Erik Josten

Erik Josten is a Marvel villain-turned-antihero known in English as Atlas (formerly Power Man and Goliath), a former mercenary empowered with ionic strength and size-changing abilities who has operated with the Thunderbolts alongside Melissa Gold and Abner Jenkins.

A fixture of the German-language Marvel universe, Erik Josten made his catalog debut in 1999's Marvel Special #7 — a Hachette publication that brought Marvel's rich storytelling tradition to German-speaking readers — and has kept remarkably distinguished company ever since, sharing pages with the likes of Steve Rogers, Captain America, Citizen V, Melissa Gold, and Abner Jenkins. Appearing most frequently across Marvel Origins, Marvel Special, and Die Rächer, this is a character whose presence spans an impressive stretch from 1999 all the way into 2026. With 27 years of publication history and a roster of co-stars that reads like a who's who of Marvel's heavy hitters, Erik Josten is a compelling thread to follow for any collector digging into the vibrant world of European Marvel editions.