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Blue Beetle#3
Cover: Joe Simon

Blue Beetle #3

Jul 1940 · Fox · 0.10 USD
📊 ~41,695 copies sold its debut month
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In "Case of the Kidnapped Girls," Blue Beetle faces his most bizarre challenge yet: rescuing several high-society girls snatched from the streets, all while evading a giant eagle and unraveling the twisted plan of the enigmatic mad scientist Doc. With his powers amplified by the mysterious Vitamin 2X, Dan must outwit a villain whose ambition reaches beyond mere kidnapping. The story unfolds in bold, dynamic art by Charles Nicholas, with a striking cover by Joe Simon that captures the pulp-era drama of the tale.

Contains 2 stories
Case of the Kidnapped Girls
31 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]The Doc (introduction, death, villain)Mike ManniganSpike (villain)Mademoiselle Monet

In "Case of the Kidnapped Girls," Dan, empowered by his vitamin 2X-induced abilities, races to save several high-society girls who've vanished without a trace—first by escaping a giant eagle, then confronting the twisted plans of the enigmatic mad scientist Doc, who aims to forge a "perfect woman" from their parts.

The Mastermind of Crime
31 pp · Superhero
The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Mike ManniganThe Mastermind of Crime [Brian Downhill] (introduction, villain)Police Commissioner HarmonDoc FranzCharley StormHelen Harmon

In "The Mastermind of Crime," Dan Garret, injured in battle, feigns capture to secretly dismantle a rising crime wave—while banker Brian Downhill pressures the Commissioner for his resignation, setting the stage for a clash of wills beneath the city's shadowed streets.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $213
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $5,974
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,169
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,312*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,804
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $1,292
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $1,180
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $1,015*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $1,008
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $753
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $702
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $599*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $547
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $458
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $446
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $366
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $283*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $217*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $182*
* 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, inker Charles Nicholas
cover pencils, inks Joe Simon

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Reprinted in Gwandanaland Comics #1061

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