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Blue Beetle#5
Cover: Chuck Cuidera

Blue Beetle #5

Nov 1940 · Fox · 0.10 USD
📊 ~35,485 copies sold its debut month
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Contains 7 stories
Death From Scrag
10 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Scrag (VillainIntroDies)Mike ManniganJoan MasonDr. Franz
Kober's Lightning Weapon
10 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Kober (VillainIntro, Dies)Mike ManniganDr. FranzJoan Mason
Case of the Missing Blueprint
10 pp · Superhero
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Frenzo (villainintro)Rack (Intro)Mike ManniganDr. FranzJoan Mason
The Beetle's New Powers
14 pp · Superhero
Script ? [as Charles Nicholas]
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Vito Catelli (villain)Big Bill O'RoryLittle Lulu (gangster, NOT the same as the Dell character!)Dr.FranzMike ManniganCharley StormCatelli's daughter

In "The Beetle's New Powers," Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] faces a new challenge when the cunning Vito Catelli, a ruthless gangster, unleashes a mysterious scheme that threatens the city. With help from allies like Big Bill O'Rory and Mike Mannigan, and caught in the crossfire of Catelli's latest plot, the Beetle must adapt to unexpected dangers—especially when Catelli's daughter becomes entangled in the chaos. As tensions rise and old rivalries resurface, the hero finds himself pushed to the limit, testing both his wits and the limits of his powers.

The Oasis of Li-Wang
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Dr. FungDan BarristerLi Wang

In "The Oasis of Li-Wang," Dr. Fung and his assistant Dan are drawn into a perilous encounter with the enigmatic and dangerous Li-Wang. After Dan is captured, he narrowly escapes and discovers that Dr. Fung has tracked down Li-Wang’s hidden laboratory, readying a daring plan to stop the mad scientist’s ambitions before they come to fruition.

Big-Shot Krard's Dope Ring
5 pp · Spy
Lt. Drake of the Naval IntelligenceDan Krard (villain, intro)Miss Henner (Intro)
In the Underworld of Paris
3 pp · Fantasy
Zanzibar the Magician [alias Sir Cravel]Simone (intro, villain)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $233
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $1,212*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $766
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $731*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $621
CGC 5.0 none in existence
Show all 14 grades
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $499*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $432
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $386
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $373
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $277*
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $240
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $151*
* 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

cover pencils, inks Chuck Cuidera

Reprints

↩ Reprints Wonder Comics #1 (1939), Mystery Men Comics #4 (1939), Mystery Men Comics #5 (1939)

Reprinted in Continuum #4 (2008), Men of Mystery Comics #98 (2015)

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