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Added by DavidscarterBlue Beetle is published by DC Comics. The current price per issue is $2.99.
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Publication Dates
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Last Issue
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- Blue Beetle #8: 18 Apr 2012
Current Issue
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- Blue Beetle #9: 16 May 2012
Next Issue
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- Blue Beetle #10: 20 Jun 2012
Status
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Monthly.
Characters
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Main Characters
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- Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes
Allies
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Enemies
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Minor Characters
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Other Characters/Places/Things
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Recent Storylines
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=Blue Beetle #9
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This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.
Blue Beetle #8
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Past Storylines
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Collections
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Trade Paperbacks
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- Blue Beetle, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 8 #1-6. "Tearing its way through the events of Day of Vengeance and Infinite Crisis, the mystical Blue Beetle scarab has chosen its new guardian: teenager Jaime Reyes! But supernatural powers can be a blessing or a curse, and when it comes to the powers of the Scarab, you don't get one without the other." - WorldCat ISBN 1401209653
- Blue Beetle, vol. 2: Road Trip - Collects vol. 8 #7-12. "In this volume, Jaime discovers the secret of his Blue Beetle armor and hits the road looking for answers from the Scarab's original owner." - WorldCat ISBN 1401213618
- Blue Beetle, vol. 3: Reach for the Stars - Collects vol. 8 #13-18. "Jaime has his hands full when he learns the scarab's alien owners are invading Earth - and no one will believe him! Plus, more adventures guest-starring popular Green Lantern Guy Gardner, the Teen Titans, the villainous Eclipso, Typhoon, Giganta and more!" - WorldCat ISBN 1401216420
- Blue Beetle, vol. 4: Endgame - Collects vol. 8 #19-26. - WorldCat ISBN 1401219527
- Blue Beetle: Black and Blue - Collects vol. 8 #27-28, plus the back-up stories from Booster Gold vol. 2 21-24. "Jaime discovers the source of the scarab and what it was designed for." - WorldCat ISBN 1401228976
- Blue Beetle, vol. 5: Boundaries - Collects vol. 8 #29-34. "Jaime Reyes faces the arrival of a mysterious group of men sporting super-abilities as they try to illegally cross into the U.S. from Mexico! And as the protector of both El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, that means double trouble." - WorldCat ISBN 1401221629
- Blue Beetle, vol. 1: Metamorphosis - Collects vol. 9 #1-6. "It's not easy being Jaime Reyes. He has to deal with high school, family and all the drama that comes with being a teenager. Also, he's linked to a powerful scarab created by an alien race known as the Reach who seek to subjugate planets - or annihilate them. But can this teen hero turn an alien weapon of mass destruction into a force for good? And can he protect the scarab from super villains that would use it for their own nefarious purposes?" - WorldCat ISBN 1401237134 - (forthcoming, November 2012)
History
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The Blue Beetle spins out of events in Infinite Crisis.
Leftover Useful Information
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This is the spot for any useful information that doesn't fit into the above categories.
Creative Team
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Writer: Tony Bedard. Artist: Ig Guara.
Publishing History
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- volume 1: #1-60, 1939-1950 (Fox Feature Syndicate)
- volume 2: #18-21, 1955 (Charlton) (continues from The Thing!; continues as Mr. Muscles)
- volume 3: #1-5, 1964-1965 (Charlton)
- volume 4: #50-54, 1965-1966 (Charlton) (continues from Unusual Tales; continues as Ghostly Tales)
- volume 5: #1-5, 1967-1968 (Charlton)
- volume 6: #1-3, 1977 (Modern Comics/Charlton)
- volume 7: #1-24, 1986-1988 (DC)
- volume 8: #1-36, 2006-2009 (DC)
- volume 9: #1- , 2011-present (DC)
Order Codes
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These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.
Future Publication Dates
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Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.
- Blue Beetle #10: 20 Jun 2012
- Blue Beetle #11: 18 Jul 2012
- Blue Beetle #12: 15 Aug 2012
News & Features
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- 10 Apr 2012 - Bedard on Green Lantern: New Guardians-Blue Beetle Crossover
- 03 Oct 2011 - Bedard Brings A Bilingual Blue Beetle to the DCU
- 18 Jul 2011 - Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Blue Beetle
- 30 Jun 2011 - Bedard: DCnU Blue Beetle, 'Spider-Man Meets Green Lantern'
- 02 Apr 2009 - Matthew Sturges & Blue Beetle Back Together in Back-ups
- 12 Feb 2009 - The Road to Albuquerque ... Rafael Albuquerque
- 10 Feb 2009 - Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2
- 17 Dec 2008 - Matthew Sturges is Ready to Run!
- 14 Nov 2008 - Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End
- 13 Aug 2008 - Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges
- 14 Apr 2008 - Sturges Picks Up the Scarab Running in Blue Beetle
- 14 Apr 2008 - Blog@ Q&A: New regular Blue Beetle writer Matt Sturges
- 11 Apr 2008 - Nitz Hablo Español for the Blue Beetle
- 04 Mar 2008 - John Rogers: A Bye-Bye to Blue Beetle'
- 09 Apr 2007 - Torres & Williams II: Bugging Blue Beetle
- 23 Mar 2007 - Blue Beetle Year Two: Talking to John Rogers
- 11 Jan 2007 - John Rogers & Blue Beetle Year Two
- 02 Mar 2006 - Springtime for the DCU: Giffen talks Blue Beetle and 52
Links
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- DC Comics - Publisher's Website
- wikipedia:Blue Beetle