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5November-December 1940
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Blue Beetle #5

Fox · November-December 1940 · on sale 1940-11-20

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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November-December 1940
Key date
1940-11-20
On-sale date
1940-11-20
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Chuck Cuidera; inks: Chuck CuideraBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]
1Death From Scragcomic story10pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Scrag (Villain; Intro; Dies); Mike Mannigan; Joan Mason; Dr. Franz
2Kober's Lightning Weaponcomic story10pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Kober (Villain; Intro, Dies); Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz; Joan Mason
3Case of the Missing Blueprintcomic story10pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Frenzo (villain; intro); Rack (Intro); Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz; Joan Mason
4The Beetle's New Powerscomic story14pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Louis CazeneuveBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Vito Catelli (villain); Big Bill O'Rory; Little Lulu (gangster, NOT the same as the Dell character!); Dr.Franz; Mike Mannigan; Charley Storm; Catelli's daughter
5The Blue Beetle and the Hi-Jack Combinetext story2script: N. N. NathanielBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Killer Agerrs; Dr. Franz; Police Commissioner Harmon
6The Oasis of Li-Wangcomic story6script: Bob Powell; pencils: Arthur Dean; inks: Arthur DeanDr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Li Wang
7Big-Shot Krard's Dope Ringcomic story5pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence; Dan Krard (villain, intro); Miss Henner (Intro)
8In the Underworld of Pariscomic story3script: Will Eisner; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaZanzibar the Magician [alias Sir Cravel]; Simone (intro, villain)

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