Eric O'Grady

Eric O'Grady
Ant-Man / Black Ant
Eric O'Grady; Ant-Man / Black Ant
	Eric O'Grady in his prototype Ant-Man suit surrounded by ants.; Art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	First appearance:; The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1 (December 2006); As Life Model Decoy:; Secret Avengers #24 (March 2012); As Black Ant:; Secret Avengers #32 (October 2012);
Created by	Robert Kirkman (writer); Phil Hester (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Eric O'Grady
Species	Irish human (originally); Life Model Decoy
Team affiliations	Captain Britain Corps; Excalibur; Damage Control; Initiative; Secret Avengers; Shadow Initiative; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Thunderbolts
Notable aliases	Slaying Mantis, Derek Sullivan, G.I. Ant-Man
Abilities	G.I.Ant-Man armor allows:; Size manipulation; Insect communication; Flight via jetpack; Robotic arms with magnetic grapples; Flame projection from arms via redirecting jet flame

Eric O'Grady is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is an immoral Irish human superhero who is the third character to use the Ant-Man name, created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Phil Hester, and first appears in The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1 (December 2006), while the second is a Life Model Decoy made of the original O'Grady's corpse created after his death, revived with a more outwardly villainous mindset and initially continuing as Ant-Man before becoming the supervillain Black Ant, created by writer Rick Remender and artists Gabriel Hardman and Matteo Scalera, and first appearing in Secret Avengers #24 (March 2012).