blue beetle
Summary: The Blue Beetle is Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman. Who, after being shot, was given a mysterious vitamin 2X that gave him the strength of 10 men. And, by wearing bullet proof blue chain mail, transformed himself into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for law. After his father was killed by a gangsters bullet, young Dan Garret joined the New York Police Department, but soon tired of the slow pace and red tape of police work. With the help of his friend and mentor, pharmacist and drugstore proprietor Dr. Franz, Dan acquired a strange mask and suit of impenetrable blue chain armour which was flexible as silk but stronger than steel, and began a second life, fighting crime as The Blue Beetle. His calling card was a small beetleshaped marker that he left in conspicuous places to alert criminals to his presence, using their fear of his crime fighting reputation as a weapon against them. The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men 1, published by Fox Features Syndicate. The Blue Beetle Radio Serial aired from 051540 to 091340 as a CBS. 30 minutes, syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes. Later episodes were uncredited.
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Podcasts:
The Blue Beetle. July 24, 1940. Sabotage Incorporated. Part one. The only suspect in a murder case is an anthropologist with an air pistol that fiendishly shoots a suffocating gas. 15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle strikes another blow for law and order. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. July 31, 1940. Smashing The Restaurant Racket. Part one. The Blue Beetle tackles a restaurant protection gang. 15 minutes. Part two. An aerial chase in an airplane piloted by the mayor himself puts an end to the head of the restaurant racket. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. August 7, 1940. Two Rackets In One. Part one. The Modern Trucker Protective Association and a poultry racket means double trouble for York City. The Blue Beetle is captured by a Mexican bandito. 15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle steals a bombing plane and attacks the leader of the rackets. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. August 14, 1940. The Underworld Goes Underground. Part one. The Blue Beetle goes underground to find out why so many accidents are plaguing a tunnel project. 15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle breaks out of a decompression chamber and breaks up the racket. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. August 21, 1940. The Dancing Ghosts Of Rocky Hills. Part one. A ciphered message to the Blue Beetle sends him to a haunted house to investigate. 15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle solves the mystery of the dancing ghosts and a counterfeiting ring. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. August 28, 1940. The Whale Of Pirates Folly. Part one. The Blue Beetle tracks down a gang of smugglers and is thrown into the harbor, tied up in a net and left unconscious. 15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle captures a submarine disguised as a whale being used by smugglers. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. September 4, 1940. Asylum Of Dr. Drear. Part one. The Blue Beetle is captured while trying to free a banker being kept imprisoned in an insane asylum.15 minutes. Part two. The Blue Beetle escapes from a straight jacket and frees the banker. 15 minutes.
The Blue Beetle. September 11, 1940. Jewel Mystery Of Channel Island. Part one. The Blue Beetle begins an investigation of jewel robberies on an island resort. 15 minutes. Part two. Recovering from a hundred foot jump into the sea, the Blue Beetle captures the jewel thief. The last show of the series. 15 minutes.
