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Publishers / Charlton / Blue Beetle (1967) / #1
1June 1967
$0.12

Blue Beetle #1

Charlton · June 1967 · on sale February 21, 1967

First appearance (promotional): The PeacemakerFirst appearance (promotional): Christopher SmithFirst appearance (cover): The Question
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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1967
Key date
June 1967
On-sale date
February 21, 1967
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of The Peacemaker - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Christopher Smith - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (cover) of The Question - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Vic Sage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jarvis Kord - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Banshee - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Max Bine - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Rodor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids!cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoBlue Beetle, Ted Kord, The Question First, Vic Sage First
2Bugs the Squidscomic story18script: Steve Ditko, D. C. Glanzman; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoBlue Beetle, Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, Dan Garrett, Lt. Fisher, Jarvis Kord First, Tracey
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetAllen Adam, Captain Atom, Rip Jagger, Judomaster, The Peacemaker First, Peter Cannon, Christopher Smith First, Thunderbolt
9-letters page1script: Dick Giordano; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
10Who is the Question?comic story7script: Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve DitkoThe Question First, Vic Sage First, The Banshee First, Max Bine First, Professor Rodor First

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Blue Beetle #11977On eBay ›
The Action Heroes Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-1346-4; 978-1-4012-1346-6		2007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Blue Beetle: Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-248-7		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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