Debuting as Black Goliath, Bill Foster became a chief scientist at Project Pegasus, where he was exposed to excessive radiation. A blood transfusion from Spider-Woman saved his life, but seemingly left his growth powers dormant, with his body too damaged to ever become Giant-Man again. During a clash with The High Evolutionary, Bill overcame this weakness, returning to action as Giant-Man, then later Goliath, before his death during the superhero Civil War.
Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.
