What is Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)?
[[File:Blue Beetle 04.jpg|thumb|Cover of Blue Beetle #4, dated 1939.]] '''Dan Garret''', or '''Dan Garrett''' is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by [[Fox Comics]], [[Holyoke Publishing]], [[Charlton Comics]], and [[DC Comics]]. The character was created by [[Charles Nicholas]], first appearing in the Fox publication ''Mystery Men Comics'' #1 (1939). He was the first '''[[Blue Beetle]]''' during the Golden Age. He was a vigilante who got powers using Vitamin 2X, and fought crime with a sidekick named Sparky. Charlton Comics reimagined him as '''Dan Garrett''' in the Silver Age. He is portrayed as an archaeologist who gains powers from a Blue Beetle Scarab found in Egypt. His student and successor is [[Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)|Ted Kord]], although [[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Jaime Reyes]] is the next to use the Scarab. [[Category:DC Comics superheroes]] {{stub}}