Goliath

History: Claiming to be from the sunken continent of Atlantis, Goliath came to conquer the surface world. He was ordered to examine the lands of Earth and to summon countless thousands of his people when ready for invasion. Every step Goliath took churned the seas and caused tidal waves in the coastal cities. Coming ashore, Goliath saw no threat from humans, whom he considered too small to be concerned about. Goliath was frightened off when he ran into Ulvar, a gigantic “alien” more than twice his size; “Ulvar” was actually just a huge artificial construct made by an outdoor sign company.

Gigantus/Goliath returned to menace a jet carrying The Monster Hunters, but was blinded by the jet engine blast in his eyes. He returned beneath the waves, the extent of his injuries unknown.

The dream demon Nightmare created duplicates of several monsters, including a much smaller duplicate of Gigantus/Goliath, to attack a young Peter Parker in his dreams.

Height: 500 ft.
Demonstrated Powers: Although it can be assumed by Goliath's immense size that he had incredible strength, he demonstrated no feats of strength to guage a strength level. Goliath was apparently amphibious. He was intelligent and could speak.

Comment: It has been implied that Gigantus/Goliath and some other Earth-bound monsters were mutate creatures created by Kro (warlord of the subterranean Deviant race) to attack the surface world.

Comment: “Goliath from Atlantis” was changed to “Gigantus from Mu”. The name changes in the reprint were to avoid confusion with the “Atlantis” of Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner and either version of the heroes named “Goliath” (Henry Pym in Avengers # 28 and Clint Barton in Avengers # 63 (and later the villainous Goliath (Erik Josten, now Atlas) in Iron Man Annual # 7)) (and there was also a boxer named “Joe Goliath” in Two-Gun Kid # 79).

Comment: It is unknown if Goliath has any connection with Titan or Gargantus, or the Atlanteans from The World Below.

Comment: Similar giant aquatic inhabitants were seen in the story “At the Stroke of Midnight” in Amazing Adult Fantasy # 13 (art by Steve Ditko); possible connection?

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