While he first appeared in Ant Man and the Wasp, WandaVision has officially made Jimmy Woo a major part of the MCU. This is his history in the comics, from his 1950s origins to his time leading the Agents of Atlas.
Woo's first comic book appearance came in 1956's four-part miniseries Yellow Claw, which was published by Marvel when they were known as Atlas Comics. In the comic, Woo is a Chinese-American FBI agent tasked with hunting down the Yellow Claw, an ancient Chinese mystic who seeks to conquer the world. Unsurprisingly, this comic features many racist depictions of Asian people, with the Yellow Claw himself being a yellow peril caricature. However, Jimmy Woo, is a positive exception to the largely negative depictions of Asian characters in comics of the era, according to columnist Jeff Yang. The first issue features a fairly clear-cut espionage story, but Yellow Claw goes to some wild places in the next few issues.
Each story sees Woo foil the Claw's plan before he escapes. The Claw's grand-niece Suwan, who he recruited to aid him in his quest for world domination, secretly helps Woo throughout the miniseries.
dave: I first met Jimmy Woo in Marvel's old Godzilla comic. I thought it was cool when I found how old the character was, and I've always enjoyed seeing him pop up through the years. Date: 2021-03-10
