Giganto

Giganto
Giganto makes his first appearance battling the Fantastic Four as seen on the cover of Fantastic Four #1.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961)
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
In-story information
Species	Humanity Subspecies
Partnerships	Inorganic Technodrones Kro Mole Man
Abilities	Superhuman strength and endurance Ability to dig underground and hold his breath underwater

Giganto
The Sub-Mariner summons a Giganto with the Proteus Horn as seen on the cover of Namor the Sub-Mariner #13
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #4
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
In-story information
Species	Terrestrial Animal
Partnerships	Namor Captain Barracuda Llyra Llyron Triton Droom Eerok Grogg
Notable aliases	Moby Dick, "Monstro"
Abilities	Superhuman strength and resistance to injury Aquatic and land adaptation Ability to shoot water from its blowhole

Giganto is the name of two fictional monsters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Deviant Mutate version of Giganto was first seen in Fantastic Four #1 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The Atlantean beast version of Giganto was first seen in Fantastic Four #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The first Giganto seen was one of the mutates created by the Deviant scientists to serve as part of Kro's invasion force when gathered on Monster Island. After Monster Hunters forced Kro to leave Monster Island, Giganto and the other Deviant Mutates found a new master known as the Mole Man and the Deviant Mutates live with him in Subterranea.

The Mole Man unleashed Giganto upon the surface world to attack and destroy chemical plants in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Australia, South America, and French Africa. It brought the attention to the Fantastic Four who headed to Monster Island. The Mole Man unleashed Giganto upon them until it was held back by the Human Torch's attacks.

A Giganto with a lizard-like appearance followed the Fantastic Four back to New York where it fought them. After it was knocked into the sea, that Giganto tunneled underground and escaped.

When the X-Men were in Mole Man's realm, the Mole Man unleashed Giganto upon them. Giganto was too much for the X-Men even when Mole Man sent more mutates to battle them. They were subdued in Mole Man's echo cave.

When Mole Man learned that millionaire Alden Maas had destroyed part of his underground kingdom when reaching the Earth's core, Mole Man unleashed Giganto upon Maas' facilities while he teamed up with Human Torch and Thing to fight Maas. Alden Maas died before they arrived which denied vengeance from Mole Man.

When he believed that the Avengers were the ones responsible for destroying part of his kingdom, he unleashed Giganto and other mutates to attack Los Angeles. Iron Man intercepted Giganto and threw him into the sea while he and U.S. Agent had an attempt to decide what to do with it. When Giganto moved again, U.S. Agent tried to blind it with the afterburners on his skycycle only for Giganto to strike and U.S. Agent was separated from his vehicle. Wonder Man convinced Mole Man that the Avengers weren't responsible and blew his monster whistle to recall his monsters.