezoid" created by the villain Ultron and an Avenger who possesses the power to alter his density at will. Having gained a modicum of humanity, Vision is always afraid he may one day lose touch with it.
Genetically altered by Ant-Man (Henry Pym), Janet Van Dyne gained the ability to alter her size, fly at rapid speeds, and fire bio-electric energy "stings". Calling herself "Wasp", she became Pym's superhero partner. Later, she became a founding member and the first female member of the Avengers.
As the first White Tiger, Hector possessed magical items called the Jade Tiger Amulets. The amulets give him enhanced strength, speed, stamina and agility. The Jade Amulet's power is addictive.
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