Cover: Paris Cullins & Bruce Patterson
Showcase Presents: Blue Beetle #1
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This massive black-and-white volume collects the Silver Age adventures of Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle, from his debut in the 1960s through his solo series and team-ups. Featuring stories from Blue Beetle #1–5 and appearances in shows like Justice League of America, it showcases the acrobatic inventor's battles against foes like the Madmen and the return of the original Blue Beetle's legacy. A budget-friendly archive for fans of DC's lighter, pre-Crisis era.
Contains 25 stories
Out from the Ashes!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] (Origin recap)Firefist [Lyle Byrnes]Dombrowski (firefighter)Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (Flashback)Jarvis Kord (Flashback)Angela RevereJeremiah DuncanMelody CaseConrad CarapaxMurray TakamotoLt. Max FisherDetective Frank HoltDoctor Alchemy [Albert Desmond] (unnamed, not in costume, cameo)
This City's Not for Burning!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Firefist [Lyle Byrnes] (Origin)Frank (firefighter)Jeremiah DuncanMelody CaseConrad CarapaxLt. Max FisherMurray TakamotoAngela RevereDombrowski (firefighter)Doctor Alchemy [Albert Desmond] (unnamed, not in costume)
If This Be Madness...!
MadmenBlue Beetle [Ted Kord]Jeremiah DuncanFleeterAngela RevereMurray TakamotoCurt CalhounMelody CaseLt. Max FisherDoctor Alchemy [Albert Desmond]Chronos [David Clinton] (Angela Revere's uncle, unnamed in this issue)
The Answer Is Alchemy!
Doctor Alchemy [Albert Desmond]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Curt CalhounAngela RevereJeremiah DuncanMelody CaseMadmen (Cameo)Lt. Max FisherConrad CarapaxMurray TakamotoQuestion [Vic Sage]
Ask the Right Question!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]The Question [Vic Sage]Lou CrockerThe Wild Ones [BrandonCiscoTwitchPonyFringeSlab] (street gang)Jerry (cop)Brent (cop)Vincent Perignon (gangster)Hugo (gangster)The Muse [Richard Perignon]Rodent (informant for Vic Sage)Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (FlashbackCameonot in costume)Lt. Max FisherDetective Frank HoltPolice Captain HernandezMelody CaseThomas Kord (Cameo, photo)
Face-Off!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]The Question [Vic Sage]The Muse [Richard Perignon]Vincent PerignonParis Cullins (CameoCab driver)Len Wein (CameoCab passenger)Murray TakamotoCurt CalhounThe Deltoids (street gang)Lt. Max FisherConrad CarapaxLou CrockerAngela RevereMelody CaseThe Wild Ones (street gang)Hi-Brows (street gang)Kung King (street gang leader)Moonwalk (street gang leader)
Gang War!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Question [Vic Sage]The Muse [Richard Perignon] (Death)Vincent PerignonLt. Max FisherAngela RevereChronos [David Clinton] (as Angela Revere's unnamed uncle]Hugo (gangster)Luigi (gangster)Jerimiah DuncanThe Wild Ones [Brandon] (street gang)
Henchman!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]The Calculator [Noah Cuttler]Ed BuckleyDoris BuckleyKatie BuckleyRudyCurt CalhounFrankieAndyMelody Case
Timepiece!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Chronos [David Clinton]Angela RevereCassandra Sharp (amateur geologist)Melody CasePresident ReaganGweneth Tate (TV news announcer)G. Gordon GodfreyMurray TakamotoCurt CalhounLt. Max FisherDetective Frank HoltConrad Carapax
Time on His Hands!
Chronos [David Clinton]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Angela RevereMelody CaseJeremiah DuncanFred (Policeman)Atom [Ray Palmer] (Cameo, photo in newspaper article)Amelinda Lopez (unnamed, purse snatcher, later becomes the Hybrid's Touch 'n Go)
Havoc Is...The Hybrid!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Lt. Max FisherAngela RevereMelody CaseCurt CalhounMurray TakamotoMento [Steven Dayton]Ralph (lab technician)Hybrid [Gorgon [Andonis Bal]Harpi [Angelika Bal]Behemoth [Taro Raiden]Pterodon [Israel Harel]Scirocco [Cassandra Sharp]Touch 'n Go [Amelinda Lopez]]Teen Titans [Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Jericho [Joseph Wilson]Changeling [Garfield Logan]Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Cyborg [Vic Stone][Koriand'r]]
Man in the Middle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Cyborg [Victor Stone]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Changeling [Garfield Logan]Jericho [Joseph Wilson]Starfire [Koriand'r]]Hybrid [Pterodon [Israel Harel]Touch 'n Go [Amelinda Lopez]Scirocco [Cassandra Sharp]Gorgon [Andonis Bal]Harpi [Angelika Bal]Behemoth [Taro Raiden]]Prometheus [Curt Calhoun]Mento [Steve Dayton]Ralph (Dayton's assistant/henchman)Lt. Max FisherMurray TakamotoMelody CaseGarrison Slate (S.T.A.R. Labs)Conrad Carapax
Prometheus Unbound!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Cyborg [Victor Stone]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Changeling [Garfield Logan]Jericho [Joseph Wilson]Starfire [Koriand'r]]Hybrid [Pterodon [Israel Harel]Touch 'n Go [Amelinda Lopez]Scirocco [Cassandra Sharp]Gorgon [Andonis Bal]Harpi [Angelika Bal]Behemoth [Taro Raiden]Prometheus [Curt Calhoun]]Mento [Steve Dayton]Captain Josiah SledgeLt. Max FisherConrad CarapaxRalph (Steve Dayton's lab assistant/henchman)
The Phantom of Pago Island!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]Cyborg [Victor Stone]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Changeling [Garfield Logan]Jericho [Joseph Wilson] (flashbackcameo)Starfire [Koriand'r]]Hybrid [Pterodon [Israel Harel]Touch 'n Go [Amelinda Lopez]Scirocco [Cassandra Sharp]Gorgon [Andonis Bal]Harpi [Angelika Bal]Behemoth [Taro Raiden]Prometheus [Curt Calhoun]] (flashbackcameo)Mento [Steve Dayton] (Flashbackcameo)Lt. Max FisherCaptain Josiah SledgeSparks (radioman)Ben (crewman)Jose (crewman)Duke (crewman)Angie RevereMelody CaseDr. Klaus CorneliusCinqCatalystGarrison SlateMurray TakamotoS.T.A.R. LabsDetective Frank HoltBlue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (flashback)Carapax [Conrad Carapax]
In Combat with... Carapax!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Carapax [Conrad Carapax]Lt. Max FisherMelody CaseAngela RevereRandall TrumanJeremiah DuncanCatalystGarrison SlateS.T.A.R. LabsMurray TakamotoDr. Klaus CorneliusCinqOverthrow [Arnold Daniel Beck]Ms. Lester
Anywhere I Hang My Head Is Home!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Howard BowerSkid Row SlasherLt. Max FisherMurray TakamotoEssie Kravitz (death)Detective Frank Holt
The Way the Brawl Bounces!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Overthrow [Arnold Daniel Beck]Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (origin recap)Melody CaseRandall TrumanAngela RevereLt. Max FisherJeremiah DuncanCinqDr. Klaus CorneliusCatalystMurray TakamotoGarrison SlateTheodora Twidgett (unnamed until issue #19)
...And Death Shall Have No Dominion!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (Death)Melody CaseRandy TrumanGarrison SlateDr. Klaus CorneliusCinqJeremiah DuncanCatalystLt. Max FisherFlannigan (cop)
A Matter of Animus!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]S.T.A,R. LabsGarrison SlateBlue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (corpse)Murray TakamotoTheodora TwidgettAlfred W. "Alfy" TwidgettKlaus CorneliusCinqCatalystJeremiah DuncanMelody CaseDoctor Animus [Rose Beryl]Fleur-de-LisBelphegor
Iran Scam!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Overthrow [Arnold Daniel Beck]Lt. Max Fisher (FlashbackCameo)Salima BaranizarGuardians of the Universe [Herupa Hando Hu (Cameo)]Zamorans [Nadia Safir (Cameo)]Bifrost (Swedish Secret Services) [Henning AnderssenHeimdall]Justice League International [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Black Canary [Dinah Lance]Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]Booster Gold]CatalystAlain Carraze (newscaster)Dr. Klaus CorneliusFleur-De-Lis [Noelle Avril]Legionary (CameoFlashback)BelphegorJeremiah Duncan (Cameo)Doctor Mist [Nommo]
If This Works, It'll Be a Miracle!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Overthrow [Arnold Daniel Beck]Mister Miracle [Scott Free]Floronic Man [Jason Woodrue]Aquaman [Arthur Curry]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]KilowogMelody CaseRandy TrumanAngela RevereGrandmasterManhuntersBelphegorJeremiah DuncanDoctor Mist [Nommo] (Cameo)Murray TakamotoTheodora TwidgettAlfred W. "Alfy" TwidgettGodiva (cameo)New Teen Titans [Starfire [Koriand'r]] (Cameo)Andre ChavardJan HaasanGeneral Rip CarterDekan DracheDr. Klaus CorneliusChronos [David Clinton]
A Question of Time!
Chronos [David Clinton]Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Justice League International [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]Black Canary [Dinah Lance]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Mister Miracle [Scott Free]Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]Booster Gold]Dekan DracheDr. Klaus Cornelius
Don't Get Mad, Get Even!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Madmen [Farley Fleeterothers]Lt. Max FisherMelody CaseCarapax [Conrad Carapax]Thomas KordAdkins (cop)Angela Revere
If, At First, You Don't Succeed...!
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Thomas KordMelody CaseRandall TrumanEmily TrumanCarapax [Conrad Carapax]Lt. Max Fisher
Echoes of Future Past!
Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (death)Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]Luri HoshidKha-Ef-ReJarvis KordMr. Thunderbolt (cameo)Mentor the Magnificent (cameo)Praying Mantis-Man (cameo)Red Knight (cameo)Magno-Man (cameo)Mister Crabb (cameo)
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Full credits
writer Len Wein
artist, inker Gil Kane
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils Paris Cullins
cover inks Bruce Patterson
Reprints
↩ Reprints Secret Origins #2 (1986), Blue Beetle #1 (1986), Blue Beetle #2 (1986), Blue Beetle #3 (1986), Blue Beetle #4 (1986), Blue Beetle #5 (1986), Blue Beetle #6 (1986), Blue Beetle #7 (1986), Blue Beetle #8 (1987), Blue Beetle #9 (1987), Blue Beetle #10 (1987), Blue Beetle #11 (1987), Blue Beetle #12 (1987), Blue Beetle #13 (1987), Blue Beetle #14 (1987), Blue Beetle #15 (1987), Blue Beetle #16 (1987), Blue Beetle #17 (1987), Blue Beetle #18 (1987), Blue Beetle #19 (1987), Blue Beetle #20 (1988), Blue Beetle #21 (1988), Blue Beetle #22 (1988), Blue Beetle #23 (1988), Blue Beetle #24 (1988)
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