Goliath (William Bill Foster)

Bill Foster, a brilliant biochemist who began as a lab assistant to Hank Pym, eventually mastered Pym Particles himself to become Goliath — capable of growing to giant size with proportionate strength. He has allied with the Avengers and the Champions of Los Angeles across his career.

Few characters carry as much weight — literally and figuratively — as Goliath, a Marvel figure who stepped into the spotlight during one of the publisher's most seismic Modern Age events. Debuting in the pages of the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z in 2006, this character's story unfolds against the backdrop of Civil War and its chronicles, rubbing shoulders with titans like Captain America, Spider-Man, and Ms. Marvel at a moment when the Marvel Universe was tearing itself apart. With four key-issue appearances among their 28 catalog entries — including time in Cable & Deadpool — Goliath occupies a meaningful, if concentrated, corner of Marvel history. If you're building out your Civil War-era collection, this is a character whose presence in those landmark issues makes them well worth tracking down.