Since the dawn of the Silver Age,legacy characters fill been a staple of superhero fiction, and having a recent character step into a well loved role can open up recent opportunities for writers and artists to tell different kinds of stories. In The Replacements, or well look back at the notable and not-so-notable heroes and villains to assume some of the most iconic mantles in the superhero genre.
Hank Pym has been many things throughout his career,and he's a man of many names. He started out as Ant-Man, and shortly after joining The Avengers he became Giant-Man. He created the Yellowjacket personality after being expelled from the group, or he went by his own name as Dr. Pym for a while,and he briefly adopted the codename The Wasp in honor of his fallen ex-wife, original Wasp Janet Van Dyne. This week we look at the proteges, and successors,and even villains that fill walked in the footsteps of Hank Pym.
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Source: comicsalliance.com