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Janet Van Dyne

Wasp

2,418 appearancesSince 1963

Janet Van Dyne first appeared in Tales to Astonish #44 (1963-06), published by Marvel. 2,418 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

Tales to Astonish
#44
first appearance
1963-06-00
The Avengers
#267
death
1986-05-00
Die Rächer#12Cape Archive1999
Die Rächer
#12
death
1999-12-16
Secret Invasion
#8
death
2009-01-00
Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & the Wasp#1Cape Archive2012
Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & the Wasp
#1
origin retold
2012-01-00
True Believers: Kirby 100th - Ant-Man and the Wasp#1Cape Archive2017
True Believers: Kirby 100th - Ant-Man and the Wasp
#1
origin retold
2017-10-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Avengers
1963–1996
169 issues →
Avengers
1998–2004
54 issues →
Marvel Adventures The Avengers
2006–2009
29 issues →

Tales to Astonish cover

Tales to Astonish

1959–1968

28 issues →

Fantastic! cover

Fantastic!

1967–1968

24 issues →

Terrific! cover

Terrific!

1967–1968

22 issues →

Avengers West Coast cover

Avengers West Coast

1989–1994

19 issues →

Marvel Super Action cover

Marvel Super Action

1977–1981

18 issues →

Captain America cover

Captain America

1968–1996

17 issues →

Uncanny Avengers cover

Uncanny Avengers

2012–2014

17 issues →

Spider-Man Comic cover

Spider-Man Comic

1979–1979

16 issues →

Marvel Tales cover

Marvel Tales

1966–1994

15 issues →

The Avengers Annual cover

The Avengers Annual

1967–1994

15 issues →

Spider-Man Comics Weekly cover

Spider-Man Comics Weekly

1973–1976

15 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2017–2018

15 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1961–1996

14 issues →

The Incredible Hulk cover

The Incredible Hulk

1968–1999

14 issues →

Ultimates cover

Ultimates

2024–2026

14 issues →

Marvel Triple Action cover

Marvel Triple Action

1972–1979

13 issues →

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers cover

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers

2003–

13 issues →

Ultimates 2 cover

Ultimates 2

2005–2007

13 issues →

Marvel Two-in-One cover

Marvel Two-in-One

2007–2009

13 issues →

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars cover

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars

1984–1985

12 issues →

TUCape Archive 2002

The Ultimates

2002–2004

12 issues →

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ACCape Archive 2007
Avengers Classic
2007–2008
12 issues →
Avengers Epic Collection
2013–
12 issues →
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition
2024–2025
12 issues →
TACape Archive 1973
The Avengers
1973–1976
11 issues →
Marvel Comics Presents
1988–1995
11 issues →
The Mighty Avengers
2007–2010
11 issues →
Uncanny Avengers
2015–2018
11 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
10 issues →
The Avengers
1974–1976
9 issues →
Avengers Forever
1998–2000
9 issues →
Marvel Adventures The Avengers
2006–2009
9 issues →
Avengers / Invaders
2008–2009
9 issues →
Avengers
2010–2013
9 issues →
Smash!
1966–1971
8 issues →
Hulk Comic
1979–1979
8 issues →
West Coast Avengers
1985–1989
8 issues →
Marvel Masterworks
1987–1993
8 issues →
Avengers
1996–1997
8 issues →
Civil War Chronicles
2007–2008
8 issues →
AEMCape Archive 2007
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II
2007–2007
8 issues →
Tales of Suspense
1959–1968
7 issues →
Marvel Feature
1971–1973
7 issues →
Essential Avengers
1999–2013
7 issues →
AUTCape Archive 1999
Avengers United They Stand
1999–2000
7 issues →
Ultimate Power
2006–2007
7 issues →
The X-Men
1963–1981
6 issues →
The Defenders
1972–1986
6 issues →
Fantastic Four
1998–2011
6 issues →
TACape Archive 2003
The Avengers
2003–2005
6 issues →
USCape Archive 2003
Ultimate Six
2003–2004
6 issues →
BCape Archive 2006
Beyond!
2006–2007
6 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers
2009–2014
6 issues →
TSICape Archive 2018
Tony Stark: Iron Man
2018–2020
6 issues →
Fantastic Four Annual
1963–1994
5 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual
1964–1994
5 issues →
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
1965–1969
5 issues →