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Real Name: Abner "Abe" Jenkins
Current Affiliation: Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth) Former Aliases: Beetle Past Affiliations: Sinister Syndicate, Sinister Syndicate First Appearance: (as Beetle) Strange Tales #123 (as M.A.C.H.-1) Incredible Hulk #449 (as M.A.C.H.-2) Thunderbolts #37 (as M.A.C.H.-3) Thunderbolts #57 |
A master mechanic at an airplane-parts factory, and
bored with his job, he tried to interest the company in a set of plans
for some new innovative hydraulic technology he'd created. When rebuffed,
he used the plans as the basis for his first Beetle armor, turning to crime
in hopes of winning the fame, wealth, and thrills denied him at work.
Since that time, Jenkins has been increasingly upset with his failure to
achieve success in this career, either. His original armor has been
reworked three times--once with the help of the Tinkerer, once, turning
it into the M.A.C.H.-1 armor, with the considerable assistance of
Techno, and once more with the help of
Techno in his guise as Ogre, turning it into the
M.A.C.H.-2 armor. As M.A.C.H.-1 (the acronym stands for Mobile Armored
Cyber-Harness), he was capable of high-speed flight and maneuverability, and
had a wide variety of on-board sensors, communications equipment and weaponry,
including machine guns and mini-missile launchers. The M.A.C.H.-2 armor was
47% faster than the M.A.C.H.-1 armor, and had greatly improved reconnaissance,
surveillance, and electronic countermeasures capabilities.
While a member of the Thunderbolts, Abner has become
increasingly close to Songbird, first breaking
her out of her shell, then teaching her how to trust again .After
Hawkeye offered to lead the team, Jenkins turned
himself in for the murder of Dr. Jared Goulding (in Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #3).
While incarcerated at Seagate Prison, Jenkins managed to quell a riot
instigated by Justin Hammer to cover the breakout of a few of his 'employees.'