Wasp
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Wasp, Janet van Dyne, Jan van Dyne
fictional character in Marvel Comics
Key facts
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- First appearance
- Tales to Astonish #44, (June 1963)
- Created by
- Stan Lee (writer/plotter), Ernie Hart (writer/scripter), Jack Kirby (artist)
- Full name
- Janet van Dyne
- Species
- Human mutate
- Team affiliations
- Avengers , Uncanny Avengers , Agents of Wakanda , Lady Liberators , West Coast Avengers , Mighty Avengers , Defenders
- Partnerships
- Hank Pym
- Notable aliases
- Wasp, Winsome Wasp, Wondrous Wasp, Giant Woman
- Abilities
- Flight via bio-synthetic wings Bio-electric energy blasts Telepathic insect control Size manipulation
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wasp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.