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1[Winter 1940]
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Blue Beetle #1

Fox · [Winter 1940] · on sale 1940-01-02

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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[Winter 1940]
Key date
1940-01-00
On-sale date
1940-01-02
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]
1The Origin of Blue Beetlecomic story13script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Michael Garret (dies); Mrs. Garret (dies); Karen Dobbs; Chick Alonzo (villain, introduction); Mike Mannigan
2The Coming of the Blue Beetlecomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Mr. Vander; The White Face Gang; John Brandes; Mike Ravani
3The Armored Truck Robberycomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Tim
4The Loan Shark Racketcomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Barnes; Spike
5Protection Insurance For Newsboyscomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Bull Blackart
6A Trap For the Blue Beetlecomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz
7Death Rides On Horsebacktext story2pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations); inks: ? (2 spot illustrations); colors: ? (2 spot illustrations); letters: typesetBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Bannon; Sergeant Maddon
8The Old Hex Housecomic story8script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerYarko; Carole Tate; Oliver Tate; Shaddiba; Doga; Ivan
9Death and the Devilcomic story7script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerYarko; Inspector Drake; Mulvaney; Death; The Devil; Beppo; Killer Kirby
10The Judge's Wife and the Smugglerscomic story8script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner, Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell, Will EisnerYarko; Fred Lawton; Rita Lawton; Rocco; Detective Gail Martin; Andre Coe
11Vladim the Voodoo Mastercomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellYarko; Vladim

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

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