| Issue | #40 |
| Published | Winter 1945-46 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Victor Fox |
| Notes | FDC (Fawcett) distributor symbol. |
| Characters | Blue Beetle |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Louis Ferstadt |
| Inks | Louis Ferstadt |
| Notes | Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mr. Lunar (intro, Villain); Mike Mannigan; Judge Smith; Mrs. True |
| Synopsis | Mr. Lunar vows revenge on those who put him in jail, and accomplishes it with carnival masks shaped like the Moon that drive people crazy. |
| Pencils | Louis Ferstadt [as Otis] |
| Inks | Louis Ferstadt [as Otis] |
| Notes | Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Beetle has super powers, including flying. |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18 |
| Characters | Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; McPherson; Spider Spaulding |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | ? [as Art Allen] |
| Inks | ? [as Art Allen] |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18 |
| Script | Henry Wope |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18 |
| Characters | Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Prof. Zezo |
| Synopsis | Prof. Zezo's time machine steals 24 hours. Everybody ends up a day in the future and can't remember what happened on the day in between. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Louis Ferstadt [as Otis] |
| Inks | Louis Ferstadt [as Otis] |
| Notes | Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Blue Beetle has super powers. |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18 |
| Characters | Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy |
| Synopsis | Cuthbert tries to do the shopping. |
| Genre | sitcom |
| Script | Hal George |
| Pencils | Hal George |
| Inks | Hal George |
| Reprinted | in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18 |