Who Is Jocasta? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jocasta is a Marvel comic book character, with over 449 comic issue appearances. Once the Bride of Ultron, Jocasta has become an honorary member of the Avengers after years of loyalty and sacrifice. She had until most recently held a position at The Avengers Academy.

Who is Jocasta?

Origin Jocasta and the Wasp Jocasta was created by the evil robot Ultron to be his mate. Unable to bring his creation to life, he kidnapped and brainwashed his creator Hank Pym into transferring the life energies of his wife, Janet Van Dyne (Wasp) into the android. Realizing that Janet must die in order for her to to live, Jocasta used Wasp's insect control powers to alert the Avengers who defeated Ultron and reversed the process, leaving Jocasta a mindless shell. Unknown to the Avengers, Jocasta still retained a portion of the Wasp's mind. Jocasta disappeared and returned later on during the Korvac Saga. Creation Jocasta was created by Jim Shooter and George Perez in The Avengers #162 released in 1977. In this specific issue, Pablo Marcos , Don Warfield and Denise Wohl also add to the creative team as the Inker, Colourist, and Letterer respectively. Origin of Her Name Jocasta's name heralds from the Greek Mythological Queen, Jocasta.

Key facts

Jocasta is of robot origin and first appeared in "The Bride of Ultron!". The character is published by Marvel. With 449 recorded issue appearances, Jocasta ranks among the most featured characters in comics.