3-D Man

3-D Man
Art by Frank Quitely, from the cover of Avengers Forever #4
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Premiere #35 (April 1977)
Created by	Roy Thomas (writer) Jim Craig (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Charles "Chuck" Chandler and Harold "Hal" Chandler (brothers)
Abilities	(Charles "Chuck" Chandler): Expert pilot Talented football player (Harold "Hal" Chandler): Experienced scientific researcher (3-D Man): Enhanced strength, speed, durability and senses Ability to sense Skrulls

3-D Man (Charles & Hal Chandler) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Although his adventures take place in the 1950s, the character was created by Roy Thomas in the 1970s in the anthology series Marvel Premiere. The character was writer Thomas' homage to the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby character Captain 3-D, and was intended by Thomas as a commentary on contemporary societal themes using 1950s analogues.

The character also appeared in Incredible Hulk #251–252, Contest of Champions, and What If vol. 1, #9. 3-D Man did not appear again for many years, until he was reintroduced in Avengers Forever #4 and appeared in Avengers #50–55 and the 2008 Secret Invasion: Skrulls one-shot.

Brothers Chuck and Hal Chandler were born in Los Angeles, California. As a test pilot for NASA in 1958, Chuck was piloting the experimental XF-13 rocket plane when he was captured by Skrull invaders. They attempted to interrogate him, but Chuck escaped, damaging the Skrulls' warp drive in the process. The Skrull saucer exploded as Chuck flew away, exposing him to strange radiation. He crashed the XF-13 in the Mojave Desert, and when his younger, crippled brother Hal attempted to rescue him, Chuck disappeared, believed to have been killed. Hal, a research scientist, discovered that Chuck's image had been imprinted on the lenses of his glasses, and that Chuck had been transformed into a two-dimensional being. When Hal wore the glasses and concentrated, he triggered a dimensional shift that caused Chuck to materialize into a three-dimensional existence. In his new form Chuck wore a green and red bodysuit, and his normal strength, speed, and durability had been tripled. As the costumed 3-D Man, Chuck fought another group of Skrull agents. He battled more Skrull infiltrators, and then battled the Cold Warrior.

At some point after his 1950s adventures Hal Chandler decided to stop functioning as 3-D Man and left his brother floating around in another dimension. Hal married Peggy Clark, and they had two children, Chuck Chandler II and Hal Chandler, Jr. Hal later encountered a down-on-his-luck Bruce Banner and, afraid that the Hulk might show up, used the glasses to summon 3-D Man once more. After this encounter, 3-D Man returned into his brother's glasses, determined never to return. However, alongside many other costumed heroes, he was summoned briefly by the Grandmaster.