| The Wasp | |
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&sq=lee_industries&lang=en&file=File:AVEN071.jpg) Janet van Dyne as Wasp with Yellowjacket on the cover of The Avengers #71 (November 2003). Art by J. G. Jones | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer/plotter) Ernie Hart (writer/scripter) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | 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 | Winsome Wasp Wondrous Wasp Giant Woman |
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]
The character appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) in a cameo role, portrayed by Hayley Lovitt, while Michelle Pfeiffer portrays Janet van Dyne in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). An original MCU Wasp, Janet's daughter Hope van Dyne (named after Hope Pym), is portrayed in each film by Evangeline Lilly.
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