
Long story short, Atom Smasher’s size alteration goes in only one direction, whereas Ant-Man can both grow and shrink, depending on what the situation requires. He can go subatomic – so small that he literally dwells in a different universe, known in Marvel as the Quantum Realm. His most well-known power is going the other way – shrinking to a size of an Ant and even further. He can go skyscraper-big, and his strength and durability follow, but he gets tired much quicker due to the sheer amount of energy needed even to move such a huge body.īut there’s a reason why Hank Pym is known as Ant-Man, not Giant-Man. However, the bigger Atom Smasher gets, the more energy he consumes, meaning that his stamina is reciprocal to his size – the bigger Atom Smasher is, the less stamina he has.Īnt-Man is exactly like that, too. He can alter his size to become as big as a skyscraper, and in the process, his strength and durability also grow to depend on Atom Smasher’s size. Size-alterationĪs I’ve mentioned, Atom Smasher’s abilities are limited to growth rather than going both ways. MCU’s Ant-Man is Scott Lang, but the original Ant-Man is Hank Pym, and we’ll use Pym in our comparison to Rothstein.

That being said, we’re here to compare Al Rothstein, aka Atom Smasher, aka the guy who appeared in DCEU’s Black Adam, to Ant-Man.


His strength grows proportionately to his size, and so does his durability. The Atom Smasher, on the other hand, can only alter his size to grow as big as a building while maintaining the same body density. 10 Most Important DC Silver Age Superheroes
