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Height: 5' 4"

Weight: 110 lbs

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Auburn

Features: Petite Figure

Summary

Created By: Unknown

Real Name: Janet van Dyne

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: None

Dual Identity: Publically Known

Current Occupation: Avenger

Former Occupation: Adventurer, Fashion Designer, Socialite

Citizenship: U.S.

Legal Status: No Criminal Record

Place of Birth: Cresskill, NJ

Marital Status: Divorced

Known Relatives: Vernon van Dyne (father, deceased), Henry Pym (ex-husband)

Known Confidants: Unknown

Known Allies: Avengers

Major Enemies: Many

Usual Bases: New York City

Former Bases: Cresskill, NJ

Current Groups: Avengers

Former Groups: East Coast Avengers

Education: Presume College Degree

  

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Normal female at normal size, her strength increases as she decreases in size.

Powers: Flight (approx 40 mph), Size Reduction (with gain in strength), bio-electric blast.

Abilities: Combat skills, leadership and strategy skills.

Equipment: Wings. Unstable molecule clothing.

Weapons: Formerly, wrist stingers. Her stings can now be projected without these mechanical aids.

Limitations: None.

 
 

Background

Janet Van Dyne is The Wasp. A long-time member of the Avengers, she was married to Henry Pym, a.k.a. Yellowjacket. The Wasp can change by mental command from her normal size to that of a wasp. Her weight is that of a wasp, while her mass is that of her original body. She can fly, and is equipped with a pair of stingers on each wrist which produce a bio-electric blast, with associated kinetic impact.

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Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.

The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

  

 
 

Character Appearances

Date TBD App: Tales To Astonish (Vol. 1) #44
Date TBD App: Tales To Astonish (Vol. 1) #45
Jul 1963 App: Fantastic Four #16
Date TBD App: Tales To Astonish (Vol. 1) #46
Sep 1963 App: Avengers (Vol. 1) #1
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