Volume 1 of the archive contained nearly all of captain atoms charlton. Script by len wein, pencils by paris cullins, inks by danny bulanadi. Blue beetle ted kord voices dc universe behind the. Garrett and they traveled to jarvis island hideout where garrett used his sacred scarab to become the blue beetle, battling the superandroids. The blue beetle was moved with his popularity to newspaper syndication and then the old time radio show in 1940, in addition to continued comic book adventures. Images of the blue beetle ted kord voice actors from the dc universe franchise. The mysterious blue beetle scarab has chosen a new guardian. Blue beetle real name jaime reyes is a member of the team. If dc develops more series and web series set in the arrowverse. Thats not the sort of complication jaime reyes needs in his life as he continues to deal with his overbearing mentor, ted kord, and a new romantic interest. Back at the daily planet, clark questions lois on the billboard advertising the blur. This beetle first appeared as a series of very short backup stories in ditkos captain atom, starting in the 83rd issue november, 1966.
The brave and the bold 2008 tv show blue beetle ted kord. Ted discovered that jarvis had created an army of superandroids for which he intended to conquer the world. One of my alltime favorite examples of a legacy character is from 10 years ago, when ted kord, the second blue beetle, there have been three was killed off as part of infinite crisis, one of those reboot events that i mentioned earlier, and replaced a by hispanic teenager named jaime pronounced ha. The madmen were a charlton team of bad guys who were basically blue collar jokers. One of my alltime favorite examples of a legacy character is from 10 years ago, when ted kord, the second blue beetle, there have been three was killed off as part of infinite crisis, one of those reboot events that i mentioned earlier, and replaced a by hispanic teenager named jaime pronounced haeemeh reyes. Deprived of the scarab that empowered his predecessor, ted was forced to rely on his superior athleticism, fighting prowess, and. She was starling cities da and was killed by one of slades soldiers back in season 2. The blue beetle radio serial aired from 051540 to 0940 as a cbs 30 minutes, syndicated series. As the title suggests, the cartoon focuses on batmans teamups with various heroes, similar to the original comic book series but.
Blue beetle, on the other hand, was originally the superhero alias of dan garret, a professor who passes on his title to his student ted kord, who lacks the superpowers possessed by garret. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of blue beetle ted kord in mad show. Blue beetle comes out of retirement and his first case is against the arsonist firefist. Explore this and more as you follow along with us in the first season of the blue beetle. Oct 07, 2008 jaime reyes, fledgling superhero, really comes into his own, and its at this stage that he finally becomes my favorite blue beetle it used to be ted kord. Season 2, episode 17 series 1, episode 43 unrated cc hd cc sd. Whats more, theres already liveaction test footage of jaimes scarab activating the power suit.
A sixth issue was produced, but published in the charlton portfolio by cpl gang. Throwing in that preflashpoint he would become a timetraveling timekeeper but would have to hide this important duty under a new round of his old glory hound persona, it gives a surprising pathos to a character usually known as a comedic one especially in tandem with ted kord blue beetle ii as the superhero comedy duobromance blue and. He considered joining his fathers business, kord omniversal research and development, inc in chicago, but overall, he had no real direction. Other features from this series continued in the new holyoke series sparkling stars. As he conveniently couldnt pass on the nifty scarab that gave him powers, ted used his formidable intellect to. Ted kord was the second person to become the blue beetle. Ted kord blue beetle september 17, 2015 booster gold and blue beetle, two dc comics superheros that have long been rumored to appear in either an upcoming film or tv show, are now being groomed for a teamup feature from warner bros. Poor ted kord never really got a lot of chances to shine on his own, but here are my highlights in no particular order. The story has reincorporated elements of ted kord s history as a. Geoff johns revealed this morning that dc entertainment is hoping to develop a liveaction series starring jaime reyes the blue beetle. In june 2009, blue beetle was brought back as a cofeature of the more. Jul 25, 2012 explore this and more as you follow along with us in the first season of the blue beetle.
In the battle between beetle and firefist, beetle is trapped in the burning firehouse. Ghost rider on agents of shield season 4 join marvel insider and get free stuff. Shows 3 new feature click the filter dropdown to view vas grouped by reprisals. Theyve mentioned kord industries ted kordblue beetles company. Blue beetle ted kord was seen in alex ross and mark waids limited series. Blue beetle has his hands full when overthrow attacks kord, inc. Dc entertainment wants a blue beetle liveaction series. Now the newest hero in the dcu will have to deal with increasingly strange and dangerous days, all while trying to lead his normal teenaged life. In july 2015, on the night that ted kord, the original blue beetle, died in an. The blue beetle was another early comic book hero that tugged on the cape of superman. The sad fact is that the fate of all dc animated series on cartoon network is. In the comics, jaime became the blue beetle after ted kord was. But hes in luck, because his predecessorted kordis back in the dc universe and here. Justice last season, will be doing a booster gold and blue beetle episode that will feature jaime reyes blue beetle, skeets, and possibly ted kord.
But the name goes all the way back to a character that first appeared in 1939 the recent blue beetle is ted kord, an electronics genius and millionaire industrialist along the lines of marvel comics iron man a guy able to design all kinds of nifty technogadgets that a superhero would find handy, who also has enough money to build them. Ted kord was created in the pages of charlton comics captain atom in the mid sixties. Jun, 2010 blue beetle s going to appear in most of the brave and the bolds this year and were hoping to develop a liveaction show. Throwing in that preflashpoint he would become a timetraveling timekeeper but would have to hide this important duty under a new round of his old glory hound persona, it gives a surprising pathos to a character usually known as a comedic one especially in tandem with ted kordblue beetle ii as the superhero comedy duobromance blue and. Join us for this exciting new web series, available now, from rumblespoon productions. Ted kord, aka the blue beetle, returns, only to be thrust into a new mystery. For the second beetle, ted kord, the scarab didnt work at all. In college, he received degrees in physics, english lit, and theoretical mathematics. How a blue beetle defeated starro injustice ii newer red hood and the outlaws vol. Ted kord returns, only to be thrust into a new mystery. The first beetle, dan garrett, was only able to summon a whit of the scarabs full might. He was good at science, business, and everything else he tried. When the infinite crisis was all said and done, dan garretts old blue beetle scarab was found by a teenager named jaime reyes who would go on to become the third hero calling himself blue beetle. The blue beetle series is kind of jarring like many of giffens books.
Jaime reyes, fledgling superhero, really comes into his own, and its at this stage that he finally becomes my favorite blue beetle it used to be ted kord. During this period, blue beetle had his own series, written by len wein, which. The brave and the bold, an american animated television series based in part on the dc comics series the brave and the bold which features two or more superheroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a supervillain. Booster is the eighteenth episode in the tenth season of smallville, and the two. If youre having trouble watching these videos on the screenwave player, you can view them on youtube here and here. Ted kord s really the only character ive ever really wanted to come back from the dead in the dcu. If the crew down at dc could be kind enough to muster up enough creativity to pull off a good. Comicnewbies the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Consequently, kord must find crafty ways to compensate, such as through gadgets and other various inventions. Theodore stephen ted kord is the second blue beetle, a superhero who was originally published by charlton comics and later picked up by dc comics. All versions young justice 2010 tv show blue beetle ted kord. Unfortunately, dc comics killed him off during their infinite crisis series. The blue beetle old time radio golden age of radio. Michael jon carter, oliver queen, ras al ghul, ted kord, waylon jones.
Often titled the blue beetle, on the cover andor in indicia. What dc characters have appeared in arrow tv series and which will appear in. Potentially a backdoor pilot, for a blue beetle television series that. Early on, ditko dropped intriguing hints that this ted kord character had a connection to another blue beetle charlton had published, whose series had been discontinued several months earlier. Ted kord became the blue beetle when his professor dan garrett, the original blue beetle, died in battle with teds uncle and made ted promise to take up his mantle. Blue beetles going to appear in most of the brave and the bolds this year and were hoping to develop a liveaction show. Jun 24, 2012 ted kord returns, only to be thrust into a new mystery. Ted kord 19832015 was a member of the justice league, dan garretts chosen. Jun, 2010 dc entertainment wants a blue beetle liveaction series geoff johns revealed this morning that dc entertainment is hoping to develop a liveaction series starring jaime reyes the blue beetle.
The blue beetle the distinction of being one of the few golden age characters to survive into to present, but the character has been through many changes and revisions, and the original character is quite different from the one that comic book readers know today. Meet the hive mind called horde, an entity that can summon a host of minions to overwhelm any foe. Zoe saldana, director reed morano team for sabaya, backstory of the 2015 u. I havent read the main rebirth series but from what ive gathered online, part of the whole. The question ran as a backup series, with the fifth issue featuring a quasiteamup in which the blue beetle story. May 03, 2015 many people liken blue beetle to spiderman, with his technical prowess and acrobatic fighting style, but ted kord is truly a hero all his own. But supernatural powers can be a blessing and a curse. Latest headlines avengers star pom klementieff is the latest to join christopher mcquarries mission. Actor frank lovejoy provided the voice of the blue beetle for the. About ted kord blue beetle blue beetle comic friend ted kord on facebook new. The blue beetle series from 2006 is the best thing youve.
Created by charles nicholas for the comic book mystery men, it first appearedin 1939. Dc entertainment wants a blue beetle liveaction series cbr. As someone who has all the charltonscarabmagic dan garrett blue beetle stories we had a great, if overpriced, antique shop near my college, its a vast improvement in both quality and tone, and. Will ted kord combat crime lord big dix or, like us, will he just laugh at him. I was a big fan of the previous blue beetle, ted kord, and was rather miffed at dc for. Character bio investigating the secrets teds uncle, jarvis kord, kept from him whilst working on a project together. Blue beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of american. With everyones favorite beetle, ted kord, back in the spotlight in convergence, it seems like the perfect time to delve into his history and see a little of what makes him so beloved.
Theodore stephen ted kord is the second blue beetle, a superhero who was originally. This is, to me, the epitome of beetle s solo series. Though the blue beetle or, more to the point, one of the blue beetles has been part of the dc universe since 1986 or so, his storied career dates back to the very beginning of the golden age. Ted kords really the only character ive ever really wanted to come back from the dead in the dcu. Spoilers blue beetle reestablishes old ted kord history. In season 3 of arrow, oliver will fight to regain control of his familys. They continued on, planning to return for the shrunken cities later. After firefist escapes their first encounter he burns down a firehouse. Blue beetle blue beetle video blue beetle tv show test footage. Booster gold misses his late best bud, blue beetle ted kord, but when he travels back in time to hang with him, he throws the present into chaos and batman must travel back with him to fix the mistakes and get one last adventure in with the hero before he passes on. Gorilla grodd is a supervillain appearing in dc comics, primarily as. What are some good ted kord blue beetle stories to get.
Whereas season one showed the death of the blue beetle ted kord in flashbacks, and again in menace of the madnicks, you also see a flashback to the death of the silver age black canary, as well as the death of thomas and martha wayne in chill of the nightthis episode alone is worth purchasing this set, as it casts adam west and julie. Season 2, episode 17 season 1, episode 43 unrated cc hd cc sd. Charleton had inherited the character and name blue beetle from an old fox comics character that was originally scripted by comic legend will eisner, a character that had never lasted that long but whose name had enough recognition that several attempts were put in place to. The legend of vox machina as part of firstlook deal. The word is out, ted kord is back, and villains are popping out of the shadows to test his skillsand his patience. I would like all 3 but if i had to pick 1 it would be the titans universe seei. Jul 25, 2010 9 super spoilers from smallvilles day at. That team had booster gold and blue beetle ted kord as best friends. About ted kordblue beetle blue beetle comic friend ted kord on facebook new. The book of blue beetle ted kord design phase i am trying to capture him in his own career, not when he was with booster or the jl. The jaime reyes version of blue beetle appears in season 2 of young. This is, to me, the epitome of beetles solo series.
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