What is Wasp (character)?
[[File:The divine ms. van dyne (4021655108).jpg|thumb|Cosplay of the Wasp.]] The '''Wasp''' ('''Janet Van Dyne''') is a fictional character and superheroine appearing in American comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]], appearing as one of the main characters of the ''[[Avengers]]'' comics. Created by the late [[Stan Lee]], the late [[Jack Kirby]] and the late [[Ernie Hart]], the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (June 1963). The Wasp is the partner of '''[[Hank Pym]]''' (also known as [[Ant-Man]]), and later became his wife. She 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]] as well as a longtime leader of the team, and was a member of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] and the Lady Liberators. == In other media == The character has appeared in numerous media since her debut, such as in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], making a cameo appearance in the 2015 movie ''[[Ant-Man (movie)|Ant-Man]],'' and a full appearance in the 2018 movie ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', the 2019 movie ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', and the 2023 movie ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'', played by [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] and [[Hayley Lovitt]] (younger). An original MCU Wasp, Janet's daughter '''[[Hope van Dyne]]''' (named after [[Hope Pym]]), is played in each movie by [[Evangeline Lilly]]. == Source == * [[File:CC-BY-SA icon.svg|50px]] Some text was copied from [https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Wasp_(Marvel) Wasp (Marvel)] at Heroes Wiki, which is released under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license]. [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]]