Wasp Reading Order

As a founding Avenger, first female Avenger, and perennial best dressed Avenger, Janet Van Dyne, aka the Wasp, deserves a lot more recognition.

Below you’ll find a complete guide to Wasp comics in the Marvel Universe, from her beginnings as Hank Pym’s assistant to one of the best Avengers leaders of all time.

Wasp Comics Reading Order

Ant-Man/Giant Man Epic Collection: The Man in the Ant-Hill

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Collects: Tales To Astonish #27, 35-59

Avengers Origins: Ant-Man and the Wasp #1

Collects: Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp (2013) #1

Wasp and the Avengers

Avengers

Collects: Avengers (1963) 1-30

Janet Van Dyne hasn’t gotten her proper due as a founding Avenger, due to her absence from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s adptation of the team. Believe it or not The Wasp was a founder, named the team, and served as leader of the Avengers from Avengers #217 to Avengers #278.

Marvel Team-Up

Collects: Marvel Team-Up #59 To #60

Secret Wars

Collects: Secret Wars #1 to #12

The heralded Kurt Busiek and George Perez turn on Avengers (beginning in 1998 and barrelling into the new millenium) made room for Janet Van Dyne as the Wasp in a way Avengers comics hadn’t for some time.

West Coast Avengers

Collects: West Coast Avengers #32 To #69

Avengers Forever

Collects: Avengers Forever #1-12

Avengers Assemble Vol. 1

Collects: Avengers (1998) #1-11

Frank Cho drawing Ultron impersonating Janet Van Dyne if you’re into that sort of Wasp. Note that Mighty Avengers issues #12 to #20 are Secret Invasion tie-ins.