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4. The Beetle

(Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, Marvel Comics)

There aren’t that many great Human Torch villains. Did I say “many”? I meant “Any”. There are none. Except for The Beetle.

Abner Jenkins was an aircraft mechanic who decided he’d rather be a criminal, so he built a flying suit and started calling himself The Beetle. He faced off with The Human Torch and the Thing a couple of times, as well as Spider-Man a bunch, and was even recruited by the Collector to fight The Avengers. This was a terrible idea for all parties involved. Like, really, Collector? You’re gonna get THE BEETLE to help you? Was Frog-Man busy?

Eventually Beetle joined the Masters of Evil, where Zemo came up with a plan to reinvent themselves as The Thunderbolts, a new team of superheroes. Fortunately, Abner kinda forgot he was only pretending to be a hero, and just straight up became one.

And as Mach I (and later Mach 2, 3, 4…I think he’s up to Mach X now, it’s kinda crazy), he soared higher and flew farther than ever before.