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    Character » Wasp appears in 3559 issues.

    Genetically altered by Ant-Man (Henry Pym), Janet Van Dyne gained the ability to alter her size, fly at rapid speeds, and fire bio-electric energy "stings". Calling herself "Wasp", she became Pym's superhero partner. Later, she became a founding member and the first female member of the Avengers.

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    *Janet van Dyne debuted in Tales to Astonish #44 as Henry "Hank" Pym's partner, becoming the Wasp to avenge the death of her father, scientist Vernon van Dyne. She co-starred in Tales to Astonish from issue #44 to issue #69.She was a founding member of the Avengers, appearing in the first issue and giving the team its name. It is with the Avengers that Janet became most well-known. At first she was the weak link of the team, but later on became one of the smartest and craftiest of its members.

    *Janet Van Dyne was born in Cresskill, New Jersey, the socialite daughter of wealthy scientist Vernon van Dyne. When her father is killed by an alien entity unleashed during one of his experiments, Janet turns to his associate Dr. Henry Pym for aid and convinces him to help her. In order to avenge her father’s death, she undergoes a biochemical procedure that grants her the ability to grow wings upon shrinking under four feet tall and uses a supply of “Pym particles” by which to change her size.

    *She suggested the name "Avengers"

    She also was in a series of media appearances like...\

    *Wasp appears in The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Peg Dixon.

    *Wasp makes a cameo in the Fantastic Four episode "To Battle the Living Planet".

    *Wasp appears as one of the main characters in the animated series The Avengers: United They Stand, voiced by Linda Ballantyne. Her look was radically redesigned to include insect-like armor.

    *Wasp is featured in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Jennifer Morrison.

    *Wasp appears in the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey Avengers, voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi.

    *Wasp will appear in the second season of Avengers Assemble, voiced by Grey DeLisle, reprising her role from the Ultimate Avengers films.

    POWERS/ABILITIES

    *Size manipulation

    *Flight

    *Bio-electric energy blasts

    *Telepathic insect control

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