Blue Beetle
Ted Kord

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Blue Beetle

Alter Ego: Ted Kord

Other Names: Bumblebeeb; Beeb

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Captain Atom (vol. 1) #83 (Nov. 1966): "The New Blue Beetle"

Creators: Steve Ditko, Gary Friedrich

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 457

   Comic Book Appearances: 456

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Extreme Justice; L.A.W.; Super Buddies; The Justice League

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 47 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Armageddon 2001

Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991): "Darktime"
Armageddon 2001 #2 (Oct. 1991): "Conclusion"

Birds of Prey (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 1999): "Long Time Gone"
Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #1 (June 1986): "Out from the Ashes!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #5 (Oct. 1986): "Ask the Right Question!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #9 (Feb. 1987): "Timepiece!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #10 (Mar. 1987): "Time on His Hands!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #11 (Apr. 1987): "Havoc Is...The Hybrid!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #14 (July 1987): "The Phantom of Pago Island!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #15 (Aug. 1987): "In Combat With... Carapax!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 7) #24 (May 1988): "If, at First, You Don't Succeed...!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 8) #36 (Apr. 2009): "Only Change Endures, Part 2 of 2" (hologram)
Blue Beetle (vol. 5) #1 (June 1967): "Bugs the Squids" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 5) #2 (Aug. 1967): "The End is a Beginning!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 5) #3 (Oct. 1967): "The Madmen" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 5) #4 (Dec. 1967): "The Men of the Mask!" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 5) #5 (Nov. 1968): "Faces the Destroyer of Heroes" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 6) #1 (1977): "Bugs the Squids" (lead character)
Blue Beetle (vol. 6) #3 (1977): "The Madmen" (lead character)

Captain Atom (vol. 1) #83 (Nov. 1966): "The New Blue Beetle" (lead character)
Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (May 2005)
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins

DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "Spies Like Us"
DC Heroes Secret Files & Origins #1 (Feb. 1999): "The L.A.W."

DC One Million

DC One Million #1 (Nov. 1998): "Riders on the Storm"
DC One Million #2 (Nov. 1998): "The Day After Tomorrow"

JLA: Incarnations #6 (Dec. 2001): "Buddies" (lead character)
Joker: Last Laugh

Joker: Last Laugh #1 (Dec. 2001): "Stir Crazy"
Joker: Last Laugh #2 (Dec. 2001): "Siege Mentality"

Justice League

Justice League (vol. 1) #1 (May 1987): "Born Again"
Justice League (vol. 1) #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!"
Justice League (vol. 1) #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown"
Justice League (vol. 1) #4 (Aug. 1987): "Winning Hand"
Justice League (vol. 1) #5 (Sep. 1987): "Gray Life, Gray Dreams"
Justice League (vol. 1) #6 (Oct. 1987): "Massacre in Gray"

Justice League America

Justice League America #37 (Apr. 1990): "Furballs!"
Justice League America #70 (Jan. 1993): "Grieving"
Justice League America #71 (Feb. 1993): "New Look" (2-panel cameo)

Justice League International

Justice League International (vol. 1) #7 (Nov. 1987): "Justice League... International!"
Justice League International (vol. 1) #10 (Feb. 1988): "...Back at the Ranch..."
Justice League International (vol. 1) #12 (Apr. 1988): "Who is Maxwell Lord?"

Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #0 (Sep. 2006): "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 2006): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado Red / Tornado Blue" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call" (cover & 1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #38 (Dec. 2009) (statue)

Justice League Quarterly #14 (Spring 1994): "Havoc Unleashed"
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #20 (Dec. 2008): "Earth Bound" (cameo)
Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/BlueBeetle.html
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Beetle_(Ted_Kord)
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=253
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=39079
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=13854
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=56517
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=bluebeetle2
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=bluebeetle2
  - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350951/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/20474/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=18003