Created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Jackson "Butch" Guice, the character first appeared in Captain America #607 (August 2010).

[5] Janice Lincoln debuted in Captain America #607 (August 2010),[6] created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Jackson "Butch" Guice.

[15][5] After building a successful career as a defense attorney,[16] she was appointed to defend Baron Zemo, at which point she volunteered to work for him as the new Beetle.

[17] 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.

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.

[20] After being defeated by Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Peter Parker's body), Boomerang is secretly contracted by the Chameleon to recover the head of former Maggia leader Silvermane from the Owl.

The others note that the Beetle becomes more despotic as team leader, but attribute this as a reaction to the pressure to succeed and avoid incarceration.

Janice and her associates are arrested, but Boomerang frees them in transit to jail and decides to reclaim his leadership role.

[24] 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.

[25] During Secret Wars, Janice appears in Miami where she and a despondent Lang have a drunken tryst as the world is destroyed by the Incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610.

[26] Janice Lincoln appeared in the courthouse as a lawyer representing Mysterio following his failed alien invasion plot.

Outside of the mentor-ship programs, salons, and a child care facility, Janice states that they had a teleconference Black Mariah from prison and are trying to make contact with Morgan le Fay.

Janice then proceeds to introduce Francine to the rest of the team consisting of Lady Octopus, Scorpia, Trapstr (who is deciding if she will replace the E with an A), and White Rabbit.

As she flies, Beetle contacts Mayor Wilson Fisk stating that she is sending him the coordinates to Boomerang's location.

When Beetle meets up with the Syndicate, they hear Mayor Fisk outside stating that they are harboring a criminal and are to surrender Boomerang to him or suffer the full might of New York City.

[41] Janice Lincoln possesses a Beetle suit that grants her superhuman strength, durability, and the ability to fly and stick to walls.

"[44] Seth Rector of Screen Rant asserted, "Beetle has developed a fanbase that was spawned by the series Superior Foes of Spider-Man.

"[45] 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.