by Mark Beachum, 1986

Beetle

Real Name: Abner Jenkins
Identity: Former factory mechanic, former professional criminal, current hero
Group Affiliation: Masters of Evil, Sinister Syndicate, Thunderbolts
First Appearance: Strange Tales #123
Status: Reformed, Operating under the moniker Mach-5

Powers & Abilities:

The Beetle possesses no super-human powers or abilities.

Equipment & Weapons:

The Beetle wore an armored suit of his own invention. In addition to providing armor and augmenting his strength, this suit allowed him to fly and had suction-tipped gloves allowing him to grapple opponents and easily lift things. Later iterations of the suit allowed him to fire electrical-blasts as well.

Origin:

Beetle's Timeline

Amazing Spider-Man #21