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Big Man is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The known characters who have gone by the name of Big Man are Frederick Foswell, his daughter Janice Foswell, and his son Frederick Foswell Jr. The MC2 version of Big Man is the son of Hank Pym and Wasp.
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Frederick Foswell
Frederick Foswell is the first person to assume the Big Man mantle.[1] A former reporter for the Daily Bugle, Foswell secretly operates as a criminal boss. He is eventually defeated by Spider-Man, after which he reforms. Foswell later sacrifices himself to save J. Jonah Jameson from being shot.[2][3]
Janice Foswell
Janice Foswell is the daughter of the original Big Man (Frederick Foswell) and seeks to follow in her father's footsteps to gain control of the New York underworld. She is soon joined by Crime Master and Sandman.[4]
She and the Enforcers are defeated by Spider-Man, the Human Torch and the Sons of the Tiger. Over a dispute about eliminating Spider-Man and the Sons, Janice is killed by the Crime Master, who is revealed to have been her fiancé and son of the original Crime-Master (Nick Lewis Jr.). Both had separately pursued vengeance against Spider-Man without knowledge of each other's identity.[5]
Frederick Foswell Jr.
Frederick Foswell Jr. is the son of Frederick Foswell and the brother of Janice Foswell. He assumes the Big Man role to gain revenge for the death of his father and sister, which he blames on Spider-Man. Piloting a giant robot version of Big Man, Foswell attacks Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson, assuming Jameson will help him kill Spider-Man. Spider-Man and the remorseful Jameson defeat Foswell as Spider-Man hurls the Big Man robot outside before it can self-destruct. Foswell is then arrested by the police.[6]
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Other versions
MC2
An original incarnation of the Big Man, Hank Pym Jr., appears in the MC2 story A-Next. He is Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne's son who inherited the former's size-shifting powers and founding member of the Revengers who initially fights the superhero team A-Next before reforming and joining a government-sponsored team.[7]
Ultimate Marvel
A character based on the Big Man, Mr. Big, from Earth-1610 appears in Ultimate Spider-Man. He is a mobster and leader of the Enforcers who plots to usurp Wilson Fisk, only to be killed by him.[8][9]
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In other media
- An original incarnation of the Big Man appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man. This version is the alias of a mysterious crime lord which is initially utilized by Tombstone (voiced initially by Keith David and subsequently by Kevin Michael Richardson)[10] before the Green Goblin (voiced by Steve Blum)[11] subsequently takes over.
- Henry Pym Jr. appears in Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, voiced by Aidan Drummond.[12]
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