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Blue Beetle. May 17, 1940. Program #3 & #4. Fox Features syndication. “Sabotage and Liquidation” Part one. Commercials added locally. A new Army pursuit plane crashes, it looks like an inside job! The Blue Beetle is captured by Capt. X-13, who plans to kill him along with the daughter of the president of the plane company. 15 minutes.
Part 2. The Blue Beetle sinks the sabotage ship and rescues the beautiful girl. Frank Lovejoy, Paul Ford. 15 minutes.(OTRR). Audio gain enhanced for easier listening; audio is still a bit staticky though.
The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate
