Erik Josten, known as Power Man, Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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20 Facts About Erik Josten
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Erik Josten's used illusions to turn the city against the Avengers, though finally Captain America used a tape recording to prove the Avengers were innocent.
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Erik Josten becomes a professional supervillain and partners with the Swordsman, and the two fight the Avengers again under the leadership of the brainwashed Black Widow.
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Erik Josten then joins Count Nefaria's new Lethal Legion under the promise that Nefaria would greatly increase Erik Josten's powers.
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Erik Josten's strength fading, Josten changes his costume and becomes a smuggler, taking the unimaginative yet appropriate name of the "Smuggler".
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Erik Josten then takes on the name "Goliath", a name used previously by superheroes and again changes his costume.
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Erik Josten joins a new fourth version of the Masters of Evil, founded by Baron Helmut Zemo.
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Erik Josten's attempted breakout at the Vault is foiled by the Avengers and Freedom Force.
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Erik Josten is then victimized by Kosmosian criminals, and rescued by Giant-Man .
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Erik Josten regains the ability to change his size by reclaiming the ionic energy from Dallas, leaving her a paraplegic again.
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Erik Josten is later able to send back some ionic energy to Dallas, restoring her legs.
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Similarly to Wonder Man and Count Nefaria, Erik Josten is a virtually indestructible immortal made of "ionic energy", as a result of the application of mutagenic processes developed by Heinrich Zemo.
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Erik Josten possesses incredible superhuman dynamism regarding strength, coordination, stamina and durability.
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Erik Josten is a good hand-to-hand combatant, having received combat training in armed and unarmed offense when working both in the military and as a mercenary.
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Erik Josten's parents were farmers who lost their farm as a result of Erik Josten's crimes as Power Man making the news.
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Erik Josten's tried to follow him and his friends on her bike and was eventually hit by a car.
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Years later Zemo coerced Erik Josten into betraying the Thunderbolts by offering to save Conrad from the darkforce dimension.
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Erik Josten usually is the first to empathize with a foe and often places his relationships with friends and family over doing the right thing.
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Erik Josten is shown being struck by Plastic Man, who has turned into a giant ball.
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Erik Josten is seen in one panel being hit in the face with Thor's mighty hammer.
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