The Ant-Man family
Janet van Dyne
the Wasp
- Wasp · the original, 1980s (also Hope van Dyne, 2018 onwards)
AlivePlayed by Hayley Lovitt
Who they arebeyond the guide
The original Wasp, lost in the Quantum Realm in 1987 and alive down there for thirty years. She comes back changed, with knowledge of what is living down there and a good reason not to talk about it.
Alive
- Appearances
- 3
The source lists Hank Pym on the same ledger row, so they share this status note.
Along the chronological spine
A life, in order
Every appearance in chronological order. Tap an entry to read what happens there.
- 2015History rather than an appearance: the original Wasp, lost in the Quantum Realm in 1987, told as the reason Pym will not let Hope wear a suit.Open Ant-Man →
- 2018Hank Pym and Hope rescue Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm after thirty years. Hope takes her mother's identity as the Wasp.Open Ant-Man and the Wasp →
- 2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (FILM, 2023) — The Lang and Pym families are pulled into the Quantum Realm, revealed to contain an entire hidden civilisation. Kang the Conqueror is imprisoned there; Janet helped him rebuild his ship decades ago before learning what he was.Open Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania →