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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Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series) #1

June, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $375.00 		Steve Ditko, David Charles GlanzmanSteve Ditko
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series) #1 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $38.00 		Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton 4th series) #1 with redone cover & $0.35 cover price; Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton; 1st appearance of the Question; 1st appearance of Vic Sage; 1st appearance of the Squid Gang; 1st appearance of the Question (Vic Sage); (Modern Comics Reprint); ca. 1977 Steve Ditko, David Charles GlanzmanSteve Ditko
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series) #3

October, 1967
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $26.00 		Steve Ditko, David Charles GlanzmanSteve Ditko
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series) #3 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $8.00 		$0.35 cover price; Reprints Blue Beetle (Charlton #3 (Oct 1967); 1st Appearance of the Madmen; Modern Comics reprint; ca. 1977 Steve Ditko, David Charles GlanzmanSteve Ditko
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 4th Series) #5

January, 1968
Cover Price: $0.12
1 copy available for $24.95 		Steve Ditko, David Charles GlanzmanSteve Ditko