Plantman

Plantman
Samuel Smithers as the first Plantman. Art by Stan Woch.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Samuel Smithers: Strange Tales #113 (October 1963) Paul: The Astonishing Ant-Man #7 (April 2016)
Created by	Samuel Smithers: Stan Lee & Joe Carter (co-writers) Dick Ayers (artist) Paul: Nick Spencer (writer) Ramon Rosanas (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Samuel Smithers Paul
Species	Human mutate
Team affiliations	Thunderbolts Maggia New Enforcers Lethal Legion
Notable aliases	Blackheath
Abilities	Plant manipulation Device usage

Plantman is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Samuel Smithers (created by Stan Lee, Joe Carter, and Dick Ayers) and Paul (created by Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas), both with the ability to control plants, Samuel via technology and Paul via biology. Samuel also goes by the name Blackheath as a member of the Thunderbolts.