Blue Beetle #5 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Question Is Back--And the Answer Is Murder!	cover	1	pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Bruce Patterson; letters: Todd Klein	Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; The Question [Vic Sage]
1	Ask the Right Question!	comic story	22	script: Len Wein; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John Costanza	Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; The Question [Vic Sage]; Lou Crocker; The Wild Ones [Brandon; Cisco; Twitch; Pony; Fringe; Slab] (street gang); Jerry (cop); Brent (cop); Vincent Perignon (gangster); Hugo (gangster); The Muse [Richard Perignon]; Rodent (informant for Vic Sage); Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett] (Fla
2	-	letters page	2	script: Len Wein
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893173110
Canadian	price 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893173110

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Blue Beetle #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-5147-5	2015	On eBay ›

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