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 Stop him, my pets! Obey your leader! The Ant-Man commands you! 

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 35

 Hello! I'm Ant-Man! Perhaps you've heard of me! I've come to help you! 

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 44

 Stop squirming Garrett! It'll only hurt a minute! 

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 52

 It's taken me months to get up the courage, but I'm finally going to offer Jan an engagement ring and ask her to marry me! 

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 56

 I'll come right to the point. I received a cybernetic alarm from a frightened group of ants! 

—Avengers Vol 1 12

 How can I remain here? I'm no longer an Avenger ... I'm an oversized freak! 

—Avengers Vol 1 29

 I play cops'n'robbers... let somebody else play judge'n'jury! 

—Avengers Vol 1 59

 As you know, my first identity was that of the super-small Ant-Man! Then I gained the power to increase my size as well and became Giant-Man... a name I later changed, for reasons I forget, to Goliath! 

—Avengers Vol 1 63

 Then, the Avenger called Hawkeye is no more! And, since I've had to swear off the growing thing -- looks like there's a new Goliath in our ranks! 

—Avengers Vol 1 64

 Sorry, Honey -- No time to Explain -- but this is the way it's gotta be! 

—Avengers Vol 1 90

 That's it, Pym. Keep talking to yourself. It's the only way you'll stop yourself from going bananas in a place that looks like its interior decorator was Salvador Dali. 

—Avengers Vol 1 93

 I'll also inform her that she has the services of .. Ant-Man! 

—Marvel Feature Vol 1 4

 I've got a problem, sure -- But I've got to face it as an Avenger! 

—Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action Vol 1 1

 Well, what do you know -- The gang's all here. It's good to see you people again. 

—Defenders Vol 1 23

 You felt sorry for yourself-- so you tore up the warmest, brightest woman who ever walked the Earth! I don't care how scrawny you are-- little man-- I'm going to beat you till there's nothing left at all! 

—Avengers Vol 1 138

 Why did it have to be Jan? If -- if I couldn't do it...why her? Why? Why? 

—Avengers Vol 1 213

 I never thought...how many people did I let down? 

—Avengers Vol 1 222

 Get this straight, Scott -- it's killing me being trapped here. I'd give anything to get out...clear my name...regain my self-respect...and win back my beloved Jan. But I'm not going to make any more mistakes. Do you hear me? NEVER AGAIN! 

—Avengers Vol 1 224

 Yes. I want you to think about that long and hard, Mister! and think about this... I did a pretty good job of screwing up my life recently. You just about finished the job for me! You used me, Egghead... and you tried to make me a criminal! But you couldn't. You see, I've come to terms with myself in the past month. I know who I am, and who I'm not! I'm not Ant-Man anymore. I'm not Giant-Man... or Goliath... or Yellowjacket! I'm Henry Pym! And it was Henry Pym who beat the Masters of Evil! You, Egghead... you turned to crime because you thought your scientific knowledge made you better than everyone else... put you above the law! But you were wrong. You weren't above the law, and you weren't better! I'm the better scientist... I just proved that! I assembled the pieces of your downfall -- Right under your nose! 

—Avengers Vol 1 229

 Sorry... No outside influences. It would have changed a lot of things if there had been, wouldn't it? But no, I made my own mistakes... And I have to live with them. 

—Avengers Vol 1 230

 And now, Mr. Rhodes, let's look into these headaches of yours! 

—Iron Man Vol 1 194

 It's time I stopped hanging onto a world I've written myself out of. It's time I killed myself... 

—West Coast Avengers Vol 2 17

 Cap has to be told to stop all activity at once and come in for treatment. 

—Captain America Vol 1 435

 I've lost count of the number of times I've tried to retire from the business. 

—Iron Man Vol 1 314

 But here's the kicker -- comparing it to the sample you gave me, the skeleton's DNA shows evidence of genetic drift. In short-- --it's a clone of you! 

—Sensational Spider-Man Vol 1 3

 So lemme get this straight. The Avengers got led around... by a stick? 

—Avengers: Forever Vol 1 7

 No-- You don't know the truth-- Not the whole truth. No one does-- No one but me. It's worse-- Worse than anyone ever thought-- 

—Avengers Vol 3 21

 Well, now. That was fun. But I wonder-- What kind of trouble can I get into next--? 

—Avengers Vol 3 30

 Hi there. I'm you. And you've got something I want. Namely-- You're life! 

—Avengers Vol 3 36

 I believe the consensus is "Cap knows best". 

—Captain America and the Falcon Vol 1 3

 But we really did something good here. Something lasting. How many people can claim that...? 

—Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Vol 1 8

 Ideas are cheap. Theories... hypotheses... mind traps. Just ways to avoid getting your hands dirty...! Pym... what a waste playing his his stupid toys... that's not living. He's better off dead. 

—Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II Vol 1 6

 Over the years, I've reinvented myself as a super hero so many times... Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket...always trying to carve out a legacy for myself. But now...? ...I can think of nothing more appropriate...than taking up someone else's mantle. The greatest hero I've ever known. Call me...the Wasp! 

—Secret Invasion: Requiem Vol 1 1

 So...fate of the world. And me and the also-rans have to defeat the god of chaos...before Iron Man and "The Avengers" blow us all up. That about cover it? 

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 23

 I know we don't view this in the same way. You're an adrenaline junkie, through and through. Meanwhile, I'm still looking for some sort of greater purpose in all of this. The costumes, the code names...the specific application of scientific achievement to acts of heroic responsibility. And a whole army at our command. No one's 'playing super hero' hero. We are super heroes. Ant-Man and the Wasp. Let's ride. 

—Avengers: The Origin Vol 1 1

 One last time! Let's fight the good fight! Let's do the impossible! Avengers assemble! 

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 36

 Up til now, my 'mark on tomorrow' has been a human-hating robotic 'son' and a new Ant-Man who uses his shrinking powers to spy on girls in the shower. I'd like to think I can do better. 

—Ant-Man & Wasp Vol 1 1

 No matter how smart I am, or how much I think I know, there's only one thing I can say for certain. Hank Pym is not always right. 

—Ant-Man & Wasp Vol 1 2

 What have I been saying? No more making decisions out of fear. And I'm afraid of living without you, Janet. I always have been. But I'm going to have to learn. I'm not giving up on you. On finding a way to bring you back. But when it's best for you. If it's best for you. I love you, Jan. Goodbye. 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 7

 I wish you could stay off the front lines for years. Train slowly. Let things sink in. But I'm afraid we don't have that luxury. There will come times when every adult hero on the planet isn't enough. When the survival of the world -- of the universe requires every hand on deck. It's my job to get you ready for that moment. And clearly I haven't. You have no idea how hard this life can get. How high the price is for simple survival. And I wish you never had to find out. But because you have powers...because of whats' been done to you...because you're who you are -- you will. All I can do is try my best to give you the tools to survive it. And I've failed that. So we'll try harder. Combat drills before school, strategy sessions after. Weekend classes from now on. Once again...I'm sorry. Sorry that I didn't prepare you for today...and that I can't spare you tomorrow. 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 14

 God, devil...I don't care what you call yourself. Because of you, my students are fighting a war alone. All you are to me -- is what I have to smash through to get to them! 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 16

 I believe in the Avengers. We came together to face threats no single individual could withstand. To make the world a safer place. Perhaps it was a simpler time. Perhaps we were naive. Jocasta just asked me were I'd be without the Avengers. I've thought long and hard about that. And I know, without question... I'd dead. Or insane. Or in prison. Or just not doing anyone much good. The Avengers have saved the world countless times. But they have also saved me. Have I faced hard times as a result of being an Avenger? Definitely. But I've also experienced some of the greatest moments of my life. Seen and done thing no other scientist can ever imagine. I've had the privilege of fighting beside some of the greatest heroes--and best friends--the world's ever seen. And I've found happiness. More than I probably deserve. If I'd never become an Avenger, I might have lived a quiet, contented, productive life as a researcher. But it's just as likely I'd have struggled with the same demons---depression, mental illness, suicidal thoughts--and not make it out the other side. And I wouldn't have had the great honor of teaching you. [...] What I take issue with is the idea that the Avengers are an outdated concept. The Avengers made me a far better man than I would have been without them. And I have yet to meet a person involved with the Avengers who is not better for that association. [...] Yes, we save the world. Yes we fight enemies no other force could battle... Certainly not a corporation. But beyond that... The Avengers inspire people. To preserve when every fiber of their being says, "give up." We are a symbol of people of different races, nations, even different species working together for the common good. We make the world a better place. We make those who join us better people. I will believe that until the day I die. 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 26

 Victor, all the horrible things Ultron's done since I created him... things I bear part of the responsibility for... they're like a cancer. Gnawing at me. I can't tell you how much it means to me... that my actions also resulted in you. 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 28

 Welcome to the inaugural flag football game between Avengers Academy and the X-Men's Jean Grey School! 

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 38

 You, sir, are a blemish on the good name of science! 

—Secret Avengers Vol 1 36

 That's it! I know what I did wrong now. I know what I have to do. 

—Age of Ultron Vol 1 10

 Since I was seven years old, I've let myself be a slave to other people's expectations. Leashed to a life that drags me nowhere worth going. Roboting soullessly through my days in the most colorless, thuddingly unimaginative, least frivolous way possible. All because I let people convince me that I was inconsequential without a necktie on and breakers in both hands. Well, they were wrong. So when I say I've finally lost it-- "it" is the yoke around my neck. The pressure to be practical, to conform to some 1950s notion of what an inventor is. The fear of being spontaneous. The social thermostat that keeps me from expressing myself fully through my chosen artform-- --SCIENCE. I feel as if I've been given a second chance at... at everything. As if this is the beginning of a whole new way of life for Dr. Hank Pym. Who matters. 

—Age of Ultron Vol 1 10A.I.

 It appears a human/A.I. war is coming, and we might be the only ones who care to prevent both sides from eradicating each other. 

—Avengers A.I. Vol 1 1

 It is with great pride that I introduce the new annual intramural competition known as... The Contest... of Champions! Meta-Human schools from around the globe will all be selecting their best students to go into head-to-head competition. For the first time, Avengers Academy, Future Foundation, the Jean Grey School. Braddock Academy, the Wakandan School for Alternative Studies, the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted, and the Latverian School of Science will all be competing for the ultimate title of... Champion! 

—Infinity: The Hunt Vol 1 1

 He didn't want to go but I talked him into it! He was just a kid and I pushed him-- 

—Avengers A.I. Vol 1 5

 Good lord, Bruce, what is it with you and bombs? 

—Indestructible Hulk Vol 1 17

 We made it! We're the first organic intelligences to step foot in the Diamond! 

—Avengers A.I. Vol 1 8.NOW

 I ran as hard and fast as I could. I ran here to tell you...it's over, my friend. Done. The gods spent billions of years building something...all of the Multiverse...and these things destroyed it on a whim. What hope does man have now? 

—New Avengers Vol 3 30

 It's nice to see a friendly face. I'm grateful that intelligent apes haven't taken over since I've been off in space. 

—Uncanny Avengers Vol 3 9

 I've been told I suffer from hubris. But... maybe that's part of what it means to be Ant-Man. Because when you're the world's smallest hero, the best thing you can do... is think big! 

—Ant-Man Vol 3 4

 I'm sorry I never told you I was back, Jan. But honestly, I'm just not safe to be around right now. Then again, nobody's safe... while he's out there. It's funny. I remember it happening twice. Early in my career as Ant-Man. I traveled through time, met a collection of Ant-Men from the near and far future-- and fought a crazy robot with my face. Those memories vanished when I returned to my own era... and then they didn't come back... until I went through it again. Trapped inside Ultron. Clinging to life while he spoke in my voice, expressed corrupted versions of my thoughts. used my genius-- to destroy worlds. But he made a mistake. In his madness, he amassed so much power that even the little sliver I had access to was near infinite. I just needed a true hero to show me the way. So, as so often before... it was Ant-Man who saved my life. It took all the power I could wrest from him in that moment-- but I tore myself free of him. Snapped back through time like a rubber band... to the moment we'd left. The experience took its toll physically--you can see that for yourself--But I'm the same Hank Pym who merged with Ultron. I remember everything he did. Wearing my face. Inside my mind. Everything. 

—Avengers Inc. Vol 1 4

Ant-Man	Wait! Before we separate, the Wasp and I have something to say! Each of us has a different power! If we combined forces, we could be almost unbeatable!
Iron Man	Work as a team? Why not? I'm for it!
Thor	There is much good we might do!
Hulk	I'm sick of bein' hunted and hounded! I'd rather be with you than against you! So, whether you like it or not, I'm joining the... the... Hey! What are you callin' yourselves?
Wasp	That's right! We need a name! It should be something colorful and dramatic, like... the Avengers, or...
Ant-Man	"Or" nothing! That's it! The Avengers!!
Iron Man	We'll fight together, or separately, if need be!
Hulk	I pity the guy who tries to beat us!
Thor	We'll never be beaten! For we are... the Avengers!

—Avengers Vol 1 1

Iron Man	I tell you we've got to find the Hulk! So long as he's running wild, there's no telling what he'll do!
Thor	Iron Man is right! So says Thor!
Wasp	But how do we find him??
Giant-Man	He's one joker you can't find in the classified ads!

—Avengers Vol 1 3

Colossus (Vegan)	You arrogant fool!! Did you think you could elude someone twice your size??
Giant-Man	Say! I ought to remember that line! It's a good one for me to use when I get home!

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 58

Giant-Man	What's buzzing around me? Oh, Jan... it's you!
Wasp	How nice! You remembered my name!
Giant-Man	Forgive me, pretty girl! I was concentrating so hard I didn't hear you! C'mon, make yourself large enough for me to put my arm around you!
Wasp	Mmmmm! Now you're talking my language, handsome!

—Tales to Astonish Vol 1 65

Captain America	Guess I was too deep in thought... thoughts about Bucky!
Goliath	Bucky? But… he's dead!!
Captain America	Is he, Hank? Is he??

—Avengers Vol 1 56

Wasp	Hank... have you noticed how silent the Vision has been?
Yellowjacket	Small loss... that inhuman voice of his gives me the creeps anyway! Perhaps it's just as well!

—Avengers Vol 1 66

Wasp	What about the race that built the citadel? Will they ever come back?
Hank Pym	If they do, Honey, then Hank Pym will fight them with a test tube-- the Avengers with super-powers.
Goliath	And a prayer, old buddy. Don't forget that.

—Avengers Vol 1 91

Henry Pym	Good job, Henry.
Hank	Couldn't have done it without you, Henry.
Henry Pym	We are rather impressive, aren't we?

—Avengers Vol 1 335

Wasp	Any regrets, Hank?
Giant Man	Always. But as long as you're with me, they don't matter. Let the new team have the spotlight -- I'm still the luckiest man alive!
Wasp	Awww!

—Avengers Vol 3 4

Songbird	Sorry, Immortus. But we're the Avengers.
Giant-Man	We've never been very good at surrendering. Maybe we'll fall--
Captain Marvel	-- But we don't fold.

—Avengers: Forever Vol 1 10

Goliath	I worried about who I was -- How I was perceived for so long. But it was stupid. There'll always be someone braver out there -- Someone more powerful--
Yellowjacket	Always be someone smarter too. Someone who messes up less. But thats no what counts. No more pretending -- Or hiding. No more tryin' to be someone else. All we need to be --
Goliath	Is Hank Pym. The best Hank Pym we can be.

—Avengers 2001 Vol 1 1

Wasp	You know what, Hank?
Yellowjacket	Yeah?
Wasp	I haven't been able to say any of this... the way I've wanted to for a long, long time. I trust you, Hank. And I love you.

—Avengers Vol 3 57

Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)	I'm glad it's you, Hank. Dark times are coming. And if you let me, I'll help you be the light that fights through the darkness. I've gathered an army for you. An army of heroes. But I can't release them. That's not how it works. You have to summon them.
Wasp (Hank Pym)	What? A spell? Some kind of incantation?
Edwin Jarvis	Sir, if I may, you're thinking too hard. You know the words. Go on, say them. Say them at the top of your lungs!
Wasp (Hank Pym)	Avengers Assemble!

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 21

Wasp	Dr. Richards?
Reed Richards	Hank?
Wasp	It's on, bitch.

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 25

Iron Patriot	So, still slapping women around?
Wasp	You still throwing 'em off bridges?

—Mighty Avengers Vol 1 32

Tigra	I know, proud papa, but don't get too carried away. This group still has a lot of problems.
Giant-Man	Oh, sure. But not at this exact moment. And I'll take that.

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 13

Quicksilver	It's a bit big for just five students, though, don't you think?
Giant-Man	I do indeed. Which is why I'm opening our facilities to any young superhuman who wants instruction. Jocasta's been busy recruiting. And this is just the start. Our full-time students will continue to be our focus. But why limit ourselves? Why limit them? Greer, Pietro...welcome to a new era for Avengers Academy!

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 20

Giant-Man	You two are going on a field trip.
Striker	Yes!
Giant-Man	Accompanied by me, Striker.
Striker	Less yes.

—Avengers: Solo Vol 1 1

Giant-Man	Scott, given what happened, it occurs to me...with our separate schools, we may be fostering isolation, an 'us vs. them' mentality. Maybe we should promote more fraternization between our students. Baseball games, say, like the East and West Coast Avengers used to have.
Cyclops	No offense, Hank, but I'm not running a school, I'm preparing my kids to survive genocide. We don't have time for baseball. Wolverine feels differently. He took half the kids and reopened our old school in Westchester. You may want to call him. He might think it's a good idea.

—Avengers Academy Vol 1 22

Ant-Man	There's about to be some vomit to analyze.
Cyclops	This place just lost its health board rating anyway.

—A + X Vol 1 15

Giant-Man	All right, fine -- well, I know someone was going to become the next Ant-Man eventually.
Ant-Man	Obviously.
Giant-Man	And here's the thing -- you don't want the next guy to become the world's greatest super hero or whatever, you know? I mean I never would've lived that down. So when you came along, I thought, oh, thank God -- he'll be perfect.
Ant-Man	You're an ass.

—Ant-Man Annual Vol 1 1

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