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Blue Beetle Vol. 4 1

BLUE BEETLE VOL. 4 #1

Cover Date: November 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
Publication Date: 2011-09-21

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Tyler Kirkham
Inks: Sal Regla
Colors: Nathan Eyring


Story: "Metamorphosis, Part One" (20 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTony Bedard
PencilsIg Guara
InksRuy Jose
LetteringRob Leigh
ColorsPete Pantazis
Associate editingRex Ogle
EditingEddie Berganza

Feature Character(s):

Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

Supporting Character(s):

Alberto Reyes (Jaime's father; see Comments; next in issue #3)
Blanca Reyes (Jaime's mother; see Comments; next in issue #3)
Milagro Reyes (Jaime's sister; next in issue #3)
Brenda Del Vecchio (last name not yet revealed; see Comments)
Paco Testas (last name revealed in issue #4; see Comments)
Khaji-Da (also in flashback)

Villain(s):

La Dama
Brutale
Coyote (first appearance)
Rompe-Huesos (first appearance)
The Brotherhood of Evil:
Phobia
Plasmus
Warp
The Reach (in flashback)
Lu-Kreeza (first appearance; a command drone of the Reach; in flashback)
Khaji-Kai (first appearance; in flashback)

Guest Appearance(s):

Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814 (first appearance; in flashback; serving during the time of Earth's Mayan civilizations)

Other Character(s):

Joey Gonzalez (first appearance; next in issue #4)
Pandora

Location(s):

Space Sector 2
an unidentified planet first appearance; homeworld of the host of Khaji-Kai)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
El Paso, TX
El Paso High School
The Reyes' residence
Casa Cardenas
Yucatan Peninsula (sometime during the Mayan civilization)
Near the Orbit of Jupiter (sometime during the Mayan civilization)

Comment(s):

The name of Jaime's father and Brenda are assumed to be the same in the new DC Universe, as are the secret identities of the villains.
Paco's last name is revealed to have changed from "Ortiz" to "Testas" in issue #4.
Jaime's mother is referred to as Blanca in issue #3, whereas it was Bianca in the old DC Universe. Whether this is a mistake or not has yet to be determined.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Comics: The New 52 (2011 [February 2012])
Blue Beetle #1 - Metamorphosis (2012 [January 2013])

Solicitation:

It's not easy being Jaime Reyes. He has to deal with high school, family and all the drama that comes with being a teenager. Also, he's linked to a powerful scarab created by an alien race known as the Reach who seeks to subjugate planets—or annihilate them!


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