Blue Beetle's Bug
Blue Beetle's Bug is a vehicle that features in DC Comics.
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Blue Beetle's Bug was a vehicle that had been created by Ted Kord.
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Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Bug was an aerial vehicle designed by Ted Kord designed who built it when he was the president of Kord Omniversal Research and Development. It was originally constructed from failed experiments and old parts of automobiles and later improved with Ted's new inventions. (Blue Beetle v6 #1)
As the Blue Beetle, Ted Kord had the Bug's sensors detect for any activity in the city where it registered a townhouse blaze. He then responded to the scene where he attempted to help what seemed to be a firefighter trapped in the flames but this turned out to be a supervillain named Firefist. The villain came to escape but the Blue Beetle managed to save one person who had been trapped in the building. (Blue Beetle v6 #1)
Kord later used the Bug to attend the gathering of the Justice League after the superhero team was officially formed. The heroes boarded the Bug as they responded to their first emergency which was a terrorist attack on the U.N. General Assembly. (Justice League v1 #1)
Blue Beetle on the Bug was among many heroes that were called by the Justice League to fight the threat of AMAZO. (JLA v1 #27)
During an investigation, an unknown party began to target Ted Kord with this resulting in the destruction of the Bug. Undaunted by this, Ted decided to continue looking into the matter even when he received no support from the ret of the superhero community. This saw him taking the Mark I Bug of storage where the trail took him to Checkmate headquarters and discovering Maxwell Lord's involvement in the matter. (Countdown to Infinite Crisis v1 #1)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Kord later brought out the Bug to help his friend Booster Gold who was attempting to stop an alien warship from kidnapping the Justice League. During the battle, the Bug was destroyed though Blue Beetle and Booster Gold succeeded in freeing the heroes. (Blue & Gold v1 #1) Afterwards, Ted Kord was removed from the board of Kord Industries which meant he lacked the funds needed to re-build the Bug and had to create the Buggy as an alternative mode of transportation. (Blue & Gold v1 #3)
Overview
The Bug could convert into submarine mode allowing it to travel underwater. (Blue Beetle v6 #1)
It had sensors that allowed it to detect fires in a city. (Blue Beetle v6 #1)
The bottom had a compartment that could open and a skywire that a person could use to reach the ground whilst the ship was hovering high in the air. An automatic safety lock was installed to prevent someone from falling though this could be disabled. (Blue Beetle v6 #1)
Users
- Ted Kord :
- Danni Garrett :
Notes
- Blue Beetle's Bug was created by Steve Ditko where it made its first appearance in Captain Atom v1 #86 (June, 1967).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the Bug appeared in the setting of the animated television series.
Appearances
- Captain Atom v1: (1967)
- Legends v1;
- Blue Beetle v6:
- Justice League v1:
- Blue & Gold v1: (2021)
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