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Blue Beetle. May 22, 1940. Program #5 & #6. Fox Features syndication. “Murder For Profit” Part one. Commercials added locally. An industrialist has been murdered on the operating table in hopes of manipulating the stocks of his companies. The Blue Beetle uses Formula X-4 to melt the lock on a suspicious safe. 15 minutes.
Part two. The Blue Beetle is captured by the arch-fiend Cochran, who plans to maim him for life! Frank Lovejoy, Paul Ford. 15 minutes.(OTRR). Audio gain enhanced for easier listening; audio is still a bit staticky though.
The Blue Beetle Radio Serial aired from 05-15-40 to 09-13-40 as a CBS. 30 minutes, syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes. Later episodes were uncredited.
