She told
Pym of her resolve to bring her father's killer to justice. Pym
revealed his secret identity as Ant-Man, and Janet underwent a
biochemical process involving his Pym Particles that allowed her to
shrink to insectoid proportions and implanted Bio-Synthetic Wings.
Furthermore, Pym outfitted her with wrist devices which allowed her to
discharge blasts of compressed air that she called her "wasp's stings".
As
The Wasp, Jan and Hank tracked down and defeated the murderous
Kosmosian, banishing it to its home dimension. Pym and Van Dyne
gradually fell in love; Jan reminded Pym of his deceased first wife,
Maria. Pym and Van Dyne became crime-fighting partners in their costumed
identities, fighting menaces like the Egghead, the A-Chiltarians and
their obot Cyclops, the trumpet-playing criminal Tragg and the
Porcupine. They were two of the founding members of the Avengers (along
with Thor, Iron Man and The Hulk) after responding when Hank's helmet
picked up Rick Jones fateful call for help. It was, in fact, the Wasp
who suggested the name "Avengers" for the group that had gathered. In a
further milestone in Avengers history, Jan and the other founders (minus
the Hulk) were the discoverers of the great World War II hero, Captain
America, still frozen from the last days of the war. Being a fashion
designer, the Wasp would become known for her frequent costume changes
throughout her career as a superhero.
Jan's attitude towards
crime fighting was, at first, very carefree. She saw it as her way of
attracting attention from Hank. Still the shallow socialite early in her
career, Jan would often comment on the attractiveness of Thor to try
and elicit jealousy from her partner. The studious Pym began
to experiment with Pym Particles, and found that he could cause himself
to grow beyond his normal height to giant sizes. Soon, both crime
fighters had been exposed to the Particles long enough to be able to
change size at will rather than rely on gas capsules or potions, and Jan
could fire her stinger blasts without the aid of wrist devices.
Changing his costumed identity to "Giant-Man", Pym eventually
experienced bodily strain because of the process' physiological effects.
Because of this, Pym decided to take a break from costumed adventuring.
With the stress of constant threats from Pym's enemies such as Egghead, the
Human Top (later Whirlwind) and the Black Knight, as well as
confronting Kang the Conquerer and the Masters of Evil with the Avengers
and surviving a brush with death after having been shot by a Maggia
agent, Jan was ready for a break herself. Meanwhile, Thor and Iron Man
also took leaves of absence from the Avengers, leaving Captain America
to preside over a new incarnation of the team. Jan remained in her
civilian career as a fashion designer, with Pym continuing his
scientific pursuits.
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