Dan Garrett studied archaeology in Egypt, when he found a magical scarab in the tomb of Kha-ef-Re.
With this scarab and the words "Kaji Dha" he was endowed with superhuman strength, the ability to fly, and he could shoot lightning from his hands as the BLUE BEETLE.
BLUE BEETLE was first published by Victor Fox's outfit. The title was then transferred to Holyoke
Publishing and eventually wound up back at Fox. After Fox closed shop, the BLUE BEETLE landed at
Charlton Comics.
Charlton Comics' first issue of the BLUE BEETLE started with number 18, picking up the numbering from the recently canceled title THE THING. Issues #18 and 19, abetted with new covers, only contained reprints from the Fox Publishing series. Issues #20 and #21 contained brand new stories, although #21,
published in August of 1955, was to be the last issue.
Charlton's next BLUE BEETLE series began with issue #1 in June of 1964 and lasted five issues, ending in
April 1965. In July of 1965 Dan Garrett as the BLUE BEETLE returned for five more issues, this time beginning with issue #50, picking up the numbering sequence from the defunct UNUSUAL TALES series.
Although this was the end of Dan Garrett's time as the BLUE BEETLE, Charlton would soon pull another bug out of their hat.