Janet van Dyne
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[[File:WaspAEMH.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wasp Janet van Dyne in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.]] | [[File:WaspAEMH.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wasp Janet van Dyne in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.]] | ||
| − | *In The Avengers: United They Stand, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Linda Ballantyne. | + | *In The Avengers: United They Stand, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Linda Ballantyne. The series established that her father was a munitions maker leading to him creating countless weapons used for wars around the world. This made him incredibly rich with Janet leading a luxurious life in her youth. During these years, her father was noted to been a business partner of Cornelius Van Lundt with the two working together on a project. Her father later died and Janet later came to be horrified at his munitions work with her deciding to sell his company when she inherited the business. |
*In The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey. | *In The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey. | ||
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Janet van Dyne is a female comic superhero that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Janet van Dyne was the daughter of the famous scientist Dr. Vernon van Dyne. (Tales to Astonish v1 #44)
She later went on a date with Tony Stark with the two engaging in a romance. This was until he was forced to reveal that he was actually Iron Man with Janet not wanting to be with a fellow team mate after Hank Pym was in prison. (Avengers v1 #224)
During the Civil War, she was chosen by Tony Stark to join the ranks of the Mighty Avengers that were being led by Carol Danvers. (Mighty Avengers v1 #1) They fought against the forces of the Mole Man only for them to encounter Ultron who had transformed Iron Man's body into a facsimile of Janet van Dyne. (Mighty Avengers v1 #2) New York was later attacked by a Symbiote bomb that infected the populace with the parasites where Janet tried to contain it by transforming to giant size only to be taken over by one of the creatures who used her as a host until Iron Man brought an antidote that cured all the infected people. (Mighty Avengers v1 #8)
Jarvis later brought Nadia the daughter of Hank Pym and his first wife Maria Trovaya to meet with Janet van Dyne. (All-New, All-Different Avengers v1 #10) Together, the pair spent some time together with Janet happy to share the name Wasp with the young Nadia as she had grown to like Hank's daughter. (All-New, All-Different Avengers v1 #12) It was then that officials seemingly from the Russian government had come intending to take Nadia back to their country. Janet later learnt that the officials were fake as they were really agents of W.H.I.S.P.E.R. intending to kidnap her. It was both Janet and Nadia working together did they defeat the attempted kidnappers. (All-New, All-Different Avengers v1 #14)
Overview
Personality and attributes
One of the reasons she never had children was because she found them terrifying. (All-New, All-Different Avengers v1 #14)
Powers and abilities
Hank later provided her with a new and improved growth formula that allowed her not only to shrink but grow to giant size. (Mighty Avengers v1 #8)
She was the owner of her own corporate brand that was Van Dyne Design Studios that developed a number of clothe lines. (Mighty Avengers v1 #2)
Notes
- Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where she made her first appearance in Tales to Astonish v1 #44 (June, 1963).
Alternate Versions
- The Marvel Adventures: The Avengers, an alternate world setting was shown whereby a younger Janet van Dyne became the size growing Giant-Girl.
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: United They Stand, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Linda Ballantyne. The series established that her father was a munitions maker leading to him creating countless weapons used for wars around the world. This made him incredibly rich with Janet leading a luxurious life in her youth. During these years, her father was noted to been a business partner of Cornelius Van Lundt with the two working together on a project. Her father later died and Janet later came to be horrified at his munitions work with her deciding to sell his company when she inherited the business.
- In The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Janet van Dyne as the Wasp was a cast member in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Colleen O'Shaughnessey.
Films
- In Ant-Man, Janet van Dyne made an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie where she was shown in flashbacks with actor Hayley Lovitt providing her a non-speaking uncredited cameo appearance.
Video games
Appearances
- Tales to Astonish v1:
- Avengers v1:
- Mighty Avengers v1:
- Uncanny Avengers v1:
External Links
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