Blue Beetle
Real Name
Dan Garret
Current Alias
Blue Beetle
Alignment
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Characteristics
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Marital Status
Occupation
Police Officer
Origin
Creators
Will Eisner, Charles Nicholas
History[]
Rookie cop, Dan Garret is given the Vitamin 2-X formula by Dr. Franz, who intends the powerful vitamin to only be used by someone pure of heart. Vitamin 2-X gives Garret super-strength. He dons a bullet-proof blue chain mail costume and uses his powers to fight crime. He drives a hopped-up roadster and projects his beetle insignia onto walls to frighten criminals. He was later joined by a sidekick named Sparky.
Notes
- Dan Garret first appeared in Mystery Men Comics #1. However, this character was moved to Charlton Comics and DC Comics.
Trivia
- In the DC Universe, his successor was Ted Kord, taking up his mentor's mantle using martial arts and gadgetry, eventually becoming a member of Justice League International, Living Assault Weapons, and Super Buddies. His third successor, Jamie Reyes, a teenager who uses the scarab to construct an exo-skeleton and joins the Teen Titans.
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