The only persuading you're going to do, punk, is convincing the dentist to put all of your teeth back in the right place! 
Appearing in "To Steal an Ant-Man!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Ant-Man (Scott Lang) ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (First appearance as Ant-Man)
Supporting Characters:
- Erica Sondheim (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Cassie Lang (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Cross Technological Enterprises (Main story and flashback)
- Darren Cross (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Ernie
- Mike
Other Characters:
- Ruth Lang (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Ant-Man's Ants
- Emma the Ant ⏵ (First appearance)
- Carl (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Bronx (Only in flashback)
- Ryker's Island (Only in flashback)
- Bronx (Only in flashback)
- Long Island (Only in flashback)
- Stark International (Only in flashback)
- Cross Technological Enterprises Facility (Main story and flashback)
- Henry Pym's Mansion
- Sondheim Institute (Only in flashback)
- New York City
- Kentucky
- Fort Knox (Mentioned)
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
Synopsis for "To Steal an Ant-Man!"
As Scott, dressed as Ant-Man, fights several Cross security guards, he thinks about how he got into this predicament. Recently paroled after serving time for burglary, he reveled in both his new job at Stark International and once again being a father to his daughter Cassie. Unfortunately, she developed a rare heart ailment, draining Scott's financial resources and making him contemplate a return to crime. He learns of Erica Sondheim's experimental approach to heart surgery; seeking her out, he sees her being abducted by several men, including an unseen figure with a rather oversize hand. Tracing them to Cross Technical Enterprises, he despairs of being able to break into such a secure complex. In a quest to get some quick money, he burglarizes, by coincidence, the home of Henry Pym -- finding, instead of cash or jewels, Pym's old Ant-Man costume. Inspired to try it out, Scott quickly masters the shrinking technology and the cybernetic helmet enabling him to talk to ants. Breaking into CTE, he finds Dr. Sondheim finishing a surgical operation. Back in the present, the fledgling hero has despatched the last of his foes when he is confronted with the giant mutated form of Darren Cross.
Notes
- Scott Lang last appeared in Avengers Vol 1 181
- This issue was adapted in to an episode of the animated series called Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The episode was called "To Steal an Ant-Man".
