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 BLUE BEETLE (Jaime Reyes)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez and George Pérez

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Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) (Prime Earth)

CHRONOLOGY

Blue Beetle first appeared in (cameo) Justice League International Vol. 3 #1 (November 2011); (actual appearance) Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011). First historical appearance was in (as Jaime Reyes) Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006); (as Blue Beetle) Infinite Crisis #5 (March 2006).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Blue Beetle in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

Follow the links for a complete index of the issue, including story and creator info as well as full character chronology and in some cases story synopses.

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Blue Beetle Chronology

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Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #16 (March 2013): "Bufferworld" [Flashback]
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #1 (November 2011): "Metamorphosis, Part One"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #2 (December 2011): "Metamorphosis, Part Two"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #3 (January 2012): "Metamorphosis, Conclusion"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #4 (February 2012): "Gorilla Warfare"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #5 (March 2012): "Heartless"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #6 (April 2012): "Homewrecker"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #7 (May 2012): "Boy Meets World"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #8 (June 2012): "Even a Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #9 (July 2012): "The Enemy of My Enemy"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #10 (August 2012): "Close Enough for Government Work"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #11 (September 2012): "All That Glitters"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #12 (October 2012): "Blood Beetle"
Justice League International Annual Vol. 3 #1 (2012): "Deleted"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #0 (November 2012): "Sky Witness"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #13 (December 2012): "Reachworld"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #14 (January 2013): "Scarabworld!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #15 (February 2013): "In the Styx"
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #16 (March 2013): "Bufferworld"
Threshold #2 (April 2013): "A Star Is Born"
Threshold #3 (May 2013): "Blue Funk:
Threshold #6 (August 2013): "Strange Bedfellows"
Threshold #7 (September 2013): "Heroism and Other Like Maladies"
Threshold #8 (October 2013): "Annihilation"
Booster Gold: Futures End #1 (November 2014): "Pressure Point"
Convergence #6 (July 2015): "Team Work"
DC Universe: Rebirth #1 (July 2016): "The Clock is Ticking Across The DC Universe!"
Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1 (October 2016): "Will The Real Blue Beetle Please Die!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #1 (November 2016): "Deja Blue"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #2 (December 2016): "Blurred"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #3 (January 2017): "Night Terrors!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #4 (February 2017): "My Not So Secret Origin"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #5 (March 2017): "The Best Laid Plans..."
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #6 (April 2017): "Fury!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #7 (May 2017): "Risen!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #8 (June 2017): "Transformations"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #9 (July 2017): "Life, Death and Absolute Chaos!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #10 (August 2017): "The Sacrifice!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #11 (September 2017): "The Sacrifice!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #12 (October 2017): "Two Beetles-- and A Bat!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #13 (November 2017): "Endgame!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #14 (December 2017): "Road to Nowhere, Part 1"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #15 (January 2018): "Road to Nowhere, Part 2"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #16 (February 2018): "Road to Nowhere, Part 3"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #17 (March 2018): "Road to Nowhere, Part 4"
Dark Nights: Metal #2 (November 2017): "Metal"
Blue Beetle Vol. 5 #18 (April 2018): "Learning Curve"
Green Lanterns #40 (April 2018): "Superhuman Trafficking, Part One"
Action Comics #1000 (June 2018): "From the City That Has Everything"
Justice League Vol. 4 #9 (December 2018): "Good Morning, Moon"
Aquaman/Justice League: Drowned Earth #1 (January 2019): "Drowned Earth, Finale"
Justice League Vol. 4 #26 (August 2019): "Apex Predator, Part 1"
Justice League Vol. 4 #37 (February 2020): "Justice/Doom War, Part 8"
Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #3 (December 2019): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part Three"

ZZAs Scarab

Infected: Scarab #1 (January 2020): "Metamorphosis"
Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #4 (January 2020): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Part Four"
Supergirl Vol. 7 #36 (January 2020): "Who's Laughing Now?" [in between Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #4, pages 17 and 20]
Supergirl Annual Vol. 7 #2 (January 2020): "The Best Day of Her Life" [appearance same as Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #4, pages 20-21]
Batman/Superman Vol. 2 #5 (February 2020): "Who Are the Secret Six?, Conclusion"
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1 (February 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part One"
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2 (March 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Two"
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 (April 2020): "Hell Arisen, Part Three"
Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #4 (May 2020): "Hell Arisen, Conclusion"

ZZAs Blue Beetle

Terrifics #28 (September 2020): "The Tomorrow War, Part One"
Terrifics #29 (October 2020): "The Tomorrow War, Part Two"
Terrifics #30 (November 2020): "The Tomorrow War, Finale"
Dark Nights: Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 (February 2021): "Together"
Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (March 2021): "Death Metal - An Anti-Crisis, Part VII: A Slap in the Face"
Blue & Gold #6 (April 2022): "Timely Solution"
Blue & Gold #7 (May 2022): "Beetles Abound!"
Dark Crisis #1 (August 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter One: The Justice League is Dead"
Dark Crisis #2 (September 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter Two: Fall of the Titans"
Dark Crisis #3 (October 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter Three: Boot Camp"
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (December 2022): "Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, Chapter Five: Together"
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 (January 2023): "Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, Chapter Six: Legacy War"
Dark Crisis: War Zone #1/2 (February 2023): "Just When I Thought I Was Out..."
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (February 2023): "Dawn of DC"
Monkey Prince #10 (March 2023): "The Monkey King and I, Part 2"
Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 (March 2023): "Lazarus Planet: Alpha"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1 (January 2023): "Graduation Day Chapter One"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #2 (February 2023): "Graduation Day Chapter Two"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #3 (March 2023): "Graduation Day Chapter Three"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #4 (April 2023): "Graduation Day Chapter Four"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #5 (May 2023): "Graduation Day Chapter Five"
Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #6 (June 2023): "Graduation Day Conclusion"
Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight #3 (February 2024): "If the Fates Allow"
Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight #4 (February 2024): "The Creatures Were Stirring"

ZZChronology Uncertain

It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology.

Heroes in Crisis #9 (July 2019): "All of Us" [Flashback]
Justice League Vol. 4 #71 (March 2022): "The Biggest Score Ever, Conclusion" [Flashback]
Suicide Squad Vol. 6 #10 (February 2022): "Spaced" [Flashback]
Wonder Woman Vol. 5 #50 (September 2018): "The Dark Gods, Finale" [Flashback]