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The Blue Beetle
23 episodes Aired 1940
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1. Drug Ring
   25mins Aired 1940-05-15
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2. Sabotage&Liquidation
   26mins Aired 1940-05-17
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3. Murder For Profit
   26mins Aired 1940-05-22
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4. Blasting The Dynamite Gang
   26mins Aired 1940-05-24
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5. Invisible Ghost
   26mins Aired 1940-05-29
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6. Death Rides On Horseback
   26mins Aired 1940-05-31
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7. Death Strikes From The East
   27mins Aired 1940-06-05
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8. Sea Serpent
   26mins Aired 1940-06-07
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9. Frame-Up
   26mins Aired 1940-06-12
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10. Spirits Don't Talk
    27mins Aired 1940-06-14
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11. Smashing The Arson Ring
    27mins Aired 1940-06-21
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12. Rounding Up The Payroll Bandits
    25mins Aired 1940-06-26
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13. Crime Incorporated
    24mins Aired 1940-07-03
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14. Saved By A Hair
    25mins Aired 1940-07-10
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15. Finesse In Diamonds
    25mins Aired 1940-07-17
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16. Sabotage Incorporated
    24mins Aired 1940-07-24
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17. Smashing The Restaurant Racket
    26mins Aired 1940-07-31
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18. Two Rackets In One
    26mins Aired 1940-08-07
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19. Underworld Goes Underground
    25mins Aired 1940-08-14
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20. Dancing Ghost Of Rocky Hill
    25mins Aired 1940-08-21
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21. Whale Of Pirates Folly
    25mins Aired 1940-08-28
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22. Asylum Of Doctor Drear
    26mins Aired 1940-09-04
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23. Jewel Mystery Of Channel Island
    25mins Aired 1940-09-11
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The Blue Beetle follows the story of Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman who transforms himself into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for justice, by donning bullet-proof blue chain mail. Created by Charles Nicholas, the character first appeared in the comic book Mystery Men in 1939. In his quest for justice, young Dan Garrett turns to a second life of fighting crime as the Blue Beetle, equipped with a costume of bullet-proof chain-mail-like cellulose material, a small beetle-shaped marker, a "Beetle Signal" flashlight, and various other crime-fighting gadgets including a revolver, the "BeetleMobile" car, the "BeetleBird" airplane, and a "magic ray machine."

The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from May 15, 1940, to September 13, 1940, as a CBS 30-minute syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy voiced the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes, and later episodes were uncredited. Despite its short radio duration, the Blue Beetle enjoyed popularity in newspaper syndication and continued comic book adventures. Furthermore, the Blue Beetle is one of the few golden age characters to survive into the present day, although the character has undergone many changes and revisions since its inception.

Performers: Frank Lovejoy

Sources: archive.org, otrcat.com