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FREE THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN: VOLUME 3 PDF Nick Spencer,Steve Lieber | 136 pages | 10 Feb 2015 | Marvel Comics | 9780785191704 | English | New York, United States Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Who Were Marvel's Most Helpless Villains? Jenkins started out as a gifted aircraft mechanic but grew frustrated with his boring, low-paying The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 and created an armor plated, mechanical suit and embarked on a criminal career as the "Beetle". He would later become a regular foe of Spider-Manoften as he worked as a henchman for various criminal organizations. Jenkins later organized his own group of criminals known as the Sinister Syndicate. When many costumed heroes seemingly died in a battle against OnslaughtHelmut Zemo recruited Jenkins and a number of other villains he had worked with in the past to form the Thunderbolts. All members adopted new costumed identities, posing as super heroes to gain access to the technology of the Fantastic Four or the Avengersgroups which had both seemingly perished. Jenkins became known as "Mach-1", using a modified version of his Beetle armor that was designed for faster flight and higher altitude. While the plan was originally to steal technology most of the members decided that they enjoyed the attention and adulation and decided to legitimately become heroes. Jenkins was convinced to give himself over to authorities to serve out an outstanding prison sentence in exchange for the Thunderbolts being granted immunity. During his time in jail Jenkins helped the authorities out, which led to him working for the government after his release from prison. He later began working at the Raft maximum security prison as head of security and worked with the Thunderbolts, who were now a team of criminals who tried to earn time off their sentence by carrying out missions for the government. After some time away from the team, he has appeared as a regular character in Thunderbolts since issueand has appeared as a supporting character since the title transitioned into Dark Avengers beginning with issue Abner Jenkins was born in Baltimore, Maryland. 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. However, Thing and Human Torch defeated him, and he was sent to prison. Paroled a short time later, he sought revenge on Human Torch, but found himself in battle with Spider-Man instead. Once again, with Human Torch's help, he was defeated after a cage of high-temperature flame was created around him. He was jailed once more. At one The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3, Beetle was mentally dominated and recruited by the Collector to serve as his unwilling agent. Under the The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 domination, Beetle faced the Avengers. He later became a member of the group of supervillains who briefly posed as the Defenders in order to confuse the authorities and earn a bit of public trust. Losing every battle against costumed crime-fighters and failing to accumulate very much wealth, Beetle offered his services to underworld financier Justin Hammer who kept various superhuman criminals on retainers. His offer accepted, Beetle was dispatched against the original Iron Man The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3, as part of a battalion of costumed criminals. His Beetle armor was severely damaged by Iron Man during the fight. Abner then invested all of the capital he could acquire into the modification and refinement of his Beetle armor. With the Tinkerer 's assistance, he produced a new battle-suit with far greater capacities than his old one. Before launching his comeback, Beetle recruited the criminal Ringer to put Spider-Man through his paces. Beetle wished to study Spider-Man's fighting style and program it into The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 computer system so he could anticipate his opponent's moves. Despite his preparations and new battle-suit, Beetle was again defeated by Spider-Man. Beetle and other Masters of Evil were defeated by the Avengers and arrested. Beetle organized his own team of super-villainous mercenaries called the Sinister Syndicatewhich ran afoul of Spider-Man. When most of Earth 's costumed adventurers, including the then-core membership of the Avengers and Fantastic Four, seemingly died battling OnslaughtBaron Helmut Zemo recruited Jenkins and a number of other villains to trick the world into believing they were heroes called the Thunderbolts. Jenkins adopted the guise of "MACH-1". When Hawkeye took over the group's leadership, he convinced Jenkins to serve out the remainder of his prison term as a show of good faith to the public, but another criminal used the Beetle guise to frame him. While at Seagate, Jenkins coped with resentment and occasional assaults from other The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 and refused a chance to participate in a mass escape organized by his old employer Justin Hammer. Instead, Jenkins foiled the breakout, an act which brought him to the attention of the government's Commission on Superhuman Activities CSA. They recruited Jenkins to participate in a sting operation aimed at Hammer. Jenkins agreed, using a newly designed armor to operate as the Beetle once more. The activities of the new Beetle attracted the attention of the Thunderbolts. Hawkeye blackmailed the CSA into allowing Jenkins to remain free, even though the government's records would list Jenkins as still being in prison, in exchange for keeping the CSA's exploitation of Jenkins's secret. When the Thunderbolts uncovered and thwarted a CSA-connected conspiracy to exterminate all superhumans, Hawkeye blackmailed the CSA into giving the Thunderbolts full pardons in exchange for the group's silence; however, CSA agent Henry Peter Gyrich insisted that he would not go along with the deal unless Hawkeye went to prison for his technically illegal vigilante activities as a member of the Thunderbolts. Hawkeye agreed, despite the protests of his teammates, and surrendered to federal custody. However, as part of the terms of their deal, they were forbidden from public use of superhuman powers or costumed identities. Ironically, Jenkins found himself employment with the Burton Canyon police department as a tech support specialist. Unfortunately, their quiet lives were shattered when the super-criminal Graviton launched his latest attempt at world conquest in Burton Canyon, imprisoning the world's superheroes and reshaping the planet in his own image. Despite their reluctance to risk their newfound freedom, Jenkins and Songbird agreed to join Citizen V secretly Baron Zemo controlling Citizen V's body in attacking Graviton as part of a new team of Thunderbolts. Graviton was defeated and the world was saved, but MACH-3 The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 the other Thunderbolts disappeared in an implosion created by the dying Graviton's power, with the The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 of Songbird who appeared left behind as the sole survivor. On Counter-Earththe team continued to band together, searching for a way to return to their own world and beginning to establish themselves as the leading superheroes of the troubled Counter-Earth. After a failed attempt to escape to the real Earth, the team entered into an uneasy alliance with their original leader, Baron Zemo, in an ongoing effort to save Counter-Earth from the various ills plaguing that alternate world. The Thunderbolts went on to revive the flying city of Attilan and populate it with refugees and survivors of the war-torn and nearly destroyed world. The Thunderbolts became renowned for their heroism and efforts to solve the world's problems. They were hailed by many to be the world's saviors. Nevertheless, Jenkins appeared to be going through the motions; his heart being elsewhere as his relationship with Songbird was thought to be lost. On Counter-Earth, Zemo's Thunderbolts had encountered the effects of a white hole spawned from an abandoned spacecraft, as its engine's radiation began eating Earth from the inside. The Thunderbolts embarked on a plan to combine their powers to punt the alien ship off the Earth and sever the link between the worlds. However, in order to complete this plan, the Thunderbolts needed to be inside the engine-spawned void The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 order to keep it clear of the real Earth as it closed. By so doing, they would reemerge from the void on the real Earth, forfeiting their roles and place on Counter-Earth. Emerging from the void, the Thunderbolts encountered their former teammates Hawkeye and Songbird who had formed their own version of the Thunderbolts who were similarly engaged with the void from the real Earth's counterpart of the spaceship. The two teams of Thunderbolts combined forces to plug the void and shunt the alien ship from Earth. Jenkins's reunion The Superior Foes of Spider-Man: Volume 3 Songbird was short-lived. Despite their feelings for each other, Jenkins left Songbird, once more remanding himself to police custody to serve the remainder of his sentence. He has since had his skin and face changed back to his original appearance, and has resumed contact with Songbird. Abe was recently approached by the Avengers on finding if they had been staying legit despite their suspicions.

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