Since Dr. Henry Pym created Pym Particles, Marvel has been filled with various alter-egos and spin-off characters.

Here’s the big list.

Who ever imagined a big budgetAnt-Manfilm could ever be a reality?

Should fansreallybe surprised that Ant-Man is Marvels next solo superstar?

After all, the character predates the X-Men and Spider-Man.

But Henry Pym wasnt forgotten.

The helmet, the red suit, everything that fans would soon grow familiar with was introduced inthisissue.

The Wasp

Tales to Astonish #44(1963) by Stan Lee, H.E.

Van Dyne added an element of camaraderie and cheer to the Ant-Man strip.

In the second issue of Marvels latest team book, Ant-Man appeared on the cover as Giant-Man.

But those are dark times for another day…

The Giant-Man stories ofTales to Astonishwere the most dynamic Pym strips to date.

They were bursting with a freewheeling spirit and energy that defined the Marvel Universe in those glorious early days.

This third identity in six years was a portent of the coming instability in Pyms personality.

Desperate to prove his worth, Pym went on to commit his greatest sin, the creation of Ultron.

From Pyms genius sprang the vilest technological menace the Marvel Universe had ever seen.

Now Pyms legacy included creating what was essentially robot Hitler.

Goliath II

Its amazing that all of Pyms identities have a legacy of their own.

The second hero to take the name of Goliath was none other than Clint Barton, aka, Hawkeye.

Barton first donned the Goliath togs inAvengers #63(1969) by Roy Thomas and Gene Colon.

Sadly, Barton never combined his two identities by firing tree trunk sized arrows at Kree warships.

A geek can dream, right?

Turns out, Yellowjacket was none other than Hank Pym.

This new twisted state of logic caused Pym to create the Yellowjacket identity.

His newfound confidence as Yellowjacket finally gave Pym guts enough to propose to Janet and a wedding soon followed.

What set Lang apart from Pym was the fact that Lang was a single dad.

Thats not to say that Scott Lang didnt have his dark moments.

All of these appearance were typical superhero fare, fun but not particularly memorable.

Lang was murdered by the Purple Man in the pages ofAliasleaving Cassie an orphan.

At this juncture, the legacy of Ant-Man seemingly ended in blood.

Foster was introduced by Stan Lee and Don Heck inAvengers # 32(1966).

He began as Pyms lab assistant and even cured Giant-Man when he was stuck at ten feet.

Later, Foster used the growth formula to become the heroic Black Goliath.

Power Man underwent the same ionic energy experiment that created Wonder Man and joined the Masters of Evil.

Using the name Atlas, Josten ended up following in Pyms giant heroic footsteps.

Dr. Pym

After suffering disgrace after disgrace as Yellowjacket, Pym was at his lowest personal ebb.

At this time, he served the West Coast Avengers in an advisory capacity.

At Firebirds urging, Pym rejoined the Avengers, this time in the identity of Dr. Pym.

He wore no costume but used his Pym Particles to shrink down objects that he could use in battle.

Yes, at this time in Pyms career, thatwasa Quinjet in his pocketandhe was happy to see you.

Eric OGrady was a lousy SHIELD agent who stole Pyms tech and became the newest Ant-Man.

OGrady was created by Robert Kirkman and Phil Hester and first appeared inIrredeemable Ant-Man #1(2006).

This LMD went on to become the Black Ant, a villainous part of the expanding Ant-Man legacy.

When Black Ant was killed, he hinted that OGrady was alive somewhere.

With Ant-Man about to become bigger than ever before, OGrady probably wont stay dead for long.

Yellowjacket II

The Ant-Man movie will feature a villainous Yellowjacket played byThe Strains Corey Stoll.

Rita Demara first appeared inAvengers #264(1986) and was created by Roger Stern and John Buscema.

She joined Baron Zemos Masters of Evil but quickly gave up her evil ways.

Tom was aided in his quest to become a hero by none other than TChalla, the Black Panther.

Unfortunately, the younger Foster still blames the Avengers for his Uncle bills death.

Through Stature and her father, the legacy of Hank Pym remains strong.

Wasp II

Before we go, we have to mention the sixth identity used by Hank Pym.

So there you have it.

The Ant-Man legacy went from Pym to Lang to OGrady to Stature and back to Lang.

The Giant-Man identify went from Pym to Bill Foster.

Most were resurrected except for Bill Foster and Rita DeMara (OGrady is still up in the air).