Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series)
(Charlton, 1967-1968)
™ and © Charlton Publications, Inc.
Before he was added to the DC Universe in the mid-80s, the Blue Beetle was the brainchild of Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko for another company. In 1967, Charlton Comics gave the Blue Beetle his own short-lived title. Sharing the same name as a super-hero from the late 30s, Ditko’s Blue Beetle is Ted Kord, a scientific genius and millionaire who fights crime with a variety of high-tech gadgets including a beetle-shaped airship. Although the series only lasted five issues, the Blue Beetle served as the inspiration for Nite Owl in Alan Moore’s landmark mini-series Watchmen.
— Michael Sutton
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Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton 4th series) #1 with redone cover & $0.35 cover price
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W: Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman · A: Steve Ditko
Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton; 1st appearance of the Question; 1st appearance of the Question (Vic Sage); 1st appearance of the Squid Gang; 1st appearance of Vic Sage; (Modern Comics Reprint); ca. 1977
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Oct 1967
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W: Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman · A: Steve Ditko
1st appearance of the Madmen
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W: Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman · A: Steve Ditko
Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton #3 (Oct 1967); 1st Appearance of the Madmen; Modern Comics reprint; ca. 1977
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Jan 1968
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W: Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman · A: Steve Ditko
1st appearance of the Destroyer of Heroes; Blue Beetle & Question team-up in 1st story; Final issue