Blue Beetle
#2
(May-June 1940)
Fox,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-04-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
FP
- Editing
- Victor Fox (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 452545.
[no title indexed]
Blue Beetle / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
A previous indexer credited Lou Fine for this cover, but according to writers like Jose Villarrubia and Roger Hill that was incorrect.
Keith Chandler : Simon is credited with the cover of issue #3, and this is clearly the same artist.
[The Ridley Murder Case]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Robert Ridley; Dr. Bartlett; Corcoran; Miss Ridley; Charley Storm
- Synopsis
- When Robert Ridley dies on the operating table due to an explosion, the Beetle suspects foul play.
- Reprints
-
in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #5 (No Date [circa June 2008])
-
[Dr. Hanrahan's Murder Syndicate]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Dr. Hanrahan (Intro, villain, Dies); Mrs. O'Rory (intro); John Boyce; Dr. Franz; Joseph Carcaretti (Intro)
- Synopsis
- A Doctor and a crematorian operator run a murder for hire service.
- Reprints
[The Marty Kidnapping]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Leo Stutz; (villain); Nick Naroldi; Ruth Marty
- Synopsis
- Ruth Marty, daughter of a famous judge is kidnapped from her home.
- Reprints
- in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #5 (No Date [circa June 2008])
-
[Fiends At the Fair]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Charles Nicholas (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Nicholas (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); John Dore (carnival manager); Von Heuger (villain); Blackie (villain)
- Synopsis
- Thugs try to force a carnival owner to install slot machines, but the Blue Beetle steps in to stop the racket in its tracks.
- Reprints
-
from Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #6 (January 1940)
-
Mass Murder by Radioactive Salt
Blue Beetle / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Charles Nicholas
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
[The Plot of Captain X-13]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Captain X-13 (Intro, Dies, villain); Eli Crane; Dr.Franz; Jane; Charley Storm; Darrell
- Synopsis
- The Beetle breaks up a spy ring.
- Reprints
- in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #5 (No Date [circa June 2008])
-
[The Arson Ring]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Spike (Intro, villain); his gang (Intro, villain); unnamed girl reporter [Joan Mason?]
Indexer Notes
Story is unsigned.
[no title indexed]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A terrific explosion on the west side of the city
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz; Boss X; Tom
- Synopsis
- Boss X kidnaps the mayor's son.
- Reprints
- from Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #8 (March 1940)
-
[The Charity Race Kidnapping]
Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Monnett (villain); Preyster (villain); Dr.Franz
- Synopsis
- Gangsters kidnap a racehorse and then enter him under false names in different races.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Blue Beetle -
1.
[The Ridley Murder Case]
Blue Beetle -
2.
[Dr. Hanrahan's Murder Syndicate]
Blue Beetle -
3.
[The Marty Kidnapping]
Blue Beetle -
4.
[Fiends At the Fair]
Blue Beetle -
5.
Mass Murder by Radioactive Salt
Blue Beetle -
6.
[The Plot of Captain X-13]
Blue Beetle -
7.
[The Arson Ring]
Blue Beetle -
8.
["A terrific explosion on the west side of the city"]
Blue Beetle -
9.
[The Charity Race Kidnapping]
Blue Beetle
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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