"GIANT-SIZE INVADERS"
Real Names: Hans and an unidentified other (let's call him "Dirk" for clarity's sake)
Identity/Class: Human (German, World War II era)
Occupation: Nazi soldiers
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Third Reich, Axis
Enemies: Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Invaders (Captain America/Steve Rogers, Human Torch/Jim Hammond, Miss America/Madelyne Joyce, Sub-Mariner/Namor McKenzie)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "Giants"
Base of Operations: Hyde Park, United States of America
First Appearance: Giant-Size Invaders#2 (January, 2006)
Powers/Abilities: Before a secret Nazi power-pill turned Hans and "Dirk" into giants, they possessed no super powers. Their increased height came with tremendous superstrength that was only slightly below that of the Sub-Mariner on land. The side effects of the size increasing power pills were considerable: Hans and "Dirk"'s hearts gave out under the strain, even as their bodies burned themselves up in a matter of minutes.
Height: Hans: (normal) 5'10"; (mutated) 7'2" (both approximately)/ "Dirk": (normal) 4'90"; (mutated) 7' (both approximately)
Weight: Hans: (normal) 160 lbs.; (mutated) 340 lbs. (both approximately)/ "Dirk": (normal) 140 lbs.; (mutated) 300 lbs. (both approximately)
Eyes: Hans: Brown / "Dirk": Brown
Hair: Hans: Brown / "Dirk": Blonde
History:
(Giant-Size Invaders#2 - BTS) - Learning that Britain's prime minister Winston Churchill was planning to travel to the United States for a meeting with American president Roosevelt, the Third Reich agents Hans and "Dirk" were sent to America to assassinate both leaders. Hans and his partner were provided with the information necessary to infiltrate the country, along with special pills that would grant them superpowers.
(Giant-Size Invaders#2) - On June 19, 1942 the two
Nazi agents planned an ambush. Spotting Roosevelt's approaching car,
they took their power-pills in name of their Führer. After suffering
exruciating pains, their bodies grew to giant size. Not wasting a
moment, the German giants went after Churchill and Roosevelt. They met
initial resistance from the Human Torch and Miss America, but both
heroes proved no match for Hans and "Dirk". Miss America was simply
smashed by Hans, while his partner grabbed and shot the Torch.
Planning to finish off their foes, the giants moved in on the downed
heroes. Captain America tried to stop them, but was easily defeated as
well. Only the arrival of Namor the Sub-Mariner helped turn the tide,
until the Human Torch had recovered and trapped the two giants inside a
ring of fire. Somehow, the heat interacted with the chemical compounds
of their pills, causing both to die in agony. As they passed, their
bodies shrank and melted away into the grass.
Comments: Created by Roy Thomas & Lee Weeks
Hans and "Dirk" never received a codename on panel. However, considering their mission and the story's subtitle was "A Tale of Giant-Size Invaders", it's not that big a stretch to grant them that name. Speaking of names, I'd like to offer that their real names be listed as "Hans Bauer" and "Dirk Kaiser".
This story was reprinted in the Giant-Size Avengers/Invaders#1 in 2008.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
The "Giant-Size Invaders" has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
Giant-Size Invaders#2, p9, pan1 (main image)
Giant-Size Invaders#2, p7, pan3 (faces)
Giant-Size Invaders#2, p15, pan1 (death)
Appearances:
Giant-Size Invaders#2 (January, 2006) - Roy Thomas(writer), Lee
Weeks(pencils, inks), Tom Brevoort(editor)
Last updated: 11/25/13
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