Janice Lincoln
Janice Lincoln | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Captain America #607 (August 2010) |
Created by | Ed Brubaker Jackson "Butch" Guice |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Janice Lincoln |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Sinister Syndicate Sinister Six |
Notable aliases | Lady Beetle Beetle |
Abilities |
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Janice Lincoln is a
Janice Lincoln made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), portrayed by Claire Rushbrook.
Publication history
Janice Lincoln debuted in Captain America #607 (August 2010),[7] created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Jackson "Butch" Guice. She appeared in the 2013 The Superior Foes of Spider-Man series.[8][9] She appeared in the 2018 The Amazing Spider-Man series.[10][11][12]
Fictional character biography
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (September 2019) |
Janice Lincoln is the daughter of the supervillain
After building a successful career as a defense attorney,
As part of the
After assaulting the Owl's base the Beetle, Overdrive and Speed Demon were captured by the villain and interrogated. The Beetle tried to blackmail the Owl into releasing them while covertly dialing for back-up. Unimpressed, the Owl got ready to execute her when reinforcements arrived in the form of Tombstone, where it is later revealed that she is his daughter.[25]
Janice appears at Stark Industries after the events of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, claiming to have reformed, and applying for the open Head of Security position alongside Prodigy, Victor Mancha, and Scott Lang. After seducing Iron Man, Janice tries to assassinate him at the behest of an unidentified client, but she is disarmed by Lang, and pursued and presumably apprehended by Iron Man.[26]
During the "Last Days" part of the Secret Wars storyline, Janice appears in Miami where she and a despondent Lang have a drunken tryst as the world is destroyed by the final Incursions between Earth-616 and Earth-1610.[27]
Janice Lincoln appeared in the courthouse as a lawyer representing Mysterio following his failed alien invasion plot.[28]
In a prelude to the "Hunted" storyline, Beetle is among the animal-themed characters captured by
Janice Lincoln meets the Francine Frye version of
During the "
Janice is taken out for a bachelorette party by the Sinister Syndicate and Black Cat. When Janice asks why Black Cat won't join up with them, Black Cat states that she works alone. On the day of her wedding to Randy Robertson, it gets an unexpected wedding crasher in the form of
During the "
Powers and abilities
Janice Lincoln possesses a Beetle suit that grants her superhuman strength, durability, and the ability to fly and stick to walls.[43] Her armor seems to be loosely based on the armor designed by the Tinkerer for Abe Jenkins after his original Beetle armor was destroyed by Iron Man. However, the Zemo/Fixer costume does not seem to have the electro-byte offensive capability or the internal battle computer of Jenkins' suit. In her initial appearance, she uses military-grade weaponry to ambush Bucky and the Black Widow.[44]
Reception
Critical response
Brandon Zachary of
K. J. Stewart of WhatCulture ranked Janice Lincoln 4th in their "7 Unused Spider-Man Villains Who'd Be Great In The Marvel Cinematic Universe" list.[47]
Screen Rant included Janice Lincoln in their "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains" list,[48] and in their "10 Best Marvel Legacy Villains Who Lived Up To Their Predecessor" list.[17] Comic Book Resources ranked Janice Lincoln 2nd in their "Marvel: 10 Famous Villains From The 2000s To Bring Back" list,[49] 5th in their "10 Greatest Gender-Flipped Marvel Villains" list,[50] 7th in their "10 Most Powerful Members of the Sinister Syndicate" list,[43] 8th in their "10 Most Powerful Lawyers In Marvel Comics" list.[51]
In other media
- Janice Lincoln / Beetle appears as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[52]
- Janice Lincoln appears in Mysterio and a former Stark Industries employee.[53]
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- ^ Bacon, Thomas (2019-11-11). "Spider-Man: Far From Home Secretly Introduced Another Marvel Villain". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Zachary, Brandon (2020-04-30). "Spider-Man: The Best New Villains of the Century (So Far)". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Rector, Seth (2021-05-24). "5 Spider-Man Villains Who Failed To Turn Good (& 5 Who Should Give It A Go)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Stewart, K. J. (2014-05-12). "7 Unused Spider-Man Villains Who'd Be Great In The Marvel Cinematic Universe". WhatCulture. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Hernandez, Brenda (2021-09-29). "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Marvel: 10 Famous Villains From The 2000s To Bring Back". CBR. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Grant, Timothy (2023-01-30). "10 Greatest Gender-Flipped Marvel Villains". CBR. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Avina, Anthony (2020-06-07). "The 10 Most Powerful Lawyers In Marvel Comics". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Martinez, Phillip (May 18, 2016). "'Marvel Avengers Alliance' Designer Reveals Black Vortex Spec Ops With Mantis And Second Hero [VIDEO]". Player.one. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Bacon, Thomas (November 11, 2019). "Spider-Man: Far From Home Secretly Introduced Another Marvel Villain". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
External links
- Janice Lincoln at Marvel Wikia