The Ant (comics)
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- For the Image Comics character, see Ant (comics)
The Ant a.k.a. Eddie Whit is a comics superhero from DC Comics. He started out as an opponent of the Teen Titans but ended up as their ally.
The Ant was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy and first appeared in Teen Titans (vol. 1) #5 (September-October 1966).
[edit] History
Eddie Whit's parents were a circus strongman and acrobat, and after they died he became a juvenile delinquent. Eddie was sent to Lacklock Camp, a reform school of sorts. After being released he gained custody of his younger brother Danny and took a job at Zenith Caterer to take care of him. The owner of Zenith, Krasko, claimed he had proof that Danny was involved in gang-related crimes, and blackmailed Eddie into committing burglaries under the costumed guise of the Ant. The Teen Titans were sent in to investigate, and when the learned the details of Eddie's situation they were sympathetic. During a robbery Ant turned against Krasko and helped the Teen Titans put him behind bars. As a reward for his cooperation the Titans promised Ant that he would not serve a prison sentence, but would only have to spend some more time in Lacklock Camp.
