WASP

Real Name:

Janet van Dyne

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Avengers Unity Division

Category:

Science-Based Mutate

Alias:

Janet Pym, Pixie, Giant Woman, possessed by Doctor Spectrum.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

Tales to Astonish #44

Powers & Abilities:

Pym Particle enriched physiology allows her to proportionately reduce her size and mass, inversely increasing in strength, stamina, reflexes, and resilience as she shrinks, disproportionately growing wings for flight and antenna (if she chooses) to communicate with insects, can channel bio-electric stings from her hands that grow stronger as she shrinks

Affiliation:

Avengers, Avengers West Coast, Avengers - Unity Division, Avengers (Initiative), Lady Liberators, Queen's Vengeance, G.I.R.L., Agents of Wakanda

Avengers Membership:

Founder. Avengers (1st series) #1.

Notes:

Wasp lost her shrinking powers in Avengers (1st series) #382. She was heavily mutated into an insect-like state in #394. Passing through the Heroes Reborn universe and back restored her natural appearance and shrinking powers by Avengers (3rd series) #1. Janet has occasionally employed enlarging Pym Particles to assume giant-size, but her physiology has not permanently adopted this ability like it has her shrinking.

Hank Pym and the Wasp were married in Avengers (1st series) #60. They were divorced following the events of #213-214.

Last Updated:

17th June 2019 by Monolith