His favorite characters are batman, swamp thing, blue beetle, spiderman, and the xmen. Blue beetle jaime reyes character profile wikia fandom. Blue beatle blue beetle, dc comics heroes, dc comics art. Dan garrett was the first major superhero known as the blue beetle. A super hero, or rather, several superheroes since blue beetle is a legacy character, whose main motif is exactly what it says on the tin the original blue beetle was a golden age superhero, originally published by the fox feature syndicate, first appearing in mystery men comics august, 1939. There have been three successfull versions of the hero. Blue beetle 2016 comic read blue beetle 2016 comic. Jaime reyes inadvertently became the new blue beetle in 2006, during the companywide dc comics crossover event known as infinite crisis. The three people who have born the name of blue beetle are dan garret, ted kord and jaime reyes. This changed when he came across a mysterious blue object shaped like a scarab beetle in. As someone who considers himself to be incredibly nerdy, j. Credits by jim vadeboncouer at digital comics museum.
Dan garrett is the original version, an archaeologist who discovers and uses the blue beetle scarab to fight crime. Given how many major comic book characters warner bros. The two characters kord and reyes never knew each other and are, in fact, quite different. Find the value of the charlton comic blue beetle volume 3. Green lantern new guardians issue comic book characters, comic books art. Blue beetle earth 0 after the events of flashpoint, the dc universe was rewritten and blue beetle s origin was changed. Slade synopsis on leave in new york, the beetle gets involved with a case involving arsonists who leave no evidence. The character subsequently was introduced into the mainstream dc universe. Blue beetle was actually one of the more popular superheroes of the 1940s, but that was a whole other guy, dan garrett, and two companies removed from dc comics. At san diego comic con 2016 it was revealed that blue beetle would be a playable character in the popular beat em up series. The blue beetle series from 2006 is the best thing youve probably never read. Reyes is just one of three people to assume the blue beetle name in the comics.
Jaime is a younger, inexperienced teenager from a middle class background who ended up with the scarabs power by accident, and uses that to be a superhero. Blue beetle blue beetle wiki fandom powered by wikia. More dc comics characters identified in new dc films intro. Theodore stephen ted kord is the second blue beetle, an occasionally dead superhero who was originally published by charlton comics and later picked up by dc comics.
Read blue beetle 2016 comic online free and high quality. One of the things that used to be great about dc comics is their large staple of whats frequently referred to as legacy characters. For more on blue beetle s history, visit his page on. Jaime hung out with his two best friends brenda and paco, the mediator.
Blue beetle is a playable character in injustice 2. He was briefly an agent of the reach when his scarab was rebooted by green beetle, but he was subsequently freed from control by zatanna and isis, assisted by doctor fate and the team. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Blue beetle was alan moores inspiration for his watchmen character, nite owl. Blue beetle real name jaime reyes is a member of the team. Upcoming superhero movie blue beetle will feature dc. The blue beetle debuted in 1939, rivaling such icons as superman and batman for longevity in comics, but not in popularity until his recent death and resurrection as a result of dc comics hit infinite crisis series. Blue beetle is the legacy name of three superheroes from dc comics. The series starred certain characters with the same name. Publishing outright reprinted some blue beetle stories in the 1950s but for some reason changed the characters name to the human fly on the covers. Superhero characters marvel characters comic book pages comic book covers dc comics art anime comics superman blue beetle vampire hunter daniel dykes cool art best wallpapers for your iphone and ipad inspirational wallpapers if you are looking for best and ipad, you are at right place. The blue beetle old time radio golden age of radio.
Blue beetle has surged in popularity in the last few years, and it looks like the younger incarnation of the hero might be getting his chance on an even. The blue beetle the distinction of being one of the few golden age characters to survive into to present, but the character has been through many changes and revisions, and the original character is quite different from the one that comic book readers know today. His father ran a garage, his mother was a paramedic, and his little sister was a brat. Jan 09, 2020 blue beetle has surged in popularity in the last few years, and it looks like the younger incarnation of the hero might be getting his chance on an even bigger stage. Mar 06, 2007 now, comic book artist magazines christopher irving explores the history and uncovers the secrets lurking under the cover of the characters comics in the blue beetle companion. The most recent of the companies to own rights to the blue beetle is dc comics who bought the rights to the character in 1983, using the name for three distinct characters over the years. The most recent of the companies to own rights to the blue beetle is dc comics who bought the rights to the character in 1983. The shady lady is a comic book female gangster, the evil boss of a mob of bank robbing thugs. The ted kord version of the blue beetle was one of my favorite comic book characters when i grew up in the 1980s but this book has little to say about him. Comic book characters, comic character, comic books art, comic art, book art, dc comics heroes, dc comics art, marvel dc comics, cosmic comics. Blue beetle is a long running comic book series that was first published by fox feature syndicate before being a charlton comics title and currently a dc comics title.
With each passing day, the list of comic book characters slated to be adapted to the big screen grows ever larger. A blue beetle has been a part of the superhero community in the dc universe in some form since 1939, serving both as a solo adventurer and as a part of teams like the justice league and the teen titans, creating one of the greatest heroic legacies in the dcu. I cant even buy pants that fit, and carries on the name of the blue beetle in his own way. Reyes assumption of this mantle came soon after the previous blue beetle kord was murdered by maxwell lord. Mar 20, 2020 blue beetle no 23 comix book movie is part of the golden age comixs superhero. Murray takamoto is a scientist from star labs and long time friend of ted kord a.
The golden age refers to the first cycle of superhero comixs which existed between 1938 and 1950. Dc comics blue beetle comic book hero action figures. Blue beetle series reportedly in the works for hbo max. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Blue beetle comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. The blue beetle comic recounts the crime busting and sometimes nazi busting during ww2 adventures of a mysterious masked hero one with no special powers. A blue beetle movie gives us the first latinx superhero.
This comic issue was published by fox features syndicate, a defunct comic book publishing firm founded by victor a. Knowledge waits is a feature where i just share some bit of comic book history that interests me recently, i wrote about when captain america, iron man and thor were referred to as the big three. Blue beetle made it all the way to number 61 on igns top 100 comic book heroes. Jaime reyes is the third major superhero character to be known as the blue beetle. The blue beetle is a superhero character originally published by fox feature syndicate, later by charlton comics, which was finally purchased by dc comics. Porn comics with characters blue beetle for free and without registration. The 20 richest comic book characters of all time 2020. Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. In 1983, charlton comics superhero characters were bought by dc comics. Jaime reyes aka blue beetle appears as a playable character in the dc mobile game based on the show of the same name, justice league action. With the scarab he has great power and uses that power to protect. Jaime has his hands full when he learns the scarab.
He is the third superhero to take up the blue beetle name. Although the scarab could pose a deadly threat to the entire planet, kindhearted jaime is determined to protect people, wary of the corruptive influence of great power he witnessed under the regime. Hes an older, experienced billionaire hero who lacked the powers of the scarab and had to compensate with his wits, skills, and resources to get ahead. Get the best deals on blue beetle comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at.
Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. Blue beetle is the legacy name of several superheroes with different abilities. And since the day i came across the character of blue beetle, my love for comic books would never be the same. Blue beetle was one of the first superheroes launched by fox features syndicate, one of the earliest comic book companies that launched specifically in response to the success of. Blue beetle starred in a comic book series, comic strip and radio serial, but. I have decided to do jaime reyes version of blue beetle see links below.
The blue beetle series from 2006 is the best thing youve. The blue beetle character was originally published by fox feature syndicate, and was later published by charlton comics, before being purchased by dc comics. Glanzman is credited with scripting, but editorinchief dick giordano has said they asked d. In this volume, jaime discovers the secret of his blue beetle armor and hits the road looking for answers from the scarabs original owner. Blue beetle by mehmet ozen blue beetle, dc comics art, dc.
The death of the original blue beetle, dan garrett, inspired ted to take up the mantle and become a hero, another classic element from superhero comics. It starred the original blue beetle named dan garret who first appeared in mystery men comics anthology comic book series. Blue beetle was one of the first superheroes launched by fox features syndicate, one of the earliest comic book companies that launched specifically in response to the success of national comics superman feature other comic book companies had already been around before superman, but then there was a boom of companies trying to get their own. Jaime reyes, also known asthe blue beetle, is a superhero from dc comics. When defeated by green lantern corp ages ago and forced into a truce, the reach secretly deployed infiltrator unit across the universe. Synopsis for the beetle s new powers synopsis not yet written. Follow us for more awesome comic art, or check out our online store. Blue beetle 2011 comic read blue beetle 2011 comic. Read blue beetle 2011 comic online free and high quality. Jaime reyes is the third character to assume the mantle of blue beetle, but he is substantially different from his predecessors.
Comic book characters comic strip characters open source characters. Comic book characterscomic charactercomic books artcomic artsuperhero characterscharacter designdc comics. Blue beetle on patrol cully hamner dc rebirth, comic books art, comic art. Blue beetle will be the first dceu movie with a latino lead. His successor was ted kord, taking up his mentors mantle using martial arts and gadgetry when he couldnt unlock the scarabs power, eventually becoming a member of justice league international. Instead, the work focuses on the first blue beetle and the often turbulent world of comic production of the 1940s. After dc acquired charltons characters in the 80s blue beetle and other characters began to appear in some major dc books. This article is a disambiguation page for blue beetle the following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.
The reach are an ancient race of cosmic marauders who built bioarmor that act on a hive mind. Blue beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of american comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. Introduced in 1939, the original blue beetle, dan garret, was a fox comics police officer who fought crime with superpowers gained by ingesting vitamin 2x. The blue beetle later became a member of the justice league during the popular keith giffen and j. The artifact gave him incredible alien armor which he used to defend his hometown from all manner of metahuman criminals. Fox feature syndicate and holyoke publishing edit the original blue beetle comic first appeared in winter 1940 by fox feature syndicate and holyoke publishing. Alan moore intended to use these characters as his protagonists when. The character was killed in the oneshot countdown to infinite crisis may, 2005. Now, comic book artist magazines christopher irving explores the history and uncovers the secrets lurking under the cover of the characters comics in the blue beetle companion. Blue beetle and the last days of the bronze age sequart. Like many longrunning comic book superheroes, the blue beetle has undergone a dizzying array of retcons, including versions where he is an archaeologist, a world class athlete, and more. See more ideas about blue beetle, beetle and dc comics. Charlton comics was an american comic book publishing company that existed between 1946 and 1986, although it began under a different name in 1944.
The blue beetle is one of the low key icons of the dc universe, and. His successor was ted kord, taking up his mentors mantle using martial arts and gadgetry when he. My 100 favourite superheroes blue beetle, dc comics art. Top 10 blue beetle surprising facts jaime reyes, otherwise known as blue beetle, joined the teen titans after teaming up with them to defeat lobo and the reach. Shady lady blue beetle the female villains wiki fandom. These are the 20 richest comic book characters of all time. Jaime reyes sought batmans help in learning to use the scarab, an alien weapon of mass destruction bonded to his spine. Dan garrett started out as a rookie cop whose father was killed by gangsters. Khaji da belonged to the three blue beetles, but the most recent one has managed to use it to its full potential and has a symbiotic relationship with the scarab. Hollis mason, aka nite owl, from watchmen is based on the golden age blue beetle while his successor dan dreiberg has more in common with ted kord. In all of these ways, blue beetle was representative of comics from not only the latebronze age, but also the previous silver and golden ages as well. By christopher irving after selling out its print run, the only comprehensive comics history book on the blue beetle returns in a fullcolor version with.
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