Blue Beetle #11

When a notorious criminal mastermind known only as The Cat emerges from hiding to steal the famous Star Diamond, Joan Mason's camera becomes the key to exposing the killer—but she may not live long enough to use it. The Blue Beetle races to stop the gang's heist at Bufany's jewelry store and then the Ranger Bank, only to discover that The Cat's ruthless methods leave a gruesome calling card that forces him to confront a mystery far deadlier than a simple theft. Can the Blue Beetle uncover the villain's identity and save Joan before The Cat claims another victim?

Rookie cop Dan Garret becomes the Blue Beetle when he discovers a payroll robbery that leads him to a hidden underground cavern—and straight into the clutches of a mysterious criminal mastermind known only as the Octopus. With his friend Mike Mannigan working the case from the police side and a determined girl reporter named Joan Mason following him into danger, the Beetle must navigate a submerged hideout and face off against a ruthless enemy who guards his secrets with deadly acid and sheer brutality.

When a charred body turns up in William Harper's car and his uncle is found stabbed to death, Blue Beetle arrives to investigate—only to find himself framed for the murders and hunted by both the police and a mysterious plastic surgeon named Dr. Dix. With Mike Mannigan on his tail and danger closing in from every direction, Blue Beetle must uncover the real killer's identity before the evidence—and the bodies—disappear for good.

When Dan Garret encounters a murder victim and a fleeing suspect at an apartment building, he stumbles onto a dangerous conspiracy involving stolen army secrets—and the seemingly respectable novelist Felland will stop at nothing to recover incriminating papers. The Blue Beetle must race to protect Judith Carthy, Connolly's secretary, from Felland's ruthless organization before they silence her forever, all while uncovering the full scope of the plot.

When Dan Kenneth visits a chess tournament at the Physician's Club, he meets Dr. Wrath and discovers a mysterious curio dealer—a crippled former chess master nursing a twisted vendetta against doctors he blames for his suffering. As murders begin striking down members of the medical community, each death marked by pieces from a poisoned Medici chess set, the Gladiator races to uncover whether the brilliant Casova Gambit holds the key to stopping a killer who views his victims as pawns in a lethal game.