Black Beetle
A "neo-noir" hero of Colt City.
Name:
Black Beetle
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
- Scarab
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Agility
- Chameleon
- Escape Artist
- Flight
- Gadgets
- Intellect
- Marksmanship
- Power Item
- Stamina
- Stealth
- Sub-Mariner
- Super Sight
- Unarmed Combat
- Weapon Master
Creation
Black Beetle was created by Francesco Francavilla, debuting in Dark Horse Presents #11.
Francesco held a poll in the blog Pulp Sunday, asking the fans which character they would rather to see: The Black Beetle or Max Malone. The readers choose The Black Beetle with more than two-thirds of the voter. Francesco described him at the time as "in the vein of masked vigilante pulp in some sort of '40s/'50s settings, with some slight (40s/50s) sci-fi tone to it".
