Bill Foster (character)
| Bill Foster | |
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Bill Foster as Black Goliath, appearing in Black Goliath #1 (Feb. 1976). Cover art by Rich Buckler. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Bill Foster: The Avengers #32 (September 1966) As Black Goliath: Luke Cage, Power Man #24 (April 1975) As Giant-Man: Marvel Two-in-One #55 (September 1979) As Goliath: The Thing (vol. 2) #1 (January 2006) |
| Created by | Bill Foster: Stan Lee Don Heck Black Goliath: Tony Isabella George Tuska |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dr. William Barrett "Bill" Foster |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Centers for Disease Control Project: Pegasus The Defenders The Champions |
| Notable aliases | Goliath Black Goliath Giant-Man Rockwell Dodsworth |
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Dr. William "Bill" Foster, also known as Black Goliath, Giant-Man and Goliath, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a professor with powers similar to Hank Pym's increasing size and mass to gigantic proportions.
The character has made several video game appearances and appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, who later voiced alternate versions of the character in the animated series What If...?.