The Blue Beetle
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por Charles Nicholas
The Blue Beetle follows the exploits of Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman who transforms into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for justice. Created by Charles Nicholas, the character first appeared in August 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate.
The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from May 15, 1940, to September 13, 1940, as a CBS 30-minute syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes, with later episodes being uncredited.
After his father's death at the hands of a gangster, Dan Garrett joined the New York Police Department but soon grew frustrated with the slow pace of police work. With the help of his friend Dr. Franz, he acquired a costume of bullet-proof chain mail and began his crime-fighting career as The Blue Beetle, using a variety of gadgets and his reputation to combat crime.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.5
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Classic techno-superhero action
Donald Motley
This is not one of your "fun" superhero shows. It's deadly sober and serious with not a hint of irony or comic relief. It's well written and acted, and there's lots of violent action and sound-effects. These half-hour episodes don't show any evidence of being divided into the "Parts 1 and 2" indicated in the episode titles. Figuring from the dates of the first several episodes, this was a Wednesday and Friday series.
Blue Beetle
RebelElli1
This is an oddball of OTR shows. The story is a little weird but kind of a likeness of the infamous Superman. The quality of these recordings is high though somewhat choppy at times. It's hard to say whether I like or dislike this bizarre attempt of superhero. It's vastly different from the normally seen or heard hero stories.
Quirky and Unique
OldRadioComedyPodcast
The black sheep of Old Time Radio, The Blue Beetle is a unique and entertaining program, once you get into it and the fact that it doesn't subscribe to the "norms" of so many other similar shows of the period. It took me two listens to every show before I really started to appreciate this show, and I now really think of it as a gem. Not for everyone, to be sure. But give it a listen with an open mind.
Prithwish Biswas
this is absolutely great to listen to blue beetle🐞
this is truly a great show. spending time in my dad's world is s
mike