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| Blue Beetle | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Theodore Kord |
| AKA: | Ted Kord |
| Species: | Human |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| Universe: | Earth-1A |
| Hair: | Brown |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Base: | Chicago |
| Affiliations: | Justice League of America |
| Weaponry: | Beetle Gun |
| Voiced/Played: | N/A |
Blue Beetle is a superhero originally from Hub City,[2] who is in reality Ted Kord, the President of Kord Industries, headquartered in Chicago. He is also the best friend of Booster Gold.
Notes
- Blue Beetle made his first appearance in Captain Atom # 83 (November 1966).[3]
- Although Blue Beetle never appeared in the Super Friends series, he was made into an action figure by Industrial Toy Werks for the toyline.
Powers and Abilities
Genius-Level Intellect: (IQ 192)
- Gifted Inventor: Rivaling Batman's inventive mind, Ted was the creator of many inventions and crime-fighting technologies, like his solar-powered "Bug" vehicle, BB gun, and many more. He also ran a company, Kord Industries, which produces hundreds of new technologies.
Skilled Acrobat: Kord was an accomplished acrobat, who more often than not, utilized this greatly into his hand-to-hand fighting style.
Martial Artist: Had studied with several martial arts masters, and can out-fight just about any group of thugs or criminals with his fighting skills alone.
Espionage Expert: skilled at espionage.
Equipment
- Blue Beetle's Bug: An aircraft/watercraft that Beetle uses for transportation for his crime fighting adventures.
Appearance
References
- ↑ As seen in Blue Beetle # 10 (March 1987) (January 1987).
- ↑ Whether or not he's from Hub City is actually never revealed, and this is just mere conjecture based upon the Earth-Four version of the character, as well as the Batman: The Brave and the Bold version of the character, who both were from Hub City.
- ↑ For more information on this Charlton comic book, click here.
External Links
- Blue Beetle at the DC Database
- Blue Beetle at Wikipedia
