Steve was a member of the government-sponsored “Wonder Friends” where he was known as “Justice Beetle”. He became one of the founders of Agency Zero, the team which replaced the “Wonder Friends” following the disastrous fight with the super-villain Dr. Phineas J. Ex-Mortis. He is currently semi-retired, helping out when his particular skills are most needed.
Recently Steve helped out Gina, Britanny, Avenger, and the alien Lana to capture Mortius, the last descendant of Dr. Ex-Mortis.
Steve has the ability to communicate with a wide range of beetles (and possibly other insects); he is on a first name basis with most of them. He can also summon beetles from a primal vortex somewhere on his person. His beetles give him a wide range of abilities including psionic eavesdropping, induced sleep, scent tracking, sensory-deprived navigation, and missile tracking interference.