Mitchell Carson
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Marvel Team-Up Vol. 3 #21 |
Created by | Robert Kirkman (writer) Andy Kuhn (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Mitch Carson, Ant-Man |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. |
Abilities | S.H.I.E.L.D. training |
Agent Mitchell "Mitch" Carson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character was portrayed in live-action by actor Martin Donovan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2015 film Ant-Man.
Publication history
Created by writers Robert Kirkman and Andy Kuhn, he first appeared in Marvel Team-Up Vol. 3 #21. He was the primary antagonist in the 2006 Irredeemable Ant-Man series.
Fictional character biography
Mitch Carson was a high-ranked security agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. He killed his father when he was fifteen years old and many others after that. He had, however, never been caught for any of those crimes and managed to find employment with S.H.I.E.L.D.[1]
Carson was part of the S.H.I.E.L.D. team that took the
Carson was supposed to become the wearer of the new
Carson was determined to find the suit and bring in whoever stole it.[5] During his mission to capture the new Ant-Man, he was heavily burned in the face during a fight with him. After that, it did not take long for Carson to find out that the new Ant-Man was actually O'Grady.[6]
Eventually, Carson used an older Ant-Man suit and managed to confront and capture O'Grady. Instead of bringing O'Grady to justice, however, Carson planned to torture.[7] Carson confessed his crimes as he planned to kill O'Grady, but Iron Man arrived and intervened. Seeing Carson in the Ant-Man suit while torturing O'Grady, Iron Man fought and defeated him. O'Grady lied and said that Carson killed McCarthy and tried to steal the Ant-Man suit. O'Grady claimed to be on the run from Carson and trying to prevent from getting the Ant-Man suit. Carson was arrested for attempted murder and stealing the Ant-Man suit.[1]
Powers and abilities
Mitchell Carson has S.H.I.E.L.D. training, specifically in firearms/explosives, espionage, intelligence gathering, and hand-to-hand combat. He gained access to an old Ant-Man suit which he used to shrink and take out the more advanced Ant-Man suit utilized by Eric O'Grady.
In other media
Mitchell Carson appears in
References
External links
- Mitchell Carson at Marvel Wiki