Annual
#2 May 2002

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Cover

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Contents

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Blue Beetle 1

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Blue Beetle 2

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Blue Beetle 3

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Blue Beetle 4

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Doll Man

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Boy King

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Letters/Cover Gallery

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Back Cover

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   -Blue Beetle #2, Doll Man, and Boy King scans by me. First posting.

   -Blue Beetle #1 and 3 scans by Marble River. Originally posted on the newsgroup, alt.binaries.pictures.comics.

   -Blue Beetle #4 scans by Billy Batson. Originally posted on the newsgroup, alt.binaries.pictures.comics.

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Obviously this book was intended for "Free Comic Book Day," but it was delayed. Why? Because of me wanting it to coinside with the following announcement: My long awaited 4th CD is FINALLY completed and ready for sale!  It features 20 "new" stories featuring Pyroman, the Target, Black Terror, Yank and Doodle, Green Mask, Doc Strange, Boy King, Spy Smasher, Skyman, Ibis, Midnight, and more!!! At the time this is written my new "store" page is not ready yet, so if you are interested in ordering, or want more information, please e-mail me at Steve_Rogers_Captain_America@yahoo.com and I'll give you all the information you need! A sample story from this CD is in this very issue, and don't forget to read Crimebusters #4 which is also out this week. Also, be sure to follow the radio adventures of the Blue Beetle every other month begining this June on this site! Now, on with the show!!!

"The Armored Car Robberies"     -Story taken from Mystery Men Comics #12 Fox Publications Inc. July 1940      -Writer- Charles Nicholas      -Penciler- Charles Nicholas      -Inker- Charles Nicholas     -A.K.A.- Dan Garret     -Known Powers- Flight(?) and strength (varied)     -Other Information- Officer Dan Garret, bored of police work, became the costumed crime fighter, Blue Beetle! When Dan was shot in the line of duty, a friend, Dr. Franz, gave Dan the experimental drug, Vitamin 2X! Dan rapidly healed, & by taking the wonder drug, gained super powers! (As time went on writers seemed to forget about Vitamin 2X & Beetle gained & lost various powers.)     -Known Appearances- All-Top Comics 4, 8-13; Big-3 Comics 1-7; Blue Beetle 1-60; Mystery Men Comics 1-31; Phantom Lady 13; Real Hit Comics 1; Tegra, Jungle Empress 1; Zago, Jungle Prince 1; Zoot Comics 13

"The Skeleton Army"     -Story taken from Big-3 Comics #3 Fox Publications Inc. May 1941      -Writer- Unknown      -Penciler- Ramona Patenaude      -Inker- Ramona Patenaude     -A.K.A.- Dan Garret     -Known Powers- Flight(?) and strength (varied)     -Other Information- Officer Dan Garret, bored of police work, became the costumed crime fighter, Blue Beetle! When Dan was shot in the line of duty, a friend, Dr. Franz, gave Dan the experimental drug, Vitamin 2X! Dan rapidly healed, & by taking the wonder drug, gained super powers! (As time went on writers seemed to forget about Vitamin 2X & Beetle gained & lost various powers.)     -Known Appearances- All-Top Comics 4, 8-13; Big-3 Comics 1-7; Blue Beetle 1-60; Mystery Men Comics 1-31; Phantom Lady 13; Real Hit Comics 1; Tegra, Jungle Empress 1; Zago, Jungle Prince 1; Zoot Comics 13

"Dr. Horthe"     -Story taken from Blue Beetle #9 Fox Publications Inc. October 1941      -Writer- Unknown      -Penciler- Ramona Patenaude      -Inker- Ramona Patenaude     -A.K.A.- Dan Garret     -Known Powers- Flight(?) and strength (varied)     -Other Information- Officer Dan Garret, bored of police work, became the costumed crime fighter, Blue Beetle! When Dan was shot in the line of duty, a friend, Dr. Franz, gave Dan the experimental drug, Vitamin 2X! Dan rapidly healed, & by taking the wonder drug, gained super powers! (As time went on writers seemed to forget about Vitamin 2X & Beetle gained & lost various powers.)     -Known Appearances- All-Top Comics 4, 8-13; Big-3 Comics 1-7; Blue Beetle 1-60; Mystery Men Comics 1-31; Phantom Lady 13; Real Hit Comics 1; Tegra, Jungle Empress 1; Zago, Jungle Prince 1; Zoot Comics 13

"Blue Beetle and the Masks of Mystery"     -Story taken from Blue Beetle #40 Fox Feature Syndicate Inc. Winter 1945      -Writer- Unknown      -Penciler- Otis       -Inker- Otis     -A.K.A.- Dan Garret     -Known Powers- Flight(?) and strength (varied)     -Other Information- Officer Dan Garret, bored of police work, became the costumed crime fighter, Blue Beetle! When Dan was shot in the line of duty, a friend, Dr. Franz, gave Dan the experimental drug, Vitamin 2X! Dan rapidly healed, & by taking the wonder drug, gained super powers! (As time went on writers seemed to forget about Vitamin 2X & Beetle gained & lost various powers.)     -Known Appearances- All-Top Comics 4, 8-13; Big-3 Comics 1-7; Blue Beetle 1-60; Mystery Men Comics 1-31; Phantom Lady 13; Real Hit Comics 1; Tegra, Jungle Empress 1; Zago, Jungle Prince 1; Zoot Comics 13

Doll Man     -Story taken from Doll Man #23 Comic Favorites Inc. July 1949      -Writer- Unknown      -Penciler- Al Bryant      -Inker- Al Bryant     -A.K.A.- Darrel Dane     -Known Powers- Can shrink to "doll size and retain normal strength.     -Other information- Darrell Dane was a chemist who discoverd a liquid that could shrink a human being to only six inches tall. His girlfriend, Martha Roberts, the daughter of Darrell's colleague Dr. Roberts, was threatened by gangsters, and Darrell took the formula and used his height to defeat the criminals. Later assisted by Doll Girl (Martha), he continued to fight crime using various modes of transportation including, at one point, a Dollplane.     -Known Appearances- Doll Man 1-47; Feature Comics 27-139 (Doll Girl first appeared in Feature 77, but was then absent until 1951)

Boy King     -Story taken from Clue Comics #9 Hillman Periodicals Inc. Winter 1944      -Writer- Unknown      -Penciler- Unknown      -Inker- Unknown     -A.K.A.- David     -Known Powers- None     -Known Appearances- Clue Comics 1-9, 12