{"product_id":"the-charlton-comics-blue-beetle-series-volume-one-black-white-edition","title":"THE CHARLTON COMICS' BLUE BEETLE SERIES: VOLUME ONE BLACK \u0026 WHITE EDITION","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Garrett studied archaeology in Egypt, when he found a magical scarab in the tomb of Kha-ef-Re.\u003cbr\u003e\nWith this scarab and the words ÒKaji DhaÓ he was endowed with superhuman strength, the ability to\u003cbr\u003e\nfly, and he could shoot lightning from his hands as the BLUE BEETLE.\u003cbr\u003e\nBLUE BEETLE was first published by Victor Fox's outfit. The title was then transferred to Holyoke\u003cbr\u003e\nPublishing and eventually wound up back at Fox. After Fox closed shop, the BLUE BEETLE landed at\u003cbr\u003e\nCharlton Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\nCharlton Comics' first issue of the BLUE BEETLE started with number 18, picking up the numbering from\u003cbr\u003e\nthe recently canceled title THE THING. Issues #18 and 19, abetted with new covers, only contained\u003cbr\u003e\nreprints from the Fox Publishing series. Issues #20 and #21 contained brand new stories, although #21,\u003cbr\u003e\npublished in August of 1955, was to be the last issue.\u003cbr\u003e\nCharlton's next BLUE BEETLE series began with issue #1 in June of 1964 and lasted five issues, ending in\u003cbr\u003e\nApril 1965. In July of 1965 Dan Garrett as the BLUE BEETLE returned for five more issues, this time\u003cbr\u003e\nbeginning with issue #50, picking up the numbering sequence from the defunct UNUSUAL TALES series.\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough this was the end of Dan Garrett's time as the BLUE BEETLE, Charlton would soon pull another\u003cbr\u003e\nbug out of their hat\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RETRO COMIC REPRINTS","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44337345790113,"sku":"9798891524408","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/nvqzk7y-front-shortedge-384_eec6c2c6-75fb-4666-b21b-cfb32289aa96.jpg?v=1747581930","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/the-charlton-comics-blue-beetle-series-volume-one-black-white-edition","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}