MACH IV
Earth-8101
Real Name: Abner Jenkins
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate, technology user
Occupation: Superhero
Group Membership: Thundermonks (see comments);
formerly Outcasts (Beast/Henry McCoy, Colobbus/Piotr Rasputin, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Dr. Druid/Anthony Druid, Elektra/Elektra Natchios, Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze, Huhr/Bruce Bananner, Icemonk/Robert Drake, Iron Paw/Daniel Rand, Moonstone/Karla Sofen, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Power Monk/Luke Cage, Psylocke/Betsy Braddock, Punisher/Frank Castle, Speedball/Robert Baldwin, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Wolverine/James Howlett)
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Captain America (Baron Blood/John Falsworth);
formerly Ape-Vengers
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
formerly Outcast's safehouse, Sanctum Sanctorum, hidden in a memory through the Monkey's Paw
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#2/1 (November, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: MACH IV wears an advanced armored battlesuit equipped with jet propulsion that grants him high-speed flight and enhanced strength. The suit’s reinforced construction provides protection in combat, while built-in weapons systems allow him to fire concussive blasts and missiles, making him a versatile aerial combatant and tactician.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'7")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 170 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Marvel Apes I#2/1 - BTS) - The armored high-speed flyer MACH IV became part of the Thundermonks at an unrevealed point in time, serving alongside fellow team member Moonstone.
(Marvel Apes I#2/1 - BTS) - MACH IV and Moonstone became part of the Outcasts, which emerged as a loose resistance within the simian world, formed by super-powered apes who had learned a truth most refused to face, the heroic Captain America was no patriot at all, but a powerful über-vampire (secretly the undead Baron Blood in disguise). The Outcasts saw the danger and united in secret to oppose the growing corruption within their world's heroes, operating from the Sanctum Sanctorum, the former home of the late Doctor Strange, their sanctuary was mystically concealed within a shared memory and could only be reached through the Monkey's Paw. To most simians, the Outcasts were little better than the criminals they opposed and were actively hunted by "Captain America's" Ape-Vengers.
(Marvel Apes I#2/1) - MACH IV was present at the Sanctum Sanctorum when Speedball brought Dr. Fiona Fitzhugh and the Gibbon of Earth-616 to their hidden refuge to safe them from "Captain America", the Fantastic Four and Ape-Vengers after being accused for killing Reed Richards.
Comments: Created by Karl Kesel.
Both Marvel Apes I#2 (December, 2008) and Marvel Apes I#3 (December, 2008) included a Bonobo-Pen Bulletin letter page that established that several Marvel Apes variant covers at the time were part of their reality with fun little solicitations of those issues. Both Bonobo-Pen Bulletin letter pages revealed the existence of the Thundermonks (Thunderbolts).
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from 8101 when zombies invaded their world. The reset button was eventually pushed on the original Earth-8101, preventing the divergence.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mach IV has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#2, p23, pan1 (main image)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#2/1 (November, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils, inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
First Posted: 12/18/2025
Last Updated: 12/18/2025
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