Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #3
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Earth's Mightiest Heroes joined forces to take on threats that were too big for any one hero to tackle. With a roster that has included Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, Wasp and dozens more over the years, the Avengers have come to be regarded as Earth's No. 1 team.
Herman Schultz is a career criminal who, after several prison terms for robbery, built a battle suit that sent out shock waves to quickly open safes as well as give him a significant advantage over the New York police.
Bitten by a radioactive spider, high school student Peter Parker gained the speed, strength and powers of a spider. Adopting the name Spider-Man, Peter hoped to start a career using his new abilities. Taught that with great power comes great responsibility, Spidey has vowed to use his powers to help people.
Terrance Ward was drafted into the Initiative training program because of his telepathic and shape-shifting abilities.
One of Spider-Man's oldest enemies, Mac Gargan has recently abandoned his Scorpion suit and identity and bonded with the alien symbiote that had previously been hosted by Peter Parker and Eddie Brock, becoming the new Venom.
After brilliant scientist Henry Pym discovered a process in which he could manipulate a newly discovered group of subatomic particles through magnetic fields, he tested the serums on himself and accidentally shrunk himself to the size of an ant.