Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the rights to the character in 1983, using the name for three distinct characters over the years. The original Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski and Fox Comics and later owned by Charlton Comics. The first Beetle was Dan Garret, who initially gained superpowers from a special vitamin, which was later changed to gaining powers from a "sacred scarab". The original Blue Beetle was featured in not only his own comic but also a weekly radio serial. The second Blue Beetle, created by Charlton and later taken over by DC Comics, was the successor to Dan Garrett known as Ted Kord. Kord "jumped" to the DC Comics universe during the Crisis on Infinite Earths alongside a number of other Charlton Comics characters.
| Publisher | Fox Comics, Holyoke Publishing, Charlton Comics, DC Comics |
| First appearance | Mystery Men Comics #1 (August 64px |
| Created by | Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski |
| Characters | Dan Garret, Ted Kord, Jaime Reyes |
| Schedule | Vol. 1: Bi-monthly #1–13, #41–44, Monthly #14–36, #45–60, Quarterly #37–40, Vols. 2, 5–9: Monthly, Vol. 3: Monthly #1–4, Bi-monthly #5, Vol. 4: Monthly #1–53, Bi-monthly #54 |
| Format | All, Standard U.S, 4 color. When published, ongoing. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | Vol. 1: 1939 – August 1950, Vol. 2: February – August 1955, Vol. 3: June 1964 – March/April 1965, Vol. 4: July 1965 – February/March 1966, Vol. 5: June 1967 – November 1968, Vol. 6: June 1986 – May 1988, Vol. 7: May 2006 – February 2009, Vol. 8: September 2011 – January 2013, Vol. 9: September 2016 – 2018 |
| Number of issues | Vol. 1: 59 (numbered 1–42, 44–60), Vol. 2: 4 (numbered 18–21), Vol. 3: 5, Vol. 4: 5 (numbered 50–54), Vol. 5: 5, Vol. 6: 24, Vol. 7: 36, Vol. 8: 17 (numbered 1–12, 0, 13–16), Vol. 9: 19 (includes a DC Rebirth one-shot) |
| Main character(s) | Vols. 1–4: Dan Garret, Vols. 5–6: Ted Kord, Vols. 7–9: Jaime Reyes |
About Blue Beetle
Superhero action film that sees a Mexican teenager happen across a mysterious blue beetle that grants him armor with superhuman powers. The film was directed by Angel Manuel Soto.
Achievement of Blue Beetle
The movie is based on characters owned by DC Comics. The movie was originally slated to be an HBO Max exclusive.
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Latest information about Blue Beetle updated on May 02 2023.
