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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Riddle as the Wasp (7573734284).jpg
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- Wasp
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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.