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Scott and Cassie Lang
Your comics crash course on Ant-Man: Scott Lang and Stinger: Cassie Lang…AKA a size-shifting, super-powered father-daughter duo!
Meet the Ant-Family
Scott Lang: Origin
in Avengers (1963) #181
Scott Lang first appeared in Marvel Comics as your everyday, non-superhuman electrician. But it was later revealed that while he was a professional electrician, Lang had turned to a life of crime—and was then arrested for said crimes. Talk about a career shift! After serving his time, Lang was hired by Stark International and worked on the Avengers Mansion’s new security system.
Ant-Man Suit
in Marvel Premiere (1972) #47
When Scott’s daughter, Cassie, was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart condition, Lang stole the Ant-Man suit to rescue her and to infiltrate Cross Technological Enterprises. This caught the attention of original Ant-Man Hank Pym, who was then working under the codename Yellowjacket. Instead of having him arrested, Pym let Lang keep the Pym Particles and the suit but only if he used them for good.
Scott Lang: Avenger
in Avengers (1998) #62
New to the hero scene, Scott collaborated with heroes like Iron Man and the Wasp. And, of course, there was no shortage of villains: he faced Taskmaster three times (first with the Avengers, next with Spider-Man and later with Hawkeye: Clint Barton), Absorbing Man and Titania, and the Dire Wraiths. During this time, Scott was recruited as a back-up Avenger, but officially joined the fulltime roster in this issue.
Death of Scott Lang
in Avengers (1998) #500
Scott “died” in this pivotal issue, although he was not actually killed by an undead Jack of Hearts. Instead, he was pulled from his timeline by Iron Lad’s tech in the nick of time! (See AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE #5). Nevertheless, Scott’s apparent end was the catalyst for a new hero, his daughter Cassie, to carry on the legacy.
Cassie’s Super Hero Debut
in Young Avengers (2005) #2
Cassie debuted in MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) #47, the same issue her dad was introduced as the new Ant-Man. She realized over time that her dad was Ant-Man, and secretly experimented with Pym Particles on her own. When she tried to join the Young Avengers, the team didn’t accept her at first. As Cassie furiously criticized them, she grew in size, changing the mind of the Young Avengers under the codename Stature.
Superhuman Civil War
in Civil War (2006) #2
Cassie (and the rest of the Young Avengers) sided with Captain America during the CIVIL WAR event, but she switched sides in issue #4 due to not wanting to battle other heroes. Cassie then joined the Initiative as a trainee in AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE (2007) #8 but would eventually rejoin the Young Avengers after SECRET INVASION (2008).
Death of Cassie
in Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) #8
Cassie met her untimely demise in this monumental issue, but was resurrected in AVENGERS WORLD (2014) #16 by the man who killed her: an inversion spell-affected Doctor Doom!
Resurrection as Stinger
in The Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) #6
After this rebirth—and getting her powers back via the Power Broker—Cassie took on a new codename, Stinger. She teamed up with her dear old dad to fight Darren Cross and the two officially became a crime-fighting duo at the end of issue #13.