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Fox Features syndication. “Death Strikes From The East” Part one. Commercials added locally. Tong Wars are being waged in Chinatown. The Blue Beetle looks toward the Orient to battle “The Purple Dragon.” Commissioner Warren’s daughter has been kidnapped. 15 minutes. ”
Part two. The “Purple Dragon” hosts a Chinese drama, with a human sacrifice for an encore! 15 minutes.
(His calling card was a small beetle-shaped marker that he left in conspicuous places to alert criminals to his presence, using their fear of his crime fighting reputation as a weapon against them. For this purpose he also used a “Beetle Signal” flashlight. The Blue Beetle’s reputation was not his only weapon, however. He carried a revolver in a blue holster on his belt, and was sometimes shown wearing a multi-pouched belt after the style set by Batman. Also in the Batman vein, the Blue Beetle had a “BeetleMobile” car and a “BeetleBird” airplane.
at least one radio adventure he carries something called a “magic ray machine”. The ray machine was a sort of
super-scientific cutting device. –OTRR)
