Beetle (01 - Abner Jenkins)
Real Name: Abner Jenkins
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Powers: The Beetle has a magnanium alloy crafted battle-suit that protects him from injury. The suit's circuitry boosts his strength several times that of a normal human being.
The suit also allows the Beetle to cling to walls and shoot electrostatic blasts called "electrobites".
The final feature to the Beetle's battle-suit are his motor-powered wings. The wings allow him to fly at 60 miles per hour at normal cruising speed.
Bio: Abner Jenkins was a master mechanic at an aircraft parts factory who became dissatisfied with his boring, low paying job. Using his considerable mechanical knowledge, Jenkins built an armor-plated, strength-augmenting suit, a pair of gravity-defying wings, suction-fingered gloves, and a cybernetic control helmet. Calling himself the Beetle, Jenkins decided to use his battle suit for fame, wealth, and adventure. Believing a victory over half the Fantastic Four would make him an overnight sensation, the Beetle chose to lure the Human Torch and the Thing into battle. Unfortunately, the Thing and the Human Torch defeated him, and he was sent to prison.
When Baron Zemo formed the Thunderbolts, Jenkins made a new armor, the Mobile Armored Cyber-Harness, and took on the name of MACH-I. Zemo's plan was to gain the favor or the citizens of New York, which was in need of heroes after the disappearance of the Avengers and Fantastic Four after Onslaught's attack, only to gain access to classified S.H.I.E.L.D. files and eventually control the world. Jenkins and several of his teammates began to like the hero life, and decided to leave their villainous pasts behind. Zemo instead revealed that the Thunderbolts were actually ex-Masters of Evil members to the public, leaving the new heroes with a public unwilling to trust them.
The murder he committed eventually came back to haunt Abe. When Hawkeye took over leadership of the team, he convinced Jenkins to serve out his prison sentence as a gesture of good will to the public. While in prison, someone used the Beetle armor to frame Jenkins, so he broke out. Abe was given a new face and appearance by Fixer along with the alias of Matthew Davis.
Eventually Jenkins returned his features to normal and returned to prison to finish his sentence. Spending time as a hero seemed to change his outlook on life. After being released from prison, Jenkins reformed the Thunderbolts with the funding of Baron Strucker. With Songbird now in charge of the team, Abe is working with Fixer once again.
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First Appearance: Strange Tales (1951) #123
Other Identities: MACH-1 (Marvel) MACH-2 (Marvel) MACH-3 (Marvel) MACH-IV (Marvel) MACH-V (Marvel) Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
Alpha Flight (1983)
#121 - 'The Return of the Brass Bishop!' Captain America (1968)
#411 - 'The Arena' #412 - 'Disguise the Limit' #413 - 'Hostile Takeover!' Daredevil (1964)
#33 - 'Behold ... The Beetle!' #34 - 'To Squash A Beetle!' #108 - 'Cry Beetle!' #109 - 'Dying For Dollars!' #140 - 'Death Times Two!' Daredevil, l`Homme sans peur! (1979)
#35/36 - 'Et voila...le Beetle!' Darkhawk (1991)
#30 - 'This Evil Unleashed' Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (1991)
#1 - 'Punishment and Crime' #2 - 'The Price of Justice' #3 - 'Shattered Dreams' #4 - 'While the City Screams!' Essential Spider-Man (2001)
Fantastic Four (1961)
Annual 03 - 'Bedlam at the Baxter Building!' #334 - 'Shadows of Alarm...!' Hämähäkkimies / Spider-Man (1980)
Iron Man (1968)
Annual 10 - 'Two If By Sea' #126 - 'The Hammer Strikes!' #127 - '...A Man's Home Is His Battlefield!' #223 - 'Counter Force!' #224 - 'Low Noon!' #227 - 'The Last Mandroid' #229 - 'Red Snow' #285 - 'Ashes to Ashes' #286 - 'Dust to Dust' L`invincible Iron Man (1972)
#81/82 - '...Le foyer d`un homme est son champ de bataille!' L'étonnant Spider-Man (1969)
#185 - 'Le Sinistre Syndicat' #186 - 'Quand les guerriers s`affrontent...!' Man-Thing (1974)
#22 - 'Pop Goes The Cosmos!' Marvel Age (1983)
Marvel Heroes (2009)
#6 - 'Iron Man: Feindliche Übernahme' Marvel History (2004)
#3 - 'Spider-Man Bd. 3 - Jahrgang 1965' Marvel Masterworks (1987)
#25 - 'The Fantastic Four' Marvel Tales (1964)
#75 - 'On Wings of Death' #288 - 'The Sinister Syndicate!' #289 Marvel Triple Action (1972)
#22 - 'Among Us Walks... A Goliath!' Marvel Two-In-One (1974)
Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher (2010)
Marvelklubben (1984)
#14 - 'Edderkoppen (1/85)' New Thunderbolts (2005)
#6 - 'City Of Heroes?' #7 - 'Modern Marvels' #8 - 'A Shock To The System' #10 - 'Purple Reign, Part One: Of Mice and Maze' Silver Sable and the Wild Pack (1992)
#21 - 'Home of the Bodybag' #22 - 'Don't Believe the Hype' Sleepwalker (1991)
#20 - 'Mindfield! part 2: Split Decision!' Spider-Man (Panini) (2007)
#1 - 'Chaos auf Ryker's Island' #48 Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Man's Amazing Friends (2006)
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (2006)
Spider-Man Unlimited (1993)
#9 - 'The Mark of Kaine, Part 5 of 5: Unholy Alliances!' #12 - 'Who Did Spider-Man Murder?' Spider-Man: Power of Terror (1995)
#1 - 'Beneficial Alliances' #2 - 'Warzone' #3 - 'Division of Power' Spider-Man: Web of Doom (1994)
#2 - 'Hunt The Spider' #3 - 'Beetlemania!' Spider-Man/Human Torch (2005)
Spidey Super Stories (1974)
#22 - 'The Lizard Lives!' Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man (2006)
Strange Tales (1951)
The Adventures of Spider-Man (1996)
#10 - 'To Catch A Spider' The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
Annual 02 - 'The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!' #21 - 'Where Flies the Beetle...!' #94 - 'On Wings Of Death!' #112 - 'Spidey Cops Out' #181 - 'Flashback!' #280 - 'The Sinister Syndicate!' #281 - 'When Warriors Clash--!' #657 - 'Torch Song' The Amazing Spider-Man (2004)
Vol 04 - 'The Madness of Mysterio' The Astonishing Spider-Man (2007)
#55 - 'Wanted... Dead or Alive!' The Avengers (1963)
#26 - 'The Voice of the Wasp!' #27 - 'Four Against the Flood-Tide!' #28 - 'Among Us Walks... A Goliath!' #28 (Marvel Legends Reprint) - 'Among Us Walks... A Goliath!' #151 - 'At Last: the Decision!' #228 - 'Trial and Error!' #229 - 'Final Curtain!' #230 - 'The Last Farewell!' The Defenders (1972)
#63 - 'Deadlier By the Dozen!' #64 - 'D-Day!' The Electric Company Magazine (1972)
#82 - 'See No Evil!' #112 - 'See No Evil!' The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man (1993)
#2 - 'Hate is a Many Splendored Thing' #3 - 'Power Struggle' #4 - 'Re-Disunited' The Mighty World of Marvel (2003)
#80 - 'Captain America Versus. Baron Zemo!' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#2 - 'B-C: From Baron Mordo To The Collective Man' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Sensational She-Hulk (1989)
#59 - 'Disorder In The Court' The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
Annual 12#16 - 'The Beetle and The Badge!' #58 - 'Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New!' #59 - 'I Want Spider-Man!' #60 - 'Beetlemania!' #164 - 'Bugged' The Vault of Michael Allred (2006)
Thunderbolts (1997)
Annual 1997 - 'The Origin of the Thunderbolts' #1 - 'Justice... Like Lightning!' #2 - 'Deceiving Appearances' #22 - 'Decisions Part 3: Taking a Stand' #23 - 'Public Relations or Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200' #24 - 'The Eye of the Storm' #25 - 'Saving the World' #29 - 'The Fundamental Force' #33 - 'Ogres in the Shadows' #34 - 'Making Your Mark' #35 - 'The Inheritance' #36 - 'How is Justice Best Served?' #37 - 'The Bug Bites Back!' #38 - 'Targeted for Death!' #39 - 'Black Hearts' #40 - 'V for Vexation!' #41 - 'Tug of War!' #104 - 'Taking Civil Liberties' Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings (1997)
#-1 - 'Distant Rumblings!' Web of Spider-Man (1985)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999)
#17 - 'Hero of the People' #18 - 'Hero of the People, Part 2' West Coast Avengers (1985)
What If...? (1989)
#64 - 'What If Iron Man Went Public?' X-Men: First Class (2007)
Video Game Appearances: Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) Group Affiliation(s): Frightful Four (Marvel) Maggia Masters of Evil (Marvel) Sinister Seven (Marvel) Sinister Syndicate Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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