Goliath
Bill Foster

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Goliath

Alter Ego: Bill Foster

Other Names: Black Goliath; William Barrett "Bill" Foster; Giant-Man; "Rockwell Dodsworth"; William Barrett Foster

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Avengers (vol. 1) #32 (Sep. 1966): "The Sign of the Serpent!"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (as Bill Foster) The Avengers (vol. 1) #32 (Sep. 1966): "The Sign of the Serpent!"; (as Black Goliath) Power Man #24 (Apr. 1975): "Among Us Walks... Black Goliath!"

Creators: Stan Lee, Don Heck

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 118

Teams/Affiliations: Project: Pegasus; Secret Avengers; The Avengers; The Champions

Birth Place: Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender: male

This character is in the following 40 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #32 (Sep. 1966): "The Sign of the Serpent!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #34 (Nov. 1966): "The Living Laser!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #54 (July 1968): "...And Deliver Us from -- the Masters of Evil!"

Black Goliath

Black Goliath #1 (Feb. 1976): "Black Goliath" (lead character)
Black Goliath #2 (Apr. 1976): "White Fire, Atomic Death!" (lead character)
Black Goliath #3 (June 1976): "Dance to the Murder!" (lead character)
Black Goliath #4 (Aug. 1976): "Enter Stilt Man -- Exit Black Goliath!" (lead character)
Black Goliath #5 (Nov. 1976): "Survival" (lead character)

Cable & Deadpool #30 (Sep. 2006): "The Hero Hunter"
Captain America (vol. 1) #601 (Sep. 2009): "Red, White & Blue-Blood" (photo/video (2 panels))
The Champions

The Champions (vol. 1) #11 (Feb. 1977): "The Shadow from the Stars"
The Champions (vol. 1) #12 (Mar. 1977): "Did Someone Say... the Stranger?"
The Champions (vol. 1) #13 (May 1977): "The Doom That Went on Forever!"

Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #62 (Aug. 1978): "Membership Madness!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #63 (Sep. 1978): "Deadlier by the Dozen!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #64 (Oct. 1978): "D-Day!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #65 (Nov. 1978): "Of Ambitions and Giant Amoebas"

Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #47 (Nov. 2001): "Just Imagine..."
Heroes for Hire

Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 2" (mentioned in text & seen in picture)
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #3 (Dec. 2006): "Civil Disobedience" (mentioned)

Icon #30 (Oct. 1995): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)
Icon: Mothership Connection (May 2010): "The Buck Passes" (character based on)
Ka-Zar the Savage #34 (Oct. 1984): "Land of the Cancelled Heroes"
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #113 (Late Oct. 1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory, Part 1: The Third Life of Bill Foster" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #114 (Early Nov. 1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory, Part 2: The Bootstrap Model" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #115 (Mid-Nov. 1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory Part 3: The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Hit!" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #116 (Late Nov. 1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory Part 4: Broken Symmetry" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #117 (Early Dec. 1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory, Part 5: Grand Unification" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #118 (1992): "Rest and Sweet Glory, Part 6: Complementary Principle" (lead character)

Marvel Feature (vol. 1) #9 (May 1973): "The Killer Is My Wife"
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #11 (Oct. 1992): "Not to Touch the Earth" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #24 (Feb. 1977): "Does Anyone Remember...The Hijacker!?" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #55 (Sep. 1979): "The Pegasus Project, Part Three: Giants in the Earth" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "United We Stand"
The Mighty Avengers

The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #27 (Sep. 2009): "The Unspoken: Part 1" (mentioned)
The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #28 (Oct. 2009): "The Unspoken, Part 2" (mentioned)

Power Man

Power Man #24 (Apr. 1975): "Among Us Walks... Black Goliath!"
Power Man #25 (June 1975): "Crime and Circuses"

The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Goliath_(Bill_Foster)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/goliath/29-3470/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gigk.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/doddom.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gol.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/f2.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/fmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/fosfoz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/progprok.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/20353/