Who Is Tom Foster? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tom Foster is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Thomas Foster, with over 40 comic issue appearances. Tom Foster is the nephew of Bill Foster a.k.a. Black Goliath. After his uncle died, Tom took on the identity of the hero known as Goliath.

Who is Tom Foster?

Origin As the nephew of Bill Foster , Tom comes from a very driven and academic family, populated by doctors and attorneys. After the death of his uncle, Tom met and vowed to the Black Panther that he would break the Pym Particles Formula, and when he did, the Pro-Registration side would pay. Creation Tom Foster was created by Reginald Hudlin and Koi Turnbull and first appeared in Black Panther Vol.3 issue 23 (2007). Major Story Arcs World War Hulk Tom was next seen during the event known as World War Hulk , where encountered the heroes Hercules , Angel , Namora and Amadeus Cho . These four heroes wanted to help the Hulk, feeling he had been treated poorly by the heroes he fought with. Tom followed them for a brief period, witnessing the Hulk beating Hercules as he tried to tell his old friend they wanted to help. Tom went on to testify on the side of the Hulk, during the gladiatorial battles, where the Hulk pitted the Illuminati against each other. At the end of the War, Tom was caught up in the aftermath, infiltrating his way into the labs of the Avengers Mansion, and using a third-generation particle accelerator to finally perfect the Pym Particle serum, allowing him to grow to .

Key facts

Tom Foster is of human origin and first appeared in "War Crimes, Part 1: Wartime!". The character is published by Marvel. With 40 recorded issue appearances, Tom Foster ranks among the most featured characters in comics.