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Author Charles Nicholas created The Blue Beetle, one of the earlier heroes on the comic book series, "Mystery Men" in 1939. Due to the character's popularity, it was first syndicated on print which was followed by a radio program in 1940, and ran parallel to The Blue Beetle's comic book adventures. Actor Frank Lovejoy voiced the masked character's performance for the first 13-episodes. For some reason, credit for the role remained unknown for the rest of the serialization's run. Comared to other old radio shows geared toward the younger audience, The Blue Beetle was relatively short-lived, mainly because the show's story was far simpler than other contemporaries of its time. Each episode consisted of two segments within a 13-minute schedule. As such, there was very little room to develop a more complex storyline and instead, The Blue Beetle only focused on its basic plot which was that of a young police officer instilling fear into the underworld by donning a mask and superhero costume. Through the years, the character has evolved from its original form and may not be familiar to what the comic book readers of today expect of this old time radio crime-fighter. Click here to read more about Blue Beetle, The

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Please enjoy these 26 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
05.15.1940	drug ring	+Episode #1. Also titled "Smashing Dope Ring". Standard opening for all episodes is: (three whistle...
05.15.1940	smashing the drug ring	+ "Reaping down upon the underworld to smash ganglands comes a friend of the unfortunate an enemy of...
05.17.1940	sabotage and liquidation	+ Program #3. Fox Features syndication. "Sabotage and Liquidation" Part one. A new Army pursuit pl...
05.22.1940	murder for profit	+ Program #5. Fox Features syndication. "Murder For Profit" Part one. An industrialist has been mu...
05.24.1940	blasting the dynamite gang	+ Program #7. Fox Features syndication. "Blasting The Dynamite Ring" Part one. What is behind the ...
05.29.1940	invisible ghost	+ Program #9. Fox Features syndication. "The Invisible Ghost" Part one. The Blue Beetle tackles a ...
05.31.1940	death rides on horseback	+ Program #11. Fox Features syndication. "Death Rides On Horseback" Part one. A masked horseman ha...
06.05.1940	death strikes from the east	+ Program #13. Fox Features syndication. "Death Strikes From The East" Part one. Tong Wars are bei...
06.07.1940	sea serpent	+ Program #15. Fox Features syndication. "The Sea Serpent" Part one. The Blue Beetle wears Dr. Fra...
06.12.1940	frame up	+ Program #17. Fox Features syndication. "The Frame Up" Part one. The Blue Beetle uses the fluid o...
06.14.1940	spirits dont talk	+ Program #19. Fox Features syndication. "Spirits Don't Talk" Part one. A medium named Professor W...
06.19.1940	thoroughbreds always come through	+ Program #21. Fox Features syndication. "Thoroughbreds Always Come Through" Part one. A long-shot...
06.21.1940	smashing the arson ring
06.26.1940	rounding up the payroll bandits	In Episode #25 (Part 1), The Blue Beetle kills a gang member responsible for stealing payroll money...
07.03.1940	crime incorporated
07.10.1940	saved by a hair	+ Program #29. Fox Features syndication. "Saved By A Hair" Part one. A dead cop provides the clue ...
07.17.1940	finesse in diamonds	+ Program #31. Fox Features syndication. "Finesse In Diamonds" Part one. A genuine costumed hero o...
07.24.1940	sabotage incorporated	+ Program #33. Fox Features syndication. "Sabotage Incorporated" Part one. The only suspect in a m...
07.31.1940	smashing the restaurant racket	+ Program #35. Fox Features syndication. "Smashing The Restaurant Racket" Part one. The Blue Beetl...
08.07.1940	two rackets in one	+ Program #37. Fox Features syndication. "Two Rackets In One" Part one. The Modern Trucker Protect...
08.14.1940	underworld goes underground	+ Program #39. Fox Features syndication. "The Underworld Goes Underground" Part one. The Blue Beet...
08.21.1940	the dancing ghost of rocking hill	+ Program #41. Fox Features syndication. "The Dancing Ghosts Of Rocky Hills" Part one. A ciphered ...
08.28.1940	whale of pirates folly	+ Program #43. Fox Features syndication. "The Whale Of Pirate's Folly" Part one. The Blue Beetle t...
09.04.1940	asylum of doctor drear	+ Program #45. Fox Features syndication. "The Asylum Of Dr. Drear" Part one. The Blue Beetle is ca...
09.11.1940	jewel mystery of channel island

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The radio show lasted 48 episodes and all 48 are available.

Bill

I hate it when they "modernize" the old superheroes. They should just make up new ones instead of redesigning the old ones.

Dan

Like this alot

Ellen

One of the longest-lived comic book heroes of all (and older than some global nations), the Blue Beetle has survived several publishers and 74 years through today.

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Featuring the famous comic book character about a Dan Garrett, a rookie police officer who donned a superhero costume to create fear in the criminals he sought. The character was created by Charles Nicholas in the Mystery Men comic book in 1939. The Blue Beetle became so popular it became a syndicated newspaper comic strip. Frank Lovejoy played The Beetle for the first eight episodes.

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