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Black Goliath

Black Goliath

30 appearances · Bronze Age · 1975–2025 · 4 key issues
Who is Black Goliath?

Black Goliath is Bill Foster, a biochemist who used Hank Pym's size-changing Pym Particles to grow to giant stature, adopting the Black Goliath identity as a heroic powerhouse capable of reaching enormous heights in combat.

Few characters capture the ambitious spirit of Marvel's Bronze Age quite like Black Goliath, who burst onto the scene in 1975's Power Man #24, brought to life by writer Tony Isabella and artist George Tuska. Over a remarkable fifty-year span, this size-changing powerhouse has kept extraordinary company — sharing pages with the likes of Luke Cage, Tony Stark, and Ben Grimm — and carved out a presence across titles including his own self-titled series, The Champions, and Daredevil. Four of his appearances carry key-issue status, making him a genuinely rewarding figure for collectors digging into Marvel's rich Bronze Age landscape. If you're exploring that era's bold, socially conscious superhero storytelling, Black Goliath is absolutely worth your attention.

★ First appearance
Power Man #24
Apr 1975

Top series

Covers through the years — 1978–2024

The Defenders #64 1978
The Defenders #64
Daredevil #176 1981
Daredevil #176
Black Panther #17 2000
Black Panther #17
Avengers: The Initiative #8 2008
Avengers: The Initiative #8
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3 2018
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #3
Luke Cage Epic Collection #2 2024
Luke Cage Epic Collection #2

Appearances

Power Man (1974)
Black Goliath (1976)
The Champions (1975)
Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
#24
Eclipso (1968)
Strange (1970)
The Defenders (1972)
#64
The X-Men (1963)
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964)
#15
Daredevil (1964)
Spécial Strange (1975)
#32
Black Panther (1998)
#17
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#4
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
#8
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006)
#3
Bizarre Adventures (2019)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (2008)
#7
Luke Cage Omnibus (2021)
Luke Cage Epic Collection (2020)
#2
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)
#12