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teenaged KITT just who is this blue
beetle guy anyway Armour did you see her
yeah but bad in a hot way welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origin of the Blue Beetle
why are you encouraging this
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we’ve
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1967 s Blue Beetle
number two which was expanded upon in
1986 is secret origins number two 2006
is Blue Beetle number one and 2011 s
Blue Beetle number one there have been
several characters who have taken the
name Blue Beetle in the comic books most
contemporary readers became familiar
with the character when he appeared in
DC’s crisis on Infinite Earths
mini-series in 1985 but Blue Beetle had
been around a long time before that
the first Blue Beetle popped up in 1939
s Mystery Men comics number one as a
regular beat cop named Dan Garrett who
by night put on a slouch hat and a mask
to fight crime as the Blue Beetle within
a year he had adopted a more typical
superhero outfit and gained
super-strength thanks to a special
vitamin this version of the Blue Beetle
with some modifications turned up again
in 1964 but he quickly gave way to a
totally new Blue Beetle
in 1966 debuting in Captain Atom number
83 this Blue Beetle possessed no super
powers but didn’t need any he was a
millionaire scientific genius named Ted
Kord whose inventions physical prowess
and beetle shaped flying machine made
him more than a match for most criminals
it turned out though that there was a
connection between this Blue Beetle and
the Dan Garrett version as revealed in
1967 Blue Beetle number two this secret
origin issue revealed that Ted Kord had
once helped his scientist uncle on some
top-secret experiments his uncle was
seemingly killed in a lab explosion but
in fact he had faked his death so that
he could use the formulas Ted had
developed to create an army of
unstoppable warriors Ted discovered this
deception and approached his old
colleague Dan Garrett
not a cop in this version Garrett was a
respected archeologist whose skills
Ted needed to track down his uncle it’s
time to grow up Dan and Ted found the
villain secret lair on Pago Island
captured Dan revealed that he was
actually the Blue Beetle and that he had
been given superpowers thanks to a
mysterious Egyptian scarab that he had
found Dan managed to defeat Ted’s uncle
but it cost him his life
as he lay dying made Ted promise to
carry on as the Blue Beetle which Ted
did although without the use of the
Scarab which had granted Dan his special
powers you’re just some ill-equipped boy
playing dress-up when DC comics began
publishing Blue Beetle in 1986 they
retold his origins it was kept mostly
intact but with some modifications for
example in the retelling Dan Garrett was
Ted’s professor not colleague also Dan
knew that his scarab powers were the
gift of a mighty Egyptian god and he
used a special phrase Kashi da to
transform into the Blue Beetle in recent
years Ted Kord passed away and the
mantle of the Blue Beetle fell upon a
teenaged boy named Jaime Reyes he found
the ancient scarab which had given Dan
cord his powers which then fused itself
to Jaime’s spine still trying to figure
out the on button for the stage
it turned out that the Scarab was
actually of extraterrestrial origin as
were the powers that had bestowed the
Scarab was able to coach Jamie’s body in
a nearly impenetrable armor as well as
provide him with superpowers and a range
of alien weaponry
also in a nice touch of continuity the
name of his scarab is Kishida the secret
word that Dan Garrett also used to
transform into the Blue Beetle the Jaime
raise version of the Blue Beetle has
turned up in several DC Universe TV
series always making a striking
impression that got away
but you’ll have them back here in no
time with the superhero services of Blue
Beetle and I’m sorry I don’t think we’ve
met
he may be a teenager who didn’t train to
be a superhero but Jamie Rey’s has what
it takes to carry on the proud Blue
Beetle tradition Oh sidekick must not
speak in such tones to the beetle yeah
sidekick are you a fan of the Blue
Beetle for more comic book origins be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you
have saved our people more importantly
you have shown us how to save ourselves
teenaged KITT just who is this blue
beetle guy anyway Armour did you see her
yeah but bad in a hot way welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origin of the Blue Beetle
why are you encouraging this
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we’ve
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1967 s Blue Beetle
number two which was expanded upon in
1986 is secret origins number two 2006
is Blue Beetle number one and 2011 s
Blue Beetle number one there have been
several characters who have taken the
name Blue Beetle in the comic books most
contemporary readers became familiar
with the character when he appeared in
DC’s crisis on Infinite Earths
mini-series in 1985 but Blue Beetle had
been around a long time before that
the first Blue Beetle popped up in 1939
s Mystery Men comics number one as a
regular beat cop named Dan Garrett who
by night put on a slouch hat and a mask
to fight crime as the Blue Beetle within
a year he had adopted a more typical
superhero outfit and gained
super-strength thanks to a special
vitamin this version of the Blue Beetle
with some modifications turned up again
in 1964 but he quickly gave way to a
totally new Blue Beetle
in 1966 debuting in Captain Atom number
83 this Blue Beetle possessed no super
powers but didn’t need any he was a
millionaire scientific genius named Ted
Kord whose inventions physical prowess
and beetle shaped flying machine made
him more than a match for most criminals
it turned out though that there was a
connection between this Blue Beetle and
the Dan Garrett version as revealed in
1967 Blue Beetle number two this secret
origin issue revealed that Ted Kord had
once helped his scientist uncle on some
top-secret experiments his uncle was
seemingly killed in a lab explosion but
in fact he had faked his death so that
he could use the formulas Ted had
developed to create an army of
unstoppable warriors Ted discovered this
deception and approached his old
colleague Dan Garrett
not a cop in this version Garrett was a
respected archeologist whose skills
Ted needed to track down his uncle it’s
time to grow up Dan and Ted found the
villain secret lair on Pago Island
captured Dan revealed that he was
actually the Blue Beetle and that he had
been given superpowers thanks to a
mysterious Egyptian scarab that he had
found Dan managed to defeat Ted’s uncle
but it cost him his life
as he lay dying made Ted promise to
carry on as the Blue Beetle which Ted
did although without the use of the
Scarab which had granted Dan his special
powers you’re just some ill-equipped boy
playing dress-up when DC comics began
publishing Blue Beetle in 1986 they
retold his origins it was kept mostly
intact but with some modifications for
example in the retelling Dan Garrett was
Ted’s professor not colleague also Dan
knew that his scarab powers were the
gift of a mighty Egyptian god and he
used a special phrase Kashi da to
transform into the Blue Beetle in recent
years Ted Kord passed away and the
mantle of the Blue Beetle fell upon a
teenaged boy named Jaime Reyes he found
the ancient scarab which had given Dan
cord his powers which then fused itself
to Jaime’s spine still trying to figure
out the on button for the stage
it turned out that the Scarab was
actually of extraterrestrial origin as
were the powers that had bestowed the
Scarab was able to coach Jamie’s body in
a nearly impenetrable armor as well as
provide him with superpowers and a range
of alien weaponry
also in a nice touch of continuity the
name of his scarab is Kishida the secret
word that Dan Garrett also used to
transform into the Blue Beetle the Jaime
raise version of the Blue Beetle has
turned up in several DC Universe TV
series always making a striking
impression that got away
but you’ll have them back here in no
time with the superhero services of Blue
Beetle and I’m sorry I don’t think we’ve
met
he may be a teenager who didn’t train to
be a superhero but Jamie Rey’s has what
it takes to carry on the proud Blue
Beetle tradition Oh sidekick must not
speak in such tones to the beetle yeah
sidekick are you a fan of the Blue
Beetle for more comic book origins be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you
have saved our people more importantly
you have shown us how to save ourselves
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