SUPERHERO ORIGINS: BLUE BEETLE
Blue Beetle has been one of my favourite superheroes for many years mainly for one reason he is blue but today we are going to find out why Blue Beetle is a very iconic character.
Blue Beetle is the name of 4 fictional characters that appeared in the many American Comic Publishing companies.
Dan Garret
Dan Garret was the original Blue Beetle who first appeared in Mystery Men #1.
Son of an officer killed by a criminal this rendition of the character had no powers whatsoever. In later issues Garret donned a bulletproof blue costume ( described as chain mail made out of cellulose material which is as light as silk but as strong as steel ) and temporarily gained superhuman strength and stamina.
Dan Garret 2.0
During 1964 Charlton Comics gained the rights of the Blue Beetle character. They kept the original name but added superhuman powers. This Dan Garret was an archaeologist who collected a number of superhuman traits including superhuman strength, vision, flight, and the ability to create energy blasts. He collected the powers from a mystical scarab during a search in Egypt. He would transform into the Blue Beetle by saying the words "Kaji Dah"
Ted Kord
Know Blue Beetle was handed over to DC Comics giving us Ted Kord the 2 ( technically 3rd ) Blue Beetle.
Ted Kord was a former student of Dan Garret the previous Blue Beetle and was a very intelligent inventor and a skilled athelete. Kord and Garret were investigating Kord's Uncle, Jarvis learning he was making a army of Androids trying to take over the world. Garret changed into Blue Beetle but unfortunately sadly died and handed over the Blue Beetle title to Kord. But could take the mystical scarab.
Jaime Reyes
Jaimer Reyes was born in El Paso, Texas with his father, mother and sister. He finds the mystical scarab in a vacant lot and fuses it with him while he sleeps. After Booster Gold revealing what powers he had he joined the Teen Titans. The Blue Beetle scarab is previously shown as a mystical object, it is later turned into a tool of war the the alien race the Reach. The scarab is a gift for the world champion and the tool for its protector (the champion becomes the world protector ) and it allows the wearer of the scarab to create weapons and tools out of the suit.
The Blue Beetle has had a short series on the Radio and also has appeared in 2 animated series including Batman Brave and the Bold and Young Justice.
I know this is not the best superhero in the Universe but i really like this superhero because of how much i relate to the character and also how this superhero has so much history.
Blue Beetle is awesome :D
The folks over at Latino Review recently teased exclusive news on an upcoming Marvel property and that news is all about Hulk. The next you see hulk will be in May 2015 with the release of Avengers 2. They believe at the end of that film we'll see Hulk banished from Earth by the Illuminati, a secret organization consisting of Superheroes. The Illuminati feel that Hulks rage may be the destruction of the planet. The banishment may lead to a solo film base on the 2006 comic 'Planet Hulk'. In that comic, Hulk lands on a planet where he is turned into a slave
and forced to fight in gladiator style battles. He eventually escapes,
of course, and takes on the planet's king, who he defeats and becomes
king himself. The story ends with the Illuminati spacecraft (that carried Hulk) killing his pregnant wife.
Hulk comes back to Earth with his followers for revenge on the killing of his wife. This is the storyline of 'World War Hulk' where Latino Review believe is the plot of Avengers 3.
