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Wasp (character)

This article is about the original Wasp, Janet van Dyne. For the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wasp, see Hope van Dyne. For Janet's stepdaughter, "The Unstoppable Wasp", see Nadia van Dyne.

Janet van Dyne
Wasp
Janet van Dyne as Wasp on the cover of The Avengers #71 (November 2003).
Art by J. G. Jones
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales to Astonish #44
(June 1963)
Created byStan Lee (writer/plotter)
Ernie Hart (writer/scripter)
Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJanet van Dyne
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsAvengers
Uncanny Avengers
Agents of Wakanda
Lady Liberators
West Coast Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Defenders
PartnershipsHank Pym
Notable aliasesWinsome Wasp
Wondrous Wasp
Giant Woman
Abilities
  • Flight via bio-synthetic wings
  • Bio-electric energy blasts
  • Telepathic insect control
  • Size manipulation

The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Ernie Hart, and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963).

Janet van Dyne is usually depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters, fly by means of insectoid wings, and fire bioelectric energy blasts. She is a founding member of the Avengers and the one who gave them their name as well as a longtime leader of the team. She is also the ex-wife of Hank Pym and the stepmother of Nadia van Dyne. The Wasp has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed Janet van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films while Evangeline Lilly portrayed an original MCU version, Hope van Dyne (based after Hope Pym), in the films Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

  1. ^ "The 50 Most Important Superheroes, Ranked". GameSpot. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ George Marston (August 11, 2022). "Best Avengers members of all time". gamesradar. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Every Member Of The Avengers, Ranked". Gizmodo. February 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Wyatt, Liz (March 26, 2020). "Marvel: The 15 Most Powerful Female Avengers". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Raguparan, RaguVarman (July 28, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Strongest Pym Particle Users, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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