Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) comic books 1942-1944

Cover art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude [as Pat]. Claws of the Cat, art by Al Carreno; The Star Diamond is on exhibit at Bufany's, a temptation for many thieves, including the Cat, a man with a claw instead of a hand. The Octopus of the Underground, art by Al Carreno; An insane gangster called the Octopus has an undersea hideout where the Blue Beetle and Joan almost die, until Mike rescues them. The Dead Don't Kill, art by Louis Cazeneuve; a series of murders are planned to gain control of an inheritance. Cargo of Doom, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Judith Carthy's life is in danger because she has papers that proved Felland is head of an organization that stole army secrets. The Devil's Magic Wash Tub starring Davy the Wish Master. King of the Chess Killers starring the Gladiator, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Stories by Ramona Patenaude, Gene Rider, and Klaus Nordling. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Black Fury, Spark Stevens, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles Dr. Alex Tortel, Pete Sleever, and Bohn. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Allen Ulmer. Red Robe of Death, art by Charles Quinlan; The Red Robe tries to steal Prof Burr's formula for making gasoline out of water. The Terror of Yellow Fang!; The Yellow Fang attempts to steal Doc Hart's formula for a defense against poison gas. The Blue Beetle's Side Kick text story. Untitled V-Man story; V-Man and his friends try to kidnap Hitler. The Mystery of the Blue Ribbon starring Spark Stevens, art by Joe Kubert. The Blue Beetle Matches Wits With the Eye, pencils by Phil Bard; A hypnotist tries to terrorize the city and hold it for ransom. Official Story of Midway Battle--A True Adventure starring Col. Walter C. Sweeney' Jr. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Art Barley. Untitled Blue Beetle story, art by Charles Quinlan; Dan and Mike have to go to a neighboring town to extradite Rod Rutter; Sparky hitches a ride. Madame Fang runs them off the road and rescues Rod; Joan comes along and picks up Dan and Sparky and gives chase. Joan gets captured, so the Beetle and Sparky have to go into action. Untitled Blue Beetle story; The Beetle has to deal with a prison break. Hauptman a Gestapo agent gets by them; Meanwhile Lord Northrup ships his son to America for the duration; Hauptman tries to kidnap the boy when he lands. Four Spies text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled V-Man story; V-Man saves the occupied town of Ste. Gabriel from being wiped out to teach the Resistance a lesson. The Mixed-Up Parrots starring Spark Stevens, art by Joe Kubert. Lt. Edward Henry O'Hare biography. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Monster Mechanic, art by Art Barley; The Blue Beetle has to deal with a criminal who can make men vanish into thin air. Mystery of the Walking Torches, art by Charles Quinlan; Blue Beetle battles a gang of arsonist saboteurs armed with flame throwers. Untitled V-Man story, art by Sol Brodsky; Ginger Dare and the V group have to get money to the French underground; meanwhile Pierre Burrie paints slanderous anti-Nazi posters which attract the attention of Lt. Mopeman. Pvt. Narcisco Ortilano; Pvt. Ortilano fights with MacArthur at Bataan (a true story). The Amateur Magician, art by Oliver Ashford; Dascomb Dinsmore, amateur magician and the mysterious Seidlitz attempt to move on from the circus into a life of crime. Now follow me! starring Spark Stevens, art by Oliver Ashford. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Alberta Tews, Bernie Krigstein, Oliver Ashford, Eddie Murphy, Charles Quinlan, and Sol Brodsky. The Blue Beetle in "The Case of the Twisted Minds" and "The Walking Tank." Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Benny Bumps, V-Man, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles Nazis. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Phil Bard (as Oliver Ashford) and Sol Brodsky. The Blue Beetle in "The Case of the Red Knight," "The Case of the Magic Lamp," and "The Sight-Seeing Bus Mystery." Also Papoose, V-Man in "A Mission of Death," Likkity Split, and Spark Stevens. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as V-Man, Likkity Split, Spark Stevens, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Count Beaufort kills the Red Knight to capture a special jewel, spurring Blue Beetle to action. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

### Stories by Lewis Golden, Oliver Ashford, and Joe Kubert. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as V-Man, Spark Stevens, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle and Spunky travel to the future and visit The Land of Tomorrow. Story about Major Sedley Peck Red Cross Hero. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Aero Plant Sabotage; When the Big Town aero plant is blown up, Dan stumbles upon a quartet of Japanese laundrymen who are actually saboteurs; they try to drown him in a laundry bag. Wanted Vern (Machine Gun) Miller starring the Crime Reporter; Miller is a gun for hire; he's hired by Lanchetti to rub out Detective O'Malley. Scoop Resigns starring Scoop McLuke, script and art by Jack Farr; McLuke goes undercover in Europe for the real scoop on the war. Sinbad the Sailor--Tales from the Arabian Nights, pencils by Ray Wilner, inks by Al Ulmer; Sinbad is shipwrecked on a lonely island where he finds a Roc's egg, and two evil genies. The Monkey Fencer, art by Lewis Golden; The Duke de Montray is the greatest fencer the country of France ever knew; he takes on the Duke de Gromais for the honor of one of the Queen's Ladies In Waiting. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Black Genie, script by Dan Barry, art by Charles Quinlan; Willie the Weasel knocks over an antique store and accidentally drinks from a bottle that contains an ancient genie; the Genie now lives inside Willie, making him invulnerable and still being able to be called on to do genie stuff. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, pencils by Ray Wilner, inks by Al Ulmer; Ali Baba and his Mule leave his nagging wife to sleep in the forest where he meets Ali Satrap and his 40 thieves. Wanted for Murder...George Leslie starring Crime Reporter; Gangster George Leslie tries to knock off the Midtown Savings and Trust. The Flying Tigers Chapter 1 starring Wing Lee, art by Jack Alderman; Wing Lee's village is invaded by the Japanese and he is imprisoned. He organizes the prisoners into a guerilla unit and they escape to join up with Chiang Kai-Shek. 14 Days against Japs and Jungle, script and art by Charles Quinlan. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sid Lazarus. The Case of the Transformation, script by Sylvan Stein, art by Charles Quinlan; Dan quits the police force and joins up with the U.S. Intelligence Dept; Dan and his new friend Bill Dailey are assigned to sneak into Germany. Bagdad 900 Miles, script and art by Sid Lazarus; Having defeated the 40 theives and stolen the treasure, Ali discovers that life at home is not pleasant; he goes off to find more treasure to help pay the income tax; Ali is soon shipwrecked on an island inhabited by a very hungry giant. The Boy Patriots Chapter 2, art by Jack Alderman; Downed american pilot Bill Anderson needs Wing Lee's help to rescue his father from a Japanese POW camp. War stamps ad starring Dipsy Doodle. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The General Alters His Plans, script by Sylvan Stein, art by Allen Ulmer [as Alden Remlu]; Dan, now an American Secret Service agent, arrives in Holland to search for a Nazi glider base. The Smashing Case of Voodoo in New York--Crime Reporter, pencils by Allen Ulmer. Dogs of War text story with photos. Major General James Hawlel Doolittle bio, script and art by Charles Quinlan. Aladdin's Lamp starring Ali Baba, pencils by Ray Willner [as Wilmer Muddleshtunk], inks by Al Ulmer [as Wilmer Muddleshtunk]. Coast Guard Duty featuring Drop Towers, script and art by Robert Webster. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Time Machine; Swami Salami invents a time machine and gets Ali Baba and Muhrad to test it, but he discovers he doesn't much like the 20th century. Babbo, the Babbling Beast; Garrett is now a secret service man stationed in England; Doc Schneider finds a giant tame Oran-a-tang in Africa and brings him back to England where he uses him to commit crimes. G-Men of the Radio War. The Leering Lantern, script and art by Charles Quinlan; Joan and Mike investigate a haunted house that turns out to be a Nazi spy nest. The Bishop and the Halo, art by George Tukel; The Bishop fights Nazis as a masked man in a blue suit. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Deception; Dan Garret sneaks into Japan by convincing the enemy he's a Gestapo agent and helps a captured American pilot escape. The Devil's Highway starring Francisco Salazar; story of how American settlers crossed the Superstition Mountains in Arizona to reach California in the face of hostile Indians. Victory Garden; Ali Baba plants a victory garden, but the Nose steals all his produce so Ali buys a mechanical bloodhound to track him down. Air Pirates; Brody and White rob banks and use an airplane for their getaways. The Left-Handed Killer; Military Intelligence loans Dan to his old town's police force for a few days to help solve a murder. Escape of a French Girl, art by George Tukel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories by Zac. H. Gabel, Louis Ferstadt, Ray Willner, Edith Wieselthier, George Tukel, Al Ulmer, and Ruth Peecook. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as George S. Patton (with a photo), Crime Reporter, Ali Baba, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. An insidious Nazi spy ring operates in the shadows of the capitol of Washington, attempting a coup that would prolong the battle against the Nazis and the Japanese; Blue Beetle intervenes. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Blue Beetle story; a scientist sprays truth gas over the city, inciting a mob. Death in the Sky! featuring Crime Reporter; a Nazi sabotages a new plane, killing the test pilot. Untitled Rod Ripley, Wizard of Science story. Untitled Turkey Joe story, script and art by Sid Lazarus; Joe is a well-dressed turkey with no where to go on the farm, until he gets an invitation to dinner from the Army. Young Norwegian Hero Fools Gestapo article. Igor Sikorsky and His Amazing Helicopter. Double Trouble [Part 1]; The military sends a captured Gestapo agent back into Germany to impersonate the Blue Beetle and help free some captured soldiers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Double Trouble Part 2; The Beetle has captured the Wunder Plant in Germany, but Fritz the fake Blue Beetle is still on the loose and has fooled Dan's new girlfriend Tina into helping him; meanwhile a German super bomber is attacking an American City. T'was the Night Before Christmas, art by Sid Lazarus. Untitled Boxie Weaver story, art by Morris Weiss. West to Japan fact page. Flying Dutchmen Raid an American City article. The Devil's Trill starring Durrand Draw, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by George Tukel. Blue Beetle Solves the Canadian Murders!, script by Montgomery Mulford; the Blue Beetle solves a double murder and quells a rebellion. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Blue Beetle story; the Beetle back behind German lines, masquerades as Fritz von Straff, who is masquerading as the Beetle. Untitled Ali Baba story; Young comic book fan 'Erbert meets the Blue Beetle who offers to take him to meet Ali Baba. AAF Bombers Based in India Raise Havoc With Japs in Burma article. The Case of the Kodiak Snap starring Durrand Draw, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by George Tukel. Untitled Blue Beetle story; on leave in New York, the Beetle gets involved with a case involving arsonists who leave no evidence. 1000 Fathoms Under the Sea! starring Deep-Sea Dawson, art by Gordon Fisher. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spider Joe; while on leave from Military Intelligence, Dan helps the Chicago police with a Nazi-related case. Bean Shooter starring Petey and Pop, art by Morris Weiss. Magic Tricks for Young and Old, five pages of activity. The Case of the Escaped Suspect starring Durrand Draw, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by George Tukel. Untitled Ali Baba story, script by Charles Loeb, art by Sid Lazarus. Untitled Drop Towers story, script by Ed Forre, art by Robert Webster. Untitled Boxie Weaver story, script by Ink Higgins, art by Morris Weiss. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Adventure of the Crumbling Skyscraper, art by E. C. Stoner; German saboteurs blow up a building and leave evidence that the Beetle is responsible. Peril In the Pacific; Dan Garrett is given the assignment of protecting Col. Denton who is delivering information of the utmost importance. They Came to Destroy America text story. The Whistling Death; Joan Mason solves the mystery of a Broadway booking agent's murder. The Very Salty Tale of the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Jack Farr; after being declared 4-F by the draft board, the O'Brine twins join the Merchant Marine. Coxwell and Glaisher fact page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Blue Beetle stars in "Bridge to Heaven," "The Secret Weapon," and a third untitled story. Joan Mason, reporter stars in "Murder on the Diamond," The O'Brine Twins star in an untitled story. Hitler cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by E. C. Stoner. Voyage of Doom!, art by Gerald Altman; Garret and Spunky are sent by the F.B.I. to Morocco to investigate the death of an American agent. The Adventure of the Double Cell; When Prof. Hogart is murdered, the Beetle accidentally ingests himself with Hogart's secret formula which creates an eerie duplicate of himself. Sullivan's Folly text story, art by Herman Browner. Untitled Joan Mason, Reporter story, art by Gerald Altman; Joan Mason investigates unscrupulous behavior at the Children Protective Society. Untitled The O'Brine Twins, script and art by Jack Farr. Fight for Freedom, art by E. C. Stoner; Aquatis, an underwater city, attacks New York. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Farr and others. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle. The Blue Beetle seeks the deep-cover Nazi agent known only as K-4 after he abducts Joan; A meteor from Saturn brings space-criminals who see Earth as territory to conquer, in the first chapter of the multi-issue Threat From Saturn serial; Joan Mason connects a series of art thefts with messages from the French underground and a Nazi agent named Schuppe. The Menace of K-4; The Black Terror; The Threat From Saturn, Part 1: Spawn of Saturn; Joan Mason: The Missing Portrait; Visitors From Hades; O'Brine Twins. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Artist who Painted Death!; the Prophetic Painter paints your future. The Threat From Saturn--Chapter 2: The Blinding Ray; criminals banished from the planet Saturn attempt to take over the Earth. The Beauty Parlor Murders; Joan Mason discovers a bag of cocaine in her purse. The Land of "Yups" "Nopes" and "Maybes" starring the O'Brine Twins. Untitled Blue Beetle story featuring the Beetlemobile. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Runaway House, art by E. C. Stoner [as Otis]; The Beetle and Joan go to the Barth house to pick up Nell and Bruce to take them on their adventure. The Threat From Saturn Chapter. 3: The Blue Beetle At Bay!, art by E. C. Stoner; Gloat takes possession of the Blue Beetle. The Education of Johnny Poppa text story. The Creamery Crime starring Joan Mason, art by Art Allen. The Great Presto starring the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Larry Page. The Talking Jewel; Bill Stevens is accused of killing his fiance's father and trying to steal the Mindali Diamond. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.