Ted kord was created in the pages of charlton comics captain atom in the mid sixties. Deprived of the scarab that empowered his predecessor, ted was forced to rely on his superior athleticism, fighting prowess, and. Blue beetle has a somewhat more interesting backstory. Ted kords really the only character ive ever really wanted to come back from the dead in the dcu. Jul 25, 2016 on friday evening at san diego comiccon, dc introduced wonder woman and blue beetle jaime reyes, not ted kord at the panel for injustice 2, the sequel to the 20 fighting game injustice from. Written by joey cavalieri and len wein, this version of the ted kord beetle starts off as a more serious, less angry version of batman.
Charleton had inherited the character and name blue beetle from an old fox comics character that was originally scripted by comic legend will eisner, a character that had never lasted that long but whose name had enough recognition that several attempts were put in place to. Blue beetle ted kord voice mad show behind the voice. Poor ted kord never really got a lot of chances to shine on his own, but here are my highlights in no particular order. Blue beetle ted kord part 1 atop the fourth wall duration. In the course of the adventure, dan was fatally wounded and asked ted to carry on the legacy of the blue beetle. Blue beetle launches a scarab scanner to the target location, where it grants vision.
He was good at science, business, and everything else he tried. Shazam took the scarab upon encountering kord, fueling speculation about the possibility of the characters return during dcs infinite crisis series. Young justice season 2 impulse and blue beetle moments part 1 duration. Ted kord returns, only to be thrust into a new mystery. For more injustice 2 content, head over to our injustice 2 top page. Waitoan technology continued this month in green lantern. Ted kord became the blue beetle when his professor dan garrett, the original blue beetle, died in battle with teds uncle and made ted promise to take up his mantle. Follow along as we explore this mystery, and more in an epic comedyaction web series. Oct 26, 2016 as the mysterious underground force begins to gain in power, its minions gain in power as well, which means nothing but trouble for jaime reyes, who seems to be losing control of his blue beetle costume. As the mysterious underground force begins to gain in power, its minions gain in power as well, which means nothing but trouble for jaime reyes, who seems to be losing control of his blue beetle costume. Blue beetle blue beetle video blue beetle tv show test footage.
Latest headlines avengers star pom klementieff is the latest to join christopher mcquarries mission. Teen titans, where he is a member of the teen titans. Spoilers blue beetle reestablishes old ted kord history. Prior to the crisis on infinite earths, the blue beetle was a property of charlton comics. Blue beetle is collected from earthfour by harbinger to gather in the monitors satellite. About ted kord blue beetle blue beetle comic friend ted kord on facebook new. As he conveniently couldnt pass on the nifty scarab that gave him powers, ted used his formidable intellect to. Blue beetle jaime reyes has abandoned his friends, family and h. Get fast shipping and great pricing on all of your superhero needs when you shop at. After firefist escapes their first encounter he burns down a firehouse. Throwing in that preflashpoint he would become a timetraveling timekeeper but would have to hide this important duty under a new round of his old glory hound persona, it gives a surprising pathos to a character usually known as a comedic one especially in tandem with ted kord blue beetle ii as the superhero comedy duobromance blue and.
No wonder thats tyes face when he realizes that blue beetle is his best friend. He considered joining his fathers business, kord omniversal research and development, inc, of chicago, but overall, he had no real direction. The word is out, ted kord is back, and villains are popping out of the shadows to test his skillsand his patience. Sep 18, 2015 blue beetle has a somewhat more interesting backstory. By day, kord runs kord industries, a technological think tank. On friday evening at san diego comiccon, dc introduced wonder woman and blue beetle jaime reyes, not ted kord at the panel for injustice 2, the. Ted kord became the blue beetle when his professor dan garrett, the original blue beetle, died in battle with ted s uncle and made ted promise to take up his mantle. The jamie reyes blue beetle is a main character in justice league vs. If the crew down at dc could be kind enough to muster up enough creativity to pull off a good. Jul 28, 2010 blue beetle blue beetle video blue beetle tv show test footage.
The ted kord blue beetle is portrayed by luke barats in the 2011 short film the death and return of superman. If beetle and the lanterns dont kill each other, the bounty hunter packing oan technology will be happy to do it for them. After seeing a major easter egg referring to ted kord recently, its only logical that well see him eventually. This is, to me, the epitome of beetle s solo series. Theodore stephen ted kord is the second blue beetle, an occasionally dead superhero who. See more ideas about blue beetle, dc comics and beetle. Garrett was fatally injured in battle, and ted swore to carry on the tradition. What are some good ted kord blue beetle stories to get. The story has reincorporated elements of ted kord s history as a. In the battle between beetle and firefist, beetle is trapped in the burning firehouse. John krasinski krasinski has proved to be a hilarious comedic actor in roles like the.
Emily bett rickards to return as felicity smoak for arrow series finale. When teds uncle made an attempt to take over the world, ted set out to stop him, recruiting the help of his archaeology teacher dan garrett the first blue beetle. Explore this and more as you follow along with us in the first season of the blue beetle. Its all happening right as jaime was beginning to master it thanks to the help of his selfproclaimed mentor, billionaire industrialist ted kord, and the mysterious doctor fate, who seems. The blue beetle radio serial aired from 051540 to 0940 as a cbs 30 minutes, syndicated series. It was, in my opinion, the best book dc was making at the time and a fantastic read. This is, to me, the epitome of beetles solo series. Consequently, kord must find crafty ways to compensate, such as through gadgets and other various inventions. This page contains a character guide for blue beetle in injustice 2. Blue beetle and impulse they so cute blue beetle young. Collecting the complete blue beetle series from 19861988. The question ran as a backup series, with the fifth issue featuring a quasiteamup in which the blue beetle story.
About ted kordblue beetle blue beetle comic friend ted kord on facebook new. The madmen were a charlton team of bad guys who were basically blue collar jokers. Incarnations view all 3 versions of blue beetle ted kord on btva. As he conveniently couldnt pass on the nifty scarab that gave him powers, ted used his formidable intellect to build gadgets for his superheroing career. Who or what has been behind the strange doings in jaime reyes hometown is about to be revealed. History an archaeology student ted kord discovered that his tutor and mentor dan garrett was the obscure hero blue beetle and helped him defeat a great menace. This is the first dc comics appearance of the blue beetle ted kord, as well as his native world, earthfour. As beetle struggles with the curse of the scarab that is the source of his powers, a loathsome threat emerges. Jun, 2010 blue beetle s going to appear in most of the brave and the bolds this year and were hoping to develop a liveaction show. Ted kord has returned from the dead to do battle with new, and old villains alike. A techgenius trying to put himself through college, ted kord took a job with his crazy uncle jarvis, only. Jul 25, 2012 explore this and more as you follow along with us in the first season of the blue beetle. Blue beetles going to appear in most of the brave and the bolds this year and were hoping to develop a liveaction show. He saves batman from kanjar ro, then fights and defeats him, but ro returns, freeing his crew and using his gamma gong on blue beetle, which he knows that he has a weakness for.
Tv series 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Throwing in that preflashpoint he would become a timetraveling timekeeper but would have to hide this important duty under a new round of his old glory hound persona, it gives a surprising pathos to a character usually known as a comedic one especially in tandem with ted kordblue beetle ii as the superhero comedy duobromance blue and. Blue beetle comes out of retirement and his first case is against the arsonist firefist. Images of the blue beetle ted kord voice actors from the dc universe franchise.
Blue beetle squares off against green lantern kyle rayner and the new guardians. Because of this, id like to suggest a few actors who could play the character, and i hope you enjoy. Bad blood robin and redwing are forced to join the young super team and soon has to help lead them in a fight against the mighty justice league after. Ted kord s really the only character ive ever really wanted to come back from the dead in the dcu. Ted kord, aka the blue beetle, returns, only to be thrust into a new mystery. Blue beetle, on the other hand, was originally the superhero alias of dan garret, a professor who passes on his title to his student ted kord, who lacks the superpowers possessed by garret. Blue beetle ii theodore kord history superhero database. Ted kord, aka, the blue beetle is back, but why and how. If you dont think this was the best freaking part of the episode then youre wrong blue is a pretty ballerina. Ted kord was the second person to become the blue beetle. If you havent read it, i cannot recommend the rogers run on blue beetle enough. The scanner will explode and mark nearby enemies for 6s when the skill is used again, when 30s pass, or when blue beetle enters infiltrator mode. Here youll find movelists, combos, juggles and strategy guides and recommended gear for the hero character.
Nov 10, 2014 time travel with booster, ted, jaime and dan garrett and a future blue beetle. He is a close friend of beast boy and helps in fending off trigons demonic emissaries from hell. Blue beetle jaime reyes has abandoned his friends, family and home, setting out on a path that brings him to new york city. Injustice 2 is blue beetles push to relevancy before his movie.
However, batman, blue beetle and the gibble army attacks and blue beetle starts getting the hang of controlling the suit. Theodore stephen ted kord is the second blue beetle, an occasionally dead superhero who was originally published by charlton comics and later picked up by dc comics. A sixth issue was produced, but published in the charlton portfolio by cpl gang. A techgenius trying to put himself through college, ted kord took a job with his crazy uncle jarvis, only to learn that jarvis is a mad mad. Its a force so powerful that doctor fate has no choice but to team up with blue beetleeven though he still suspects that the beetle might have some connection to the evil entity they must battle. Injustice 2 blue beetle character guide movelist, combos. Actor frank lovejoy provided the voice of the blue beetle for the. Join us for this exciting new web series, available now, from rumblespoon productions. But the name goes all the way back to a character that first appeared in 1939 the recent blue beetle is ted kord, an electronics genius and millionaire industrialist along the lines of marvel comics iron man a guy able to design all kinds of nifty technogadgets that a superhero would find handy, who also has enough money to build them. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Blue beetle ted kord voices dc universe behind the. How does booster gold feel about jaime reyes, given the old. Zoe saldana, director reed morano team for sabaya, backstory of the 2015 u. Time travel with booster, ted, jaime and dan garrett and a future blue beetle.
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