Cover: Ray Willner

Blue Beetle #18

Jan 1943 · Holyoke · 0.10 USD

📊 ~19,139 copies sold its debut month

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In "The Case of the Red Knight!", the legendary Blue Beetle takes on a chilling mystery when the cursed Beaufort Emerald resurfaces, bringing with it a deadly legacy from the Crusades. With Joan chasing the story and Officer Dan Garret on guard, the Red Knight’s ghostly return threatens to repeat history. Art by Maurice Del Bourgo and Don Rico brings the eerie tale to life, while Ray Willner’s cover captures the haunting tension of the gem’s dark past.

Contains 7 stories

The Case of the Red Knight!

15 pp · Superhero

The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Spunky [Sparkington J. Northrup]Joan Mason (reporter)Bentley (jeweler, death)Carl Lewis (jeweler, death)Count de Beaufort (villain, death, flashback)The Red Knight (flashback, death)The Red Knight [Count Henry Renaud] (villain)

In "The Case of the Red Knight!" from Blue Beetle #18 (1943), Joan finds herself drawn into a mystery when Count Renaud claims to possess the cursed Beaufort Emerald. With Officer Dan Garret keeping watch and the legend of the Red Knight’s violent past resurfacing, the jewel’s dark history begins to unfold—just as the Beetle arrives to uncover the truth.

The Blue Beetle Starring Spunky.. in The Case of the Magic Lamp

15 pp · Superhero

The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Spunky [Sparkington J. Northrup]

Untitled Non-Fiction story

2 pp · Non-Fiction

Papoose (introduction, only appearance)Big Moose (father of Papoose)

A Mission of Death!

10 pp · Superhero

Untitled Humor story

3 pp · Humor, Children, War

The Sight-Seeing Bus Mystery!!

10 pp · Superhero

The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Spunky [Sparkington J. Northrup]

Untitled Military story

6 pp · Military

Spark StevensChuckMyra Lee

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Good) $107

CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $730

CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $586*

CGC 7.0 none in existence

CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $408*

CGC 6.0 none in existence

CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $297*

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CGC 5.0 none in existence

CGC 4.5 none in existence

CGC 4.0 none in existence

CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $218*

CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $218

CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $134*

* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade

Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist Maurice Del Bourgo

inker Don Rico

cover pencils, inks Ray Willner

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