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Character/DC

Blue Beetle

Ted Kord

896 appearancesSince 1966

Part of the Blue Beetle mantle · 4 known bearers →

Blue Beetle first appeared in Captain Atom #83 (1966-11), published by DC. 896 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Ted Kord

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

Captain Atom
#83
first appearance
1966-11-00
Blue Beetle
#2
origin
1967-08-00
Justice League: Generation Lost
#1
death
2010-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Justice League America
1989–1996
39 issues →
Blue Beetle
1986–1988
24 issues →
Booster Gold
2007–2011
23 issues →

Power Girl #13 cover

Power Girl

#13

death

2010-08-00

Convergence Nightwing / Oracle #1 cover

Convergence Nightwing / Oracle

#1

2015-06-00

BBCape Archive 2016

Blue Beetle

2016–2018

15 issues →

Justice League International cover

Justice League International

1987–1989

14 issues →

Birds of Prey cover

Birds of Prey

1999–2009

14 issues →

Justice League Europe cover

Justice League Europe

1989–1993

10 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2025–

9 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

8 issues →

Justice League Quarterly cover

Justice League Quarterly

1990–1994

8 issues →

B&GCape Archive 2021

Blue & Gold

2021–2022

8 issues →

Millennium cover

Millennium

1988–1988

7 issues →

Extreme Justice cover

Extreme Justice

1995–1996

7 issues →

52 cover

52

2006–2007

7 issues →

Batman / Superman: World's Finest cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022–

7 issues →

BBCape Archive 2023

Blue Beetle

2023–2024

7 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

1987–1987

6 issues →

Captain Atom cover

Captain Atom

1987–1991

6 issues →

Mister Miracle cover

Mister Miracle

1989–1991

6 issues →

TL(Cape Archive 1999

The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons)

1999–2000

6 issues →

FKACape Archive 2003

Formerly Known as the Justice League

2003–2004

6 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2009–2011

6 issues →

Suicide Squad cover

Suicide Squad

2020–2021

6 issues →

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Dark Crisis) cover

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Dark Crisis)

2022–2023

6 issues →

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The Question: All Along the Watchtower
2025–2025
6 issues →
Blue Beetle
1967–1968
5 issues →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
5 issues →
Guy Gardner
1992–1994
5 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
5 issues →
Justice League International
2009–2011
5 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
5 issues →
BBGCape Archive 2023
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day
2023–2023
5 issues →
Captain Atom
1965–1967
4 issues →
Legends
1986–1987
4 issues →
Justice League Annual
1987–1990
4 issues →
Superman
1987–2006
4 issues →
Guy Gardner: Warrior
1994–1996
4 issues →
JLA: Year One
1998–1998
4 issues →
JLA: Classified
2005–2008
4 issues →
Justice League International
2008–2009
4 issues →
Power Girl
2009–2011
4 issues →
Justice League: Generation Lost
2010–2011
4 issues →
Smallville: Chaos
2014–2015
4 issues →
Superman
2018–2021
4 issues →
Justice League
2018–2022
4 issues →
Heroes in Crisis
2018–2019
4 issues →
Dark Nights: Death Metal
2020–2021
4 issues →
Superman
2023–
4 issues →
Absolute Power
2024–2024
4 issues →
Action Comics
1938–2011
3 issues →
CACape Archive 1977
Captain Atom
1977–1977
3 issues →
BBCape Archive 1978
Blue Beetle
1978–1978
3 issues →
Wonder Woman
1987–2006
3 issues →
Adventures of Superman
1987–2006
3 issues →
Martian Manhunter
1988–1988
3 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
1991–2003
3 issues →
Justice League America Annual
1991–1996
3 issues →
Justice League Task Force
1993–1996
3 issues →
JLICape Archive 1993
Justice League International
1993–1994
3 issues →
Steel
1994–1998
3 issues →