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The Wasp Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Wasp mantle.
Janet Van Dyne
The originalheld the mantle from 1963

Janet Van Dyne

Tales to Astonish #44 (1963) · 1,146 appearances
Origin
After her scientist father was killed by an extraterrestrial creature, Janet Van Dyne approached his colleague Hank Pym, who outfitted her with size-reducing 'Pym Particles' and implanted bio-engineered wings and stingers, transforming her into the Wasp so she could avenge her father's death.
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Wasp
Successorheld the mantle from 2016

Wasp

All-New, All-Different Avengers #2 (2016) · 31 appearances
Origin
Nadia Pym, the daughter of Hank Pym raised in the Soviet Red Room program, escaped her confines using her brilliant scientific mind and her father's own Pym Particle research to forge a heroic identity as the new Wasp — stepping out of the shadows and into the Marvel Universe on her own remarkable terms.
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