The Irredeemable Ant-Man #5
In "Confrontation," Eric O'Grady faces off against Mitch, the man he's been deceiving as the Ant-Man, as past and present collide in a high-stakes game of deception and survival. With the stolen suit's secrets slowly unraveling and a hidden program in the helmet revealing the truth about Hank Pym, Eric's carefully constructed lie begins to crack—especially when Mitch finally pieces it all together during a tense poker game. Written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Phil Hester, with cover art by Hester and Ande Parks, this 2007 issue delivers a gripping, character-driven clash that pushes Ant-Man to his limits.
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In the past, it is a battle between Ant-Men as Eric gets the best of Mitch by having his pet ants attack making good on his escape without Mitch finding out who he is. Eric finds a built in program in the Ant-Man helmet in which a holographic Hank Pym explains the suit's powers. Eric blows off Veronica, little knowing that she is pregnant. During a poker game, Mitch figures out that it is Eric who has the stolen Ant-Man costume and punches him out. In the present, Ant-Man escapes from Mitch and his SHIELD team despite their sophisticated tracking technology.
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