
{"id":11922,"date":"2008-12-27T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2008-12-27T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=11922"},"modified":"2008-12-26T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2008-12-26T13:47:24","slug":"oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldies But Goodies: Blue Beetle #2 (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb00\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb00.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"70,70\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oldies But Goodies: Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb00.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11925\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Oldies But Goodies: Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb00.jpg?resize=70%2C70\" alt=\"Oldies But Goodies: Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/>[FRENCH] Quelques mois auparavant, Steve Ditko avait cr\u00e9\u00e9 un nouveau h\u00e9ros, Blue Beetle, alias Ted Kord, un as de la technologie qui d\u00e9clinait tout son attirail selon un motif de \u00ab\u00a0Scarab\u00e9e Bleu\u00a0\u00bb. Seulement le probl\u00e8me c&rsquo;est qu&rsquo;un h\u00e9ros nomm\u00e9\u00a0Blue Beetle<!--more-->, il y en avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 un. Et m\u00eame en un sens plusieurs comme nous l&rsquo;avons d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu dans la rubrique Oldies But Goodies. Alors qu&rsquo;\u00e9tait-il advenu de Dan Garrett, d\u00e9tenteur d&rsquo;un scarab\u00e9e bleu mystique et lanc\u00e9 quelques ann\u00e9es plus t\u00f4t ? Et d&rsquo;ailleurs quelle \u00e9tait l&rsquo;origine de Ted Kord ?\u00a0Double myst\u00e8re.\u00a0Apr\u00e8s avoir jongl\u00e9 avec la question pendant plusieurs mois, il \u00e9tait temps pour Charlton Comics de faire la lumi\u00e8re sur cette question.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb01.jpg?fit=300%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb01.jpg?fit=300%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11926\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb01.jpg?resize=300%2C464\" alt=\"Blue Beetle #2 (1967)\" width=\"300\" height=\"464\" \/>Il y a quelques semaines de cela, je m\u2019\u00e9tais lanc\u00e9 dans une s\u00e9rie de \u00ab Oldies But Goodies \u00bb tournant autour du Blue Beetle. Et comme il restait des choses \u00e0 dire, que l\u2019id\u00e9e n\u2019avait pas eut l\u2019air de d\u00e9plaire et qu\u2019en prime avec la fin d\u2019ann\u00e9e il faut sans doute s\u2019attendre \u00e0 un certain ralentissement des news venues des \u00e9diteurs, je me suis dit que continuer la \u00ab saga \u00bb de Dan Garret pendant la \u00ab tr\u00eave des confiseurs \u00bb n\u2019\u00e9tait sans doute pas une mauvaise option\u2026 Nous voici donc \u00e0 un tournant de cette saga avec Blue Beetle #2, paru en 1967.<br \/>\nL&rsquo;\u00e9pisode commence avec la visite que re\u00e7oit Ted Kord \u00e0 son laboratoire. En effet depuis plusieurs mois le D\u00e9tective Fisher enqu\u00eate sur la disparition de Dan Garret (l&rsquo;ex-Blue Beetle du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 60) et il sait que tout \u00e7a est li\u00e9 \u00e0 une exp\u00e9dition que Garret et Kord ont fait vers la myst\u00e9rieuse \u00eele de Pago. Les questions de Fisher ne durent gu\u00e8re qu&rsquo;une case mais r\u00e9trospectivement il est difficile de ne pas faire le lien entre cette sc\u00e8ne et le policier qui vient questionner l&rsquo;ex-Nite-Owl chez lui dans Watchmen. Ted Kord n&rsquo;a rien \u00e0 dire au policier. Pour lui fournir des explications il faudrait r\u00e9v\u00e9ler qu&rsquo;il est le nouveau Blue Beetle et \u00e7a, pas question. Une fois l&rsquo;enqu\u00eateur parti, Kord descend dans son rep\u00e8re, son \u00e9quivalent de la Batcave qui abrite entre autres choses son vaisseau multi-usage, le Bug. Et une fois en tenue, le h\u00e9ros s&rsquo;en va se changer les id\u00e9es en patrouillant dans la ville. Les questions de Fisher l&rsquo;ont en effet rendu morose&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mais c&rsquo;est peine perdue. Blue Beetle ne trouve rien pour passer ses nerfs et il erre dans les airs \u00e0 bord du Bug. Jusqu&rsquo;au moment o\u00f9 il passe \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de Pago Island. Un \u00eelot qu&rsquo;il maudit. Ah si ce block de rock d\u00e9sert pouvait dispara\u00eetre&#8230; D\u00e9sert ? Pas vraiment. Car dans la nuit Blue Beetle y voit une lumi\u00e8re. Rendu curieux par ce signe de vie, Kord pose son vaisseau et y d\u00e9couvre sa ch\u00e9rie, la belle Tracey. Cette derni\u00e8re ne connait pas l&rsquo;identit\u00e9 secr\u00e8te de Blue Beetle, aussi elle explique sa pr\u00e9sence sur l&rsquo;\u00eele. Elle a pass\u00e9 sa journ\u00e9e sur l&rsquo;\u00eele Pago car l&rsquo;homme qu&rsquo;elle aime, Ted Kord, est le principal suspect dans le meurtre suppos\u00e9 de Dan Garret. En pleurs, Tracey avoue qu&rsquo;elle est l\u00e0 pour trouver des signes de l&rsquo;innocence de Ted. Touch\u00e9 par son soutien, Blue Beetle est suffisamment \u00e9mu pour faire quelque chose qui sort des habitudes des super-h\u00e9ros. Il se d\u00e9masque devant Tracey et lui explique qu&rsquo;il est Kord. Et m\u00eame plus : elle m\u00e9rite bien de tout savoir&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb02.jpg?fit=511%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"511,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bb02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb02.jpg?fit=511%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11927\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Ted se d\u00e9masque devant Tracey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb02.jpg?resize=511%2C240\" alt=\"bb02\" width=\"511\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb02.jpg?w=511&amp;ssl=1 511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb02.jpg?resize=150%2C70&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/>Kord commence alors ses explications. Il y a quelques mois Ted Kord est devenu l&rsquo;assistant de son oncle Jarvis (aucun lien avec le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre domestique des Avengers). L&rsquo;oncle Jarvis \u00e9tait un peu la brebis galeuse de la famille (le p\u00e8re de Ted ne parlait plus \u00e0 ce fr\u00e8re depuis belle lurette) mais convaincu de travailler pour l&rsquo;avancement de la science, Ted s&rsquo;est laiss\u00e9 convaincre sans probl\u00e8me de collaborer avec lui. Puis un jour la formule qu&rsquo;il avait aid\u00e9 \u00e0 mettre au point fut termin\u00e9e&#8230; Mais la joie de Ted fut de courte dur\u00e9e, le laboratoire de Jarvis \u00e9tant d\u00e9truit par une explosion alors que son neveu \u00e9tait \u00e0 l&rsquo;ext\u00e9rieur. Un corps est d\u00e9couvert et, bien que non identifiable, Ted en d\u00e9duit qu&rsquo;il s&rsquo;agit de son oncle. Il \u00e9tait le seul \u00e0 se trouver dans le labo au moment de l\u2019explosion. Pourtant dans les d\u00e9combres Ted va trouver des bribes de notes qui vont lui mettre la puce (le scarab\u00e9e ?) \u00e0 l\u2019oreille. A partir de ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments, Ted comprend le sens de l\u2019invention \u00e0 laquelle Jarvis travaillait vraiment. Une arme tr\u00e8s dangereuse avec laquelle Jarvis pourrait se hisser au pouvoir. Et d\u2019ailleurs Ted commence \u00e0 se demander si tout \u00e7a n\u2019est pas une supercherie et si l\u2019oncle pr\u00e9tendument d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 n\u2019a pas mis en sc\u00e8ne son d\u00e9c\u00e8s pour se r\u00e9fugier sur une ile (Pago Island) o\u00f9, d\u2019apr\u00e8s ses notes, il a tout pour finaliser ses recherches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mais Ted est convaincu que personne ne le croira. D\u2019o\u00f9 le fait qu\u2019il n\u2019aille pas voir la police mais plut\u00f4t une vieille connaissance, Dan Garret, qu\u2019il a rencontr\u00e9 pendant des \u00e9tudes. Ce qui est dr\u00f4le c\u2019est que cette version de Blue Beetle (poss\u00e9dant une amulette mystique trouv\u00e9e dans une tombe \u00e9gyptienne) avait \u00e0 l\u2019origine une particularit\u00e9 : de toutes les versions pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, c\u2019\u00e9tait la seule o\u00f9 Dan Garrett \u00e9tait \u00e9crit avec deux T et non un seul. Alors que dans cet \u00e9pisode, on revient \u00e0 l\u2019orthographe avec un seul T, tel qu\u2019il\u00a0 \u00e9tait \u00e9crit d\u00e8s 1939. Bon, bien s\u00fbr Dan Garret n\u2019est qu\u2019un arch\u00e9ologue mais il a la r\u00e9putation d\u2019\u00eatre digne de confiance. Ted lui montre alors les \u00e9l\u00e9ments en sa possession, y compris des rushes montrant l\u2019invention de Jarvis, \u00e0 savoir un mod\u00e8le d\u2019andro\u00efdes aussi forts que des blind\u00e9s. Ted compte sur les talents d\u2019arch\u00e9ologue de Dan pour trouver la cachette de Jarvis une fois arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Pago Island. Mais leurs recherches n\u2019ont pas lieu d\u2019\u00eatre. A peine arriv\u00e9s sur l\u2019ile, ils sont attaqu\u00e9s par une horde d\u2019andro\u00efdes comme ils en ont vu sur les films. Une fois entra\u00een\u00e9s dans le laboratoire sous-terrain d\u2019un Jarvis bien vivant, les deux captifs sont rapidement mis au courant du plan du savant fou. Jarvis veut vraiment conqu\u00e9rir le monde et pour cela il pr\u00e9pare un nouveau mod\u00e8le d\u2019andro\u00efde, encore plus puissant, qui profitera des formules que Ted Kord a mis au point pour son oncle. Jarvis n\u2019a plus besoin de Kord\u2026 Il ordonne donc \u00e0 ses robots de les \u00e9craser\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb03.jpg?fit=700%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,343\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bb03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blue Beetle (Dan Garret) entre en action..&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb03.jpg?fit=700%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11928 alignnone\" title=\"Blue Beetle (Dan Garret) entre en action..\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb03.jpg?resize=700%2C343\" alt=\"Blue Beetle (Dan Garret) entre en action..\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb03.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb03.jpg?resize=150%2C73&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comme ils paraissent promis \u00e0 une mort certaine, il n\u2019y a pas d\u2019autres choix pour Dan Garret que r\u00e9v\u00e9ler qui il est en pressant son scarab\u00e9e magique. Incr\u00e9dule, Ted Kord d\u00e9couvre donc que son ancien professeur n\u2019est autre que Blue Beetle !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?fit=280%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,283\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bb04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?fit=280%2C283&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11929\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"La confrontation de Ted et Dan \u00e9voque d'une certaine mani\u00e8re une sc\u00e8ne similaire entre Hal Jordan et Abin Sur pour Green Lantern...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?resize=280%2C283\" alt=\"bb04\" width=\"280\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb04.jpg?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Jarvis n\u2019avait tr\u00e8s certainement pas pr\u00e9vu d\u2019affronter un super-h\u00e9ros \u00e0 ce stade et son futur mod\u00e8le d\u2019andro\u00efde n\u2019est pas encore au point. Il court donc aux commandes de ses robots actuels et leur donne plus d\u2019\u00e9nergie pour pouvoir affronter le surpuissant Blue Beetle. Malheureusement ce trop plein de puissance fait surchauffer les robots, qui explosent et d\u00e9truise une bonne partie du labo. Jarvis est tu\u00e9 tandis que Blue Beetle\/Dan Garret est alors enseveli dans les d\u00e9combres\u2026 Une situation assez ch\u00e8re \u00e0 Ditko qui avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00ab pi\u00e9g\u00e9 \u00bb Spider-Man plusieurs fois de mani\u00e8re similaire, du temps o\u00f9 il travaillait chez Marvel. Ted Kord trouve Dan coinc\u00e9 sous des poutres et bien mal en point. Se sentant mourant, Dan fait alors promettre \u00e0 Ted de prendre la suite et de devenir \u00e0 son tour le Blue Beetle. Ted accepte mais alors que logiquement on s\u2019attendrait \u00e0 ce qu\u2019il prenne le scarab\u00e9e mystique et h\u00e9rite ainsi des pouvoirs de Dan, ils sont s\u00e9par\u00e9s par un \u00e9boulement. Ted ne peut que remonter aussi vite qu\u2019il le peut \u00e0 la surface tandis que le complexe de Jarvis est d\u00e9truit, le corps de Dan (avec le scarab\u00e9e) restant pi\u00e9g\u00e9 des centaines de m\u00e8tres sous terre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?fit=280%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,278\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"La sc\u00e8ne de la promesse&amp;#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?fit=280%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11930\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"La sc\u00e8ne de la promesse...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?resize=280%2C278\" alt=\"La sc\u00e8ne de la promesse...\" width=\"280\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb05.jpg?resize=150%2C148&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>D\u00e9lirant, Ted fut recueillit et, confront\u00e9 \u00e0 la police, pr\u00e9f\u00e9ra se taire plut\u00f4t que de se lancer dans une histoire d\u2019andro\u00efdes et scarab\u00e9e magique. De retour \u00e0 son laboratoire, Ted observa un \u00e9l\u00e9ment de v\u00e9hicule laiss\u00e9 l\u00e0 par son p\u00e8re et jamais termin\u00e9. C\u2019est en le regardant que Ted eut l\u2019id\u00e9e de le finaliser et de lui donner l\u2019apparence d\u2019un scarab\u00e9e. L\u2019engin deviendrait le Bug. Et \u00e0 partir de l\u00e0 Ted d\u00e9cida de se construire un arsenal honorant le motif du scarab\u00e9e et la naissance du nouveau Blue Beetle \u00e9tait lanc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Et le r\u00e9cit de Ted s\u2019ach\u00e8ve ainsi, alors que nous le retrouvons sur Pago Island en compagnie de Tracey. Mais ils ne sont pas seuls longtemps. Certains robots de Jarvis, bien qu\u2019endommag\u00e9s, ont pu remonter \u00e0 la surface et les attaquent. Ted arrive \u00e0 faire monter Tracey dans son Bug, o\u00f9 elle est \u00e0 l\u2019abri mais lui reste pi\u00e9g\u00e9 sur l\u2019\u00eele. Il doit combattre sans arme les robots, en comptant seulement sur son agilit\u00e9 pour les \u00e9viter. Le combat les m\u00e8ne jusqu\u2019\u00e0 une falaise d\u2019o\u00f9 Ted peut faire tomber les monstruosit\u00e9s m\u00e9caniques et ensuite enfin monter retrouver Tracey dans le vaisseau. Apr\u00e8s tant d\u2019\u00e9motion, ils peuvent quitter Pago Island mais pas sans qu\u2019un \u00e9pilogue nous ait montr\u00e9 que, des centaines de m\u00e8tres sous terre, une partie du laboratoire de Jarvis est rest\u00e9e intacte.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/articles\/oldies-but-goodies-blue-beetle-2-1967\/attachment\/bb06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb06.jpg?fit=300%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blue Beetle version Ted Kord&amp;#8230;\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb06.jpg?fit=300%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11931\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Blue Beetle version Ted Kord...\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb06.jpg?resize=300%2C453\" alt=\"Blue Beetle version Ted Kord...\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb06.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bb06.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dans un grand tube, le prototype du Super-Andro\u00efde de Jarvis attend et, par moment, sa main tressaute. Son activation n\u2019est sans doute qu\u2019une question de temps, tel un pr\u00e9sage assez sombre quand \u00e0 l\u2019avenir du Blue Beetle. De la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re que le D\u00e9tective Fisher \u00e9voque certaines sc\u00e8nes de Watchmen, je ne serais pas tr\u00e8s \u00e9tonn\u00e9 d\u2019apprendre que dans la premi\u00e8re version de Watchmen (celle o\u00f9 les personnages \u00e9taient les anciens super-h\u00e9ros de Charlton, Blue Beetle compris) l\u2019ile recluse dans laquelle Ozymandias fait pr\u00e9parer son plan pour tromper le monde n\u2019\u00e9tait autre que Pago Island\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mais, pour en revenir \u00e0 Blue Beetle\u2026 Si la partie qui abritait l\u2019andro\u00efde a tenu bon, serait-il possible que Dan Garret ait surv\u00e9cu lui aussi mais serait pi\u00e9g\u00e9 sous terre ? Le sc\u00e9nario ne part pas du tout dans cette direction. Ted Kord est le seul Blue Beetle vivant \u00e0 ce qu\u2019il semble. A moins que Dan Garret subsiste quelque part ? Cela fera l\u2019objet d\u2019un autre Oldies But Goodies dans les jours qui viennent\u2026 Nous n\u2019en avons pas termin\u00e9 avec Dan Garret(t) et le(s) Blue Beetle(s).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[<em>Xavier Fournier<\/em>]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[FRENCH] Quelques mois auparavant, Steve Ditko avait cr\u00e9\u00e9 un nouveau h\u00e9ros, Blue Beetle, alias Ted Kord, un as de 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