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Synopsis

Blue Beetle comes out of retirement and his first case is against the arsonist Firefirst. After Firefist escapes their first encounter he burns down a firehouse. In the battle between Beetle and Firefist, Beetle is trapped in the burning firehouse.

Reprinted from

• Secret Origins #2
• Blue Beetle #1
• Blue Beetle #2
• Blue Beetle #3
• Blue Beetle #4
• Blue Beetle #5
• Blue Beetle #6
• Blue Beetle #7
• Blue Beetle #8
• Blue Beetle #9
• Blue Beetle #10
• Blue Beetle #11
• Blue Beetle #12
• Blue Beetle #13
• Blue Beetle #14
• Blue Beetle #15
• Blue Beetle #16
• Blue Beetle #17
• Blue Beetle #18
• Blue Beetle #19
• Blue Beetle #20
• Blue Beetle #21
• Blue Beetle #22
• Blue Beetle #23
• Blue Beetle #24

Credits

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Paris Cullins, Chuck Patton, Ross Andru, Mike Mignola, Chris Wozniak, Garry Leach, Don Heck, Gil Kane

Inks

Bruce Patterson, Terry Austin, Dell Barras, Pablo Marcos, Danny Bulanadi, Steven Bové, Paris Cullins, Dick Giordano, Chris Wozniak, Keith Wilson, Garry Leach, Ricardo Villagrán, Gil Kane

Letters

John Costanza

Collection editor

Paul Santos

Layouts

Ed Hannigan

Original editor

Denny O'Neil, Karen Berger, Julius Schwartz

Pages 1-17

Ross Andru

Pages 18-22

Gil Kane

Plot assist

Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier

Script pp 7-22

Joey Cavalieri