Cassandra Lang

Cassandra Lang
Cover art for Young Avengers Presents #5. Art by Jim Cheung.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(As Cassie Lang): Marvel Premiere #47 (April 1979) (As Stature): Young Avengers #6 (May 2006)
Created by	David Michelinie John Byrne
In-story information
Alter ego	Cassandra Eleanor "Cassie" Lang
Team affiliations	The Initiative Mighty Avengers Young Avengers
Notable aliases	Stature, Ant-Girl, Giant-Girl, Stinger
Abilities	Size manipulation

Cassandra "Cassie" Lang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The daughter of Scott Lang, the character first appeared in Marvel Premiere #47 (April 1979) as Cassie Lang, in Young Avengers #6 (May 2006) as Stature and in Astonishing Ant-Man #6 (May 2016) as Stinger. A member of the Young Avengers and The Initiative, she has the same powers as her father, the ability to shrink and grow in size, however, she manifested her powers much later than her first exposure to Pym Particles. Cassie Lang made her cinematic debut in the 2015 film Ant-Man, portrayed by actress Abby Ryder Fortson.

Created by David Michelinie and John Byrne, Cassie Lang first appeared in Marvel Premiere #47 (April 1979), first appeared as Stature in Young Avengers #6 (May 2006), and adopted the identity of Stinger in Astonishing Ant-Man #6 (May 2016).

Cassie Lang is introduced to the Marvel Universe as the ill daughter of Scott Lang. Her congenital heart condition forces her father to steal Hank Pym's Ant-Man equipment and Pym Particles, which he uses to rescue Doctor Sondheim, the only doctor able to cure Cassie's condition, from Cross Technological Enterprises.

After the divorce of her parents, Cassie lives for most of her childhood with her father, whom she loves and admires greatly. Although Scott tries his best to keep his superhero life secret, Cassie gradually finds out that he is Ant-Man, and secretly experiments with his Pym Particle supplies on her own. She is fascinated by her father's life as a superhero, and generally has a good relationship with her father's colleagues; when she was younger, she even called Tony Stark "Uncle Tony". However, her mother and stepfather fear that his life with the Avengers is unsafe for a child, and they claim custody over Cassie.