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Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle is a DC superhero who first appeared in August 1939. The more recent iteration of the character focuses on Jaime Reyes, who first appeared in Infinite Crisis #3 in 2006. In August 2023, the character received his first live-action film starring Xolo Maridueña and directed by Angel Manuel Soto.

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Alias
Jaime Reyes
Created By
Keith Giffen, John Rogers, Cully Hamner
POWERS
Melee weapon production, translation of alien languages, energy pulse shield projection, hand blasts/beams, sound manipulation, technomorphy, pyrokinesis & mechanokinesis.
Franchise
DC Comics
Birthday
August 1939
Movies
Blue Beetle

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The poster for Blue Beetle featuring Jaime Reyes next to DC Comics art of Ted Kord as Blue Beetle
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Blue Beetle in a scene from the movie's trailer with his left hand open and the DC logo on it.
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Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes in the Blue Beetle trailer
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