Blue Beetle:
Friend of the Unfortunate

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The Blue Beetle has had a long and storied history. The character was created by Charles Nicholas and debuted in the comic book “Mystery Men” in 1939. Over the decades, the Blue Beetle has had several comic publishers, including Fox, Holyoke, Charlton, and finally DC. After the Mystery Men debuted, the Beetle had a syndicated newspaper comic strip, then in 1940 he got his own radio program.

The radio program did not last too long, only 48 epidodes of 13 minute length (combined here into 24 episodes of 26 minutes.) The programs follow the adventures of Dan Garret, a policeman who finds the police bureaucracy a little to constraining. When he feels that the red tape gets in the way of justice, Dan dons the special armor created by his friend and mentor, Doctor Franz, puts on a mask and fights crime as The Blue Beetle. The actor who portrayed Dan Garrett was Frank Lovejoy.

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This CD includes all 48 episodes in 24 ½ hour segments
Blue Beetle 400515 01-02 Origin - Smashing Spy Ring
Blue Beetle 400517 03-04 Sabatoge - Liquidation
Blue Beetle 400522 05-06 Murder For Profit
Blue Beetle 400524 07-08 Blasting Dynamite Gang
Blue Beetle 400529 09-10 Invisible Ghost
Blue Beetle 400531 11-12 Death Rides Horseback
Blue Beetle 400605 13-14 Death Strikes From The East
Blue Beetle 400607 15-16 Sea Serpent
Blue Beetle 400612 17-18 Frame Up
Blue Beetle 400614 19-20 Spirits Don't Talk
Blue Beetle 400619 21-22 Thoroughbreds Always Come Through
Blue Beetle 400621 23-24 Smashing The Arson Ring
Blue Beetle 400626 25-26 Rounding Up The Payroll Bandits
Blue Beetle 400703 27-28 Crime Incorportaed
Blue Beetle 400710 29-30 Saved By A Hair
Blue Beetle 400717 31-32 Finesse In Diamonds
Blue Beetle 400725 33-34 Sabotage Incorporated
Blue Beetle 400731 35-36 Smashing The Restaurant Racket
Blue Beetle 400807 37-38 Two Rackets In One
Blue Beetle 400814 39-40 Underworld Goes Underground
Blue Beetle 400821 41-42 Dancing Ghost Of Rocky Hill
Blue Beetle 400828 43-44 Whale Of Pirates Folly
Blue Beetle 400904 45-46 Asylum Of Doctor Drear
Blue Beetle 400911 47-48 Last Show Jewel Mystery