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* TheSociopath: R. Krause tortures people to death so he can figure out how to regenerate limbs and make a lot of money.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The first issue has Yellowjacket going after the gangsters who left him to be stung to death by his own bees.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Jake Mallon only shows up for the first issue, but he ends up kickstarting Vince Harley's superhero career by leaving him to be stung to death by bees, causing our hero to discover his control over them.
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'''''Yellowjacket''''' is a {{Superhero}} from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, published by Creator/CharltonComics in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' 1-10 and ''Jack in the Box Comics'' 1.
Crime author Vince Harley is thinking of a new novel premise when one comes to him. You see, Judy Graves appears near his house, bringing the mob after her. In the ensuing scuffle, Vince learns that he can communicate with bees. Using his newfound abilities, Vince defeats the gangsters and embarks on a new career as "the Yellowjacket"
Creator/GrantMorrison brought him to the Franchise/DCUniverse in ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''. This page is for his Golden Age incarnation.
Not to be confused with [[ComicBook/AntMan one of the many identities of Hank Pym]].
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!!This comic contains examples of:
* AcademyOfEvil: The BigBad of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4 starts a crime school after getting out of prison.
* ArtMajorBiology: The Yellowjacket takes his name from a species of wasp, despite controlling bees. However, "Yellowjacket" is a far better alias than "Bee."
* BuriedAlive: The baddies of the first story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4 lock our hero in a steel coffin and drop him in a river, making this an unusual case of being buried alive ''at sea.''
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #9, it seems that Monte Woods was responsible for the apartment complex collapse out hero is investigating. However, the investigation reveals that he did it on the orders of the property owner, Guy Wentworth.]]
* TheFagin: The BigBadDuumvirate of the first story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #5 bribe children to steal checks from the mail.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The BigBad of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6 is a conman peddling a fake of a legendary horn. This horn is said to contain a pathway to the treasure of a pirate who killed his entire crew.
* MadScientist: The BigBad of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #3 is a disgraced doctor willing to kill anybody in his experiments to create a human limb regeneration serum.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: {{Averted|Trope}}; one of the villains lost his license to practice medicine after too many patients died in experiments he secretly carried out.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Vince Harley is a crime writer.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** The baddies of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #5 kill a stand-in for Creator/ErnestHemingway.
** In the first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6, there's a stand-in for Creator/{{Paramount}} being blackmailed.
* NotMeThisTime: In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #2, "Lips" Lenton is a racketeer who was near a radio executive when he was murdered. However, the actual killer was [[spoiler:a disgruntled employee, and "Lips" himself performed a HeelFaceTurn and was there to see the exec's ward, who is his son.]]
* OneWordTitle
* ThePerfectCrime: In the first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4, Vince writes a story featuring one, which is shown to be flawed when he escapes that exact same crime himself.
* ProtagonistTitle
* ShowWithinAShow:
** Vince writes pulp stories for Dark Detective Magazine.
** In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #2, Vince goes to watch the live recording of a crime radio show called ''Dark Night Program''.
** The first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6 centers around the {{Biopic}} of a fictional pioneer.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Yellowjacket can control bees.
* StarterVillain: The first foe we see is Jake Mallon, a jewel thief who chased a girl into Vince's house.
* TheyCalledMeMad:
** The BigBad of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #8 goes on a murder spree of the local architects' union ''[[DisproportionateRetribution because they laughed at his designs!]]''
** The villain of ''Jack in the Box Comics'' #11 broke out of a madhouse in order to hijack a submarine he designed.
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Crime author Vince Harley is thinking of a new novel premise when one comes to him. You see, Judy Graves appears near his house, bringing the mob after her. In the ensuing scuffle, Vince learns that he can communicate with bees. Using his newfound abilities, Vince defeats the gangsters and embarks on a new career as "the Yellowjacket"
Creator/GrantMorrison brought him to the Franchise/DCUniverse in ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity''. This page is for his Golden Age incarnation.
Not to be confused with [[ComicBook/AntMan one of the many identities of Hank Pym]].
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!!This comic contains examples of:
* AcademyOfEvil: The BigBad of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4 starts a crime school after getting out of prison.
* ArtMajorBiology: The Yellowjacket takes his name from a species of wasp, despite controlling bees. However, "Yellowjacket" is a far better alias than "Bee."
* BuriedAlive: The baddies of the first story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4 lock our hero in a steel coffin and drop him in a river, making this an unusual case of being buried alive ''at sea.''
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #9, it seems that Monte Woods was responsible for the apartment complex collapse out hero is investigating. However, the investigation reveals that he did it on the orders of the property owner, Guy Wentworth.]]
* TheFagin: The BigBadDuumvirate of the first story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #5 bribe children to steal checks from the mail.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The BigBad of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6 is a conman peddling a fake of a legendary horn. This horn is said to contain a pathway to the treasure of a pirate who killed his entire crew.
* MadScientist: The BigBad of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #3 is a disgraced doctor willing to kill anybody in his experiments to create a human limb regeneration serum.
* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: {{Averted|Trope}}; one of the villains lost his license to practice medicine after too many patients died in experiments he secretly carried out.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Vince Harley is a crime writer.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** The baddies of the second story in ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #5 kill a stand-in for Creator/ErnestHemingway.
** In the first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6, there's a stand-in for Creator/{{Paramount}} being blackmailed.
* NotMeThisTime: In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #2, "Lips" Lenton is a racketeer who was near a radio executive when he was murdered. However, the actual killer was [[spoiler:a disgruntled employee, and "Lips" himself performed a HeelFaceTurn and was there to see the exec's ward, who is his son.]]
* OneWordTitle
* ThePerfectCrime: In the first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #4, Vince writes a story featuring one, which is shown to be flawed when he escapes that exact same crime himself.
* ProtagonistTitle
* ShowWithinAShow:
** Vince writes pulp stories for Dark Detective Magazine.
** In ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #2, Vince goes to watch the live recording of a crime radio show called ''Dark Night Program''.
** The first story of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #6 centers around the {{Biopic}} of a fictional pioneer.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Yellowjacket can control bees.
* StarterVillain: The first foe we see is Jake Mallon, a jewel thief who chased a girl into Vince's house.
* TheyCalledMeMad:
** The BigBad of ''Yellowjacket Comics'' #8 goes on a murder spree of the local architects' union ''[[DisproportionateRetribution because they laughed at his designs!]]''
** The villain of ''Jack in the Box Comics'' #11 broke out of a madhouse in order to hijack a submarine he designed.
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