Matchup · Spider-Man rogue

Spider-Man vs. Beetle

Abner Jenkins, one of Spider-Man's own rogues. In this site's ratings, the classic Peter Parker Spider-Man wins 85% of their one-on-one fights, so Spider-Man is the favorite.

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)85%Favored

Beetle15%Underdog

The verdict: Spider-Man wins most nights

Fight rules: both fighters at their peak, no preparation, no allies, only their own powers and personal gear. A win is a knockout, a restraint they can't escape, or a forced surrender. The percentages are fan estimates, not official information.

Spider-Man's edge

Faster and more agile, and webbing fouls armor joints and wings.

Beetle's edge

Powered armor with flight, strength, sensors and weapons.

Odds for every Spider-Man

Each version of Spider-Man's chance of beating Beetle. The best placed, Cosmic Spider-Man, wins 97% of the time; the worst placed, Spider-Ham, wins 80%. The last column says what moves each version away from classic Peter's 85%.

Spider-Man	Spidey wins	Outcome	What changes
Peter Parker Earth-616 comics	85%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Miles Morales Earth-616 comics	85%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +3: Venom strike: one clean jolt can stun or paralyze a living opponent.
Ben Reilly Earth-616 comics	84%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Superior Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	88%	Favored	Overall +2 for this version; +4: Otto reverse-engineers tech-based opponents faster than anyone alive.
Black-suit Peter Earth-616 comics	87%	Favored	Overall +5 for this version
Iron Spider Peter Earth-616 comics	86%	Favored	Overall +3 for this version
Cosmic Spider-Man Earth-616 comics	97%	Favored	Overall +40 for this version
Spider-Woman Earth-616 comics	87%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +4: Venom blasts stun or knock out living opponents.; +3: She can take the fight into the air with flyers.
Silk Earth-616 comics	84%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version
Ultimate Peter Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Ultimate Peter (2024) Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Spider-Gwen Alternate comics	83%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version
Spider-Man 2099 Alternate comics	85%	Favored	The baseline Spider-Man
Spider-Man Noir Alternate comics	84%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Ham Alternate comics	80%	Favored	Overall −8 for this version
Spider-Punk Alternate comics	86%	Favored	Overall −1 for this version; +2: Sonic blasts stagger living opponents.
Maguire's Peter Film	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Garfield's Peter Film	83%	Favored	Overall −4 for this version
Holland's Peter Film	84%	Favored	Overall −2 for this version
Spider-Verse Miles Film	84%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +3: Venom strike can stun a living opponent.
Spider-Verse Gwen Film	82%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Peter B. Parker Film	83%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version; +2: Twenty-two years against these villains.
1994 animated Peter TV and animation	84%	Favored	Overall −3 for this version; +2: He has fought nearly every one of these villains.
Spectacular Peter TV and animation	82%	Favored	Overall −5 for this version
Insomniac Peter Video games	87%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +3: An engineer with an arsenal built to short out and dismantle tech.
Insomniac Miles Video games	89%	Favored	Overall +1 for this version; +4: His venom blasts hit far harder than the comic version's.; +4: Bio-electric venom fries electronics, shields and drones.

Tale of the tape

Eight stats on a 1-to-10 scale, classic Spider-Man against Beetle. How the stat scales work.

StatSpider-ManBeetle

Strength66

Speed66

Agility104

Durability67

Size45

Fighting skill74

Intelligence75

Ranged attack35

Beetle's power set

Powered armor8/10
Strength, durability and sensors.
Flight7/10
Insect-like wings.
Electro-blasters6/10
Gauntlet blasters.
Engineering8/10
Builds and upgrades his own armor.

Who is Beetle?

Abner Jenkins was an aircraft mechanic who felt his talents were wasted, so he built a suit of winged, powered armor and became the Beetle. He debuted in Strange Tales #123 (1964), fighting the Human Torch and the Thing, and clashed with Spider-Man soon after. He kept upgrading the armor and joined the Sinister Syndicate and the Masters of Evil. He later reformed as MACH-1 in the Thunderbolts, and Tombstone's daughter, Janice Lincoln, took up the Beetle name.

Affiliations

Thunderbolts: Reformed as MACH-1.
Sinister Syndicate: Founding member of the mercenary team.
Masters of Evil: Served Baron Zemo's team.