Janice Lincoln

Janice Lincoln
Janice Lincoln in her Beetle armor.
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
Team affiliations	Sinister Six
Partnerships	Tombstone
Notable aliases	Lady Beetle
Abilities	Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Flight via artificial wings Variety of weapon systems Ability to stick to walls

Janice Lincoln (also known as the Beetle) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the daughter of Tombstone.

Janice Lincoln first appeared as the new Beetle in Captain America #607 (August, 2010), and was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Jackson Butch Guice.

Beetle features as one of the main characters in Superior Foes of Spider-Man where her real name is revealed.

Janice Lincoln is the daughter of the super powered mobster Tombstone. Janice's mother was an ex-girlfriend of Tombstone during his early days in organized crime. Janice grew with a semi regular life with Tombstone showing up sporadically, usually to help out with bills and schooling. Janice idolized her father and his criminal activities, but was forbidden to take part in them. After building a successful career as a defense attorney, she was appointed to defend Baron Zemo, at which point she volunteered to work for him as the new Beetle. Janice's armor is also revealed to have been built by the Fixer.Baron Helmut Zemo and the Fixer provided Janice with the Beetle armor and a nano-virus as part of their plan to destroy the new Captain America. The new female Beetle is seen at the end of Captain America #606. She emerges from the rubble of an explosion she causes to confront Captain America (Bucky) and Black Widow. The new Beetle fights Bucky and Black Widow in a short battle and is defeated. Bucky unmasks her, and realizes she is culpable in using the nano-virus on him. She is imprisoned in The Raft, where she reveals that she knows Captain America and Bucky are one and the same. While Janice resists Bucky and the Widow's attempts to interrogate her for the identity of her employer, the Fixer asks Zemo whether they should punish her for her failure. Zemo is merciful, saying that she knows no information that would hurt them. Janice is left to her own devices, and the heroes still manage to piece together Zemo's identity. However, Zemo still exposes Captain America's true identity to the general public.