Blue Beetle (1964 Charlton) comic books 1963-1965

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Cover by Bill Fraccio and Frank McLaughlin. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle, is also the first to contain original material. This issue is also notable as Charlton's first entry into the superhero genre in the Silver Age. Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle, battles an ancient mummy. An injured police officer needs an artificial heart to survive, in a story that predates the actual artificial heart by a decade or two. Plus fun facts about the duckbill platypus, a "fun" animal if there ever was one. The Giant Mummy Who Was Not Dead; Jungle Waters; Freaks of Nature; Have a Heart; Record of the Rocks. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. In the frozen North, Blue Beetle faces both prehistoric monsters and Commie spies, bringing new meaning to the phrase "Cold War." Trina and Jacques discover the Lost City of Atlantis in an air pocket on the ocean floor. Hot War in the Arctic; The Waiting Game; Space Engineering; The Thief; The Lost City. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. Blue Beetle faces the evil Mr. Thunderbolt (no relation to Peter Cannon), a sinister mastermind with a plot to destroy the Earth. A hunter in Africa realizes that he loves wild animals, and what he really likes hunting is poachers. Letters page includes a letter from future Game of Thrones and Wild Cards fantasy author George RR Martin. Mr. Thunderbolt and the Superstar; What Killed Them?; The Smartest Apes; No Killer Instinct. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Pat Masulli, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. After every other insect in the animal kingdom (including beetles and ticks) has inspired a superhero or villain, it was only a matter of time before the arrival of...Praying Mantis-Man. The backup stories include a science-fiction yarn with early art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott, and a Blue Beetle pin-up by Pat Masulli. The Praying Mantis-Man; The Silent World; The Outpost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Fraccio and Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Frank McLaughlin, Alan Weiss, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. The second Charlton series to feature Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. Blue Beetle plays a deadly game of human chess with the Red Knight. In a three-part, issue-length story, he must save Regina White, whom the Knight sees as the White Queen. Letters page includes a letter and drawing from future comics creator Alan Weiss, his first published work. Blue Beetle Challenges the Red Knight; The Gulf Stream; Capture of the White Queen!; Nightmare; Checkmate!; The Temple of Amon-Re. Final issue of the series; followed by Blue Beetle (1965 Charlton) #50. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.