Yellowjacket | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Avengers #59 (December 1968) |
Created by |
Roy Thomas (Writer) John Buscema (Artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego |
Hank Pym Rita DeMara Ultron |
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Yellowjacket is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.
Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is the first character to take on the Yellowjacket codename in the modern mainstream Marvel Comics. He was also known as Ant-Man, Giant-Man, and Goliath. The character has been associated with several superhero teams in the Marvel Universe, including the Avengers and the Defenders. He later gives up the mantle and mentors Scott Lang as the new Ant-Man.
Rita DeMara is the second character to take on the Yellowjacket codename in the modern mainstream comics. She debuted as a supervillainess, joining the supervillain groups known as the Masters of Evil and the Femizons. DeMara later became a superheroine and joined the ranks of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. She was killed by the supervillain Immortus, but was later resurrected in the Chaos War storyline.
Darren Cross is the third character to take on the Yellowjacket codename in the modern mainstream comics. He debuted as a supervillain in 1979. He first appeared as the Yellowjacket in 2016 when his Yellowjacket attire was created by Egghead.