“That’s what I forgot. My scuba gear!”
The Blue Beetle #40
Fox Feature Syndicate (Winter, 1945)
You know, if this was coming out seasonally instead of monthly, you’d think they’d have more time to come up with better stories than I’ve been seeing lately in this series. That should go double for the ones actual kids were guest-starring in. You want to show your friends how cool it is that you’re in a Blue Beetle story and the story is just “hey, I’m going to grab a couple of kids and put them in danger when I told their parents we were just supposed to hang out”. I’m starting to guess what happened to Spunky, but we’re better off without him so I’ll give Dan the benefit of the doubt when it comes to his young blackmailer.
Not that it matters, because this issue doesn’t dox any real world kids to sent them on adventures, and with the serial finally over with there’s room for a better story. Let’s see if they take it.
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