

At first she was the weak link of the team, but later on became one of the smartest and craftiest of its members.

It is with the Avengers that Janet became most well known. She was a founding member of the Avengers, appearing in the first issue and giving the team its name. She was also the star of her own backup feature in issues #51–58 (1964). She co-starred in Tales to Astonish from issue #44 to issue #69 (1963–65). Huntley, and drawn by Jack Kirby, June 1963) as Henry "Hank" Pym's partner, becoming the Wasp to avenge the death of her father, scientist Vernon van Dyne. Janet van Dyne debuted in Tales to Astonish #44 (plotted by Stan Lee, scripted by H. Wasp's first appearance in Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963). The character appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) in a cameo role, while Michelle Pfeiffer portrays Janet van Dyne in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). In 2013, she was ranked the fifth-greatest Avenger of all time by. In May 2011, the Wasp placed 99th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time list, and 26th in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012. She is a founding member of the Avengers as well as a longtime leader of the team.

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. Created by Stan Lee, Ernie Hart, and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963). The Wasp ( Janet van Dyne) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Janet van Dyne as Wasp with Yellowjacket on the cover of The Avengers #71 (November 2003).
