Beetle Bailey Volume 1! Reprinting Beetle Bailey (1962) 39-43 (Western)! Beetle Bailey is a feckless, shirking, perpetual goof-off and straggler known for his chronic laziness and generally insubordinate attitude. Slack, hapless, lanky and freckled, Beetle's eyes are always concealed, whether by headgear, hair or otherwise! Beetle is an American Icon and the quintessential Army Private screw-up! The writers and artists of these issues are largely uncredited in the Grand Comics Database. Hardcover Standard Color!