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1June 1964
$0.12

Blue Beetle #1

Charlton · June 1964 · on sale 1964

First appearance: Dan GarrettFirst appearance: Blue BeetleOrigin: Blue Beetle
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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1964 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1964
Key date
1964-06-00
On-sale date
1964
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dan Garrett - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Blue Beetle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Blue Beetle.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Giant Mummy Who Was Not Dead!cover1pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Frank McLaughlinBlue Beetle First, Dan Garrett First
3The Giant Mummy Who Was Not Deadcomic story20script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Fraccio; inks: Tony TallaricoBlue Beetle First, Dan Garrett First
6Jungle Waterscartoon1
10Freaks of Nature!cartoon1
13Have a Hearttext story2letters: typesetDr. Hugo Schindler; Abbott; Dr. Granoff; Ethel Golding; John Golding; Dr. Moriarty
14Record of the Rockscomic story3script: Joe Gill; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlin

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Finest: Blue Beetle: Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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