Leila Davis

Leila Davis
The second version of the Beetle armor on the cover of Thunderbolts #35. Art by Mark Bagley.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(as Leila Davis) Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (May 1991) (as Hardshell) Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1 (1993) (as Beetle) Thunderbolts #48 (2001)
Created by	Danny Fingeroth Kerry Gammill Al Milgrom
In-story information
Alter ego	Leila Davis
Team affiliations	The Redeemers Sinister Syndicate
Partnerships	Ringer Rhino Boomerang Vulture
Notable aliases	Hardshell, Beetle
Abilities	Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Flight via artificial wings Variety of weapon systems

Leila Davis is a fictional character, a supervillain and later costumed hero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first went by Hardshell and later as the second version of Beetle. She was primarily an enemy of Spider-Man.

Leila is introduced as the widow of the Ringer (Anthony Davis). After Anthony is manipulated by Abner Jenkins into a life of crime that included multiple conflicts with Spider-Man, he is eventually killed by the anti-hero Scourge. Leila vows revenge on all three. She joins the Sinister Syndicate team led by Jenkins, in order to get close to him. She also serves as the group's getaway driver.

Once Boomerang is captured by Spider-Man on the group's first mission, she began dating Speed Demon. Eventually, the Shocker engineers a breakout for Boomerang and the team fractures, with Boomerang, Rhino and Leila (using her husband's old weapons) battling the Beetle, Speed Demon and Hydro-Man in the middle of New York City.

After attempting to kill Beetle, Leila is disarmed by Spider-Man and arrested along with Jenkins and Boomerang.

Sometime later, she is paroled from prison and immediately returns to her old ways. Donning a new red and black suit of weaponized armor and referring to herself as "Hardshell", she allies with Boomerang, Rhino and the Vulture. The group becomes involved in a massive fight that also involves Stegron, Doctor Octopus, Swarm, the Answer, Jenkins and Spider-Man, with each party trying to gain control of an experimental gun. Spider-Man eventually stood victorious and most of the costumed criminals are taken into custody. Leila is teleported away by her husband Anthony, who had been turned into the cyborg Strikeback by the criminal organization A.I.M..