Big Man (comics)
Big Man is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Fictional character biography
Frederick Foswell
Frederick Foswell was the first person to assume the Big Man mantle.
Janice Foswell
| Janice Foswell | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Team-Up #39 (Nov 1975) |
| Created by | Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Janice Foswell |
| Team affiliations | Enforcers |
| Abilities | She was adept at disguise and an excellent marksman with handguns. |
Janice Foswell is daughter of the original Big Man (Fredrick Foswell) and sought to follow in her father's footsteps to gain control of the New York underworld. She was soon joined by a new Crime Master and Sandman.[1]
She and her Enforcers were defeated by Spider-Man, the Human Torch and the Sons of the Tiger. Over a dispute about eliminating Spider-Man and the Sons, Janice was killed by the Crime Master who turned out to be her fiancé and son of the original Crime-Master, Nick Lewis Jr. (both had separately pursued vengeance against Spider-Man without knowledge of each other's identity).[2]
Other versions
MC2
Henry Pym Jr. is the son of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne in the MC2 universe. He inherits his father's size changing powers and takes the Big Man name. He is briefly a member of the Revengers, before going straight and joining a government-sponsored team.[3]
Earth-7484
On Earth-7484, Big Man is the name of Godwulf's Redeemers. He was big and strong, but had eyes of a child that were quite open and warm.[4]
Ultimate Marvel
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Frederick Fosswell appears as an underboss for the Kingpin, working under the moniker of Mr. Big.[5]
In other media
Television
The Big Man codename is depicted as an alias in The Spectacular Spider-Man for a mysterious crime lord of a criminal empire from behind the scenes. Tombstone is the initial version until eventually being overthrown by Green Goblin as the new Big Man in crime.
Films
Henry Pym Jr. appears in the animated direct-to-video film Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, voiced by Aidan Drummond.
Video games
Janice Foswell is alluded in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. In the Noir universe, she is mentioned by a henchman to be Hammerhead's girlfriend. When Fancy Dan was flirting with her, Hammerhead had Crime Master kill and dump Fancy Dan in a garbage can. Snake Marston has also attempted to seduce her.