Blue Beetle



Blue Beetle is published by DC Comics. The current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Blue Beetle #15: 19 Dec 2012

Current Issue

 * Blue Beetle #16: 23 Jan 2013

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Monthly. Final issue is #16.

Main Characters

 * Blue Beetle/Jaime Reyes

Blue Beetle #16
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Trade Paperbacks

 * 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


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 2: Blue Diamond - Collects vol. 9 #0 & 7-16, plus Green Lantern: New Guardians #9. "Jaime Reyes struggles with the curse of the scarab that is the source of his powers, a loathsome threat emerges: a predator who stalks runaway children!" - WorldCat ISBN 1401238505 - (forthcoming, April 2013)

History
The Blue Beetle spins out of events in Infinite Crisis.

Leftover Useful Information
This is the spot for any useful information that doesn't fit into the above categories.

Creative Team
Writer: Tony Bedard. Artist: Ig Guara.

Publishing History

 * 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: #1-16, 2011-2013 (DC)

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Blue Beetle, vol. 2: Blue Diamond TP: 24 Apr 2013

News & Features

 * 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

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Blue Beetle