Alias

Beetle I

Beetle I

MACH-1 - MACH-4

Nick Name
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Civilian ID

Abner Ronald "Abe" Jenkins

Occupation

Criminal

Mechanic

Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with a criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Baltimore, Maryland
Group Affiliation

Masters of Evil

Sinister Seven

Sinister Syndicate

Base of Operations

New York, New York

Height
5' 11"
Weight
175 lbs.
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color

Brown

Skin Tone

Caucasian

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.

Common Enemies

Daredevil

Human Torch II

Iron Man I

Iron Man IV

Spider-Man I

Regularly Appearing

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1

Avengers Vol. 1

Daredevil Vol.1

Iron Man Vol. 1

Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man

First Appearance

Strange Tales Vol. 1 #123 (Aug. 1964)

Creator

Stan Lee & Carl Burgos

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.