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| Giganto | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Giant monster |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Deviant mutate |
| Location: | Monster Isle Subterranea |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 #1 |
Giganto is a fictional giant monster featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and first appeared in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #1 in November, 1961.
Overview[]
Giganto was the name attributed to a humongous reptilian creature that lived in the underground caverns of Subterranea beneath Monster Isle. It has been theorized that Giganto may have been descended from a subrace of Deviant, or may be a Deviant himself, albeit a primitive one. Like all of the creatures on Monster Isle, Giganto is obedient to the commands of Subterranean's ruler, the Mole Man.
Biography[]
When the Fantastic Four began investigating a series of cave-ins responsible for destroying several atomic research plants, they came to Monster Isle, where they had to fight up against the Mole Man. The Mole Man summoned Giganto to fight them, but the neophyte superhero team managed to survive their initial encounter with the creature. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Giganto was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
- This Giganto is not to be confused with another creature named Giganto, who first appeared in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #4. This creature was a whale-like behemoth anthropoid under the command of the Sub-Mariner.
- Giganto is the creature represented on the cover to Fantastic Four #1, making him one of the most infamous and easily recognized of Marvel Monsters.
- Along with Tricephalous, Sserpo, Orggo, the Creature from the Black Bog, and the Creature from Krogarr, Giganto is one of the first of the Marvel Monsters introduced during the Marvel Age. All of them were introduced during the publication month of November, 191. Tricephalous was introduced in the same issue as Giganto.