MACH-3

Alias
Beetle I Beetle II MACH-1 - MACH-4
Nick Name
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Civilian ID
Abner Ronald "Abe" Jenkins Alias Matthew Davis
Occupation
Adventurer Criminal Mechanic
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Group Affiliation
Beetle I Masters of Evil Sinister Seven Sinister Syndicate MACH-1 - MACH-4 Thunderbolts
Base of Operations
Mount Charteris, Colorado New York, New York
Height
5' 11"
Weight
175 lbs.
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Brown Note: At one time physical alterations changed Jenkins' hair color black.
Skin Tone
Caucasian Note: At one time physical alterations gave Jenkins brown skin and Negroid features.
Known Powers
Normal human with above average intelligence and skills as an aviation mechanic and pilot.
Accessories
Beetle I Armor: Personal battle suit capable of boosting the wearers strength, speed, agility and durability facilitating super-sonic flight via a complex of artificial wings. Armor is equipped with onboard combat and aviation computers, pneumatic suction grippers used for scaling walls and gripping objects, and electrostatic blasters in the gloves. MACH-1 - MACH-4 Armor: Personal battle suit capable of boosting the wearers strength, speed, agility and durability; facilitating super-sonic flight via jet power. Armor is equipped with onboard combat and aviation computers, mini-missiles and both lethal and non-lethal ordinance.
Common Enemies
Beetle I Daredevil Human Torch II Iron Man I Iron Man IV Spider-Man I MACH-1 - MACH-4 Graviton
Regularly Appearing
Beetle I Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 Avengers Vol. 1 Daredevil Vol.1 Iron Man Vol. 1 Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man Beetle II, MACH-1 - MACH-4 Avengers/Thunderbolts Thunderbolts Vol. 1
First Appearance
Beetle I Strange Tales Vol. 1 #123 (Aug. 1964) MACH-1 Thunderbolts #1 (April, 1997)
Creator
Beetle I Stan Lee & Carl Burgos MACH-1 Kurt Busiek & Mark Bagley
Origin
A master aviation mechanic, Abe Jenkins grew dissatisfied with his career. Utilizing his considerable mechanical knowledge he built an armor-plated exoskeleton capable of flight to commit crime as the Beetle. Jenkins started his criminal career with aspirations of defeating the Fantastic Four. He lured the Human Torch and the Thing into a trap, but was defeated and imprisoned. He met defeat over the years both as an individual and as a member of the Masters of Evil lead by the criminal genius Egghead. Jenkins joined members of other incarnations of the Masters of Evil under the leadership of Baron Zemo as MACH-1. Their plan was to deceive the public and government into believing they were a hero team known as the Thunderbolts to gain access to top-secret information from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers. The deception exposed by Zemo, the team members revolted and attempted to continue as heroes. As part of a pardon brokered by Hawkeye, Jenkins was incarcerated for a murder he committed in his criminal past. While in prison Jenkins was forced to attack his former teammates through a cybernetically controlled Beetle. Escaping prison, Jenkins returned to his former teammates in the Thunderbolts assuming an alias and the identity of MACH-2. After the Thunderbolts were disbanded by the government Jenkins was forced to retire, but he soon returned with the aid of the global anti-terrorist agency known as the V-Battalion under the updated armor known as MACH-3. Jenkins volunteered to return to finish his prison sentence - fulfilling his debt to society. When he was legally released he pledged to recreate the Thunderbolts - donning the next generation of his armor as MACH-4.