1. Blue Beetle
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2. Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle
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3. When you need some help
He'll save the day
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4. Blue Beetle fights evil
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5. Blue Beetle
With a strobe-light gun, he's on the way
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6. Friends, everyone but the villains
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7. Our hero
Flying his trusty bug
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8. When not fighting crime
He's chillin'
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9. But always willing
To step on a thug
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10. Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle
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11. When you need some help
He'll save the day
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12. Blue Beetle's on the way
To save the day
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13. Where in the name
of Neptune is it?
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14. The Boss said
we don't stop lookin' until we find it.
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15. You can stop looking.
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16. I've found it!
The famous Colossal Star diamond!
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17. Now, let's get out of here.
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18. You're not going anywhere, Octo-morons!
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19. Blue Beetle!
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20. Sorry, Squid Gang,
that diamond's bigger than your head,
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21. and has a lot more brains.
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22. This diamond
means everything to us.
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23. We must have it! You won't stop us.
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24. Well, I'm not here
to leave mints on the pillows.
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25. Got it.
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26. Haven't lost a game
of "keep away" yet.
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27. There's always
a first time, Bug Head.
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28. Woo-hoo!
Feels great!
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29. Sayonara, sucker!
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30. Never seen the Squids so emotional.
What could have them so worked up?
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31. That is the question.
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32. Sufferin' scarabs!
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33. Oh, it's you, Question.
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34. Don't do that.
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35. Nothing surprises quite like
an unexpected question.
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36. Look, Question, I'd love to hear more
of your weird criminal theories
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37. on how moral truths exist independently
of human knowledge, or whatever,
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38. but right now, I need to get
that diamond back from the Squids.
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39. Getting it back doesn't
get you the answers you need.
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40. It gets me the diamond,
that's what I need.
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41. But the answer to this mystery
is this question.
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42. "Why did they want it
in the first place?"
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43. A ginormous diamond
worth $5 million?
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44. That ginormous diamond
might have more value than money.
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45. You always read way more into things
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46. - than are actually there.
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47. A-ha!
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48. Oh, did you find a blue button,
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49. because one fell off my glove.
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50. A cap from an eight-ounce bottle
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51. of the infamous,
over-caffeinated beverage...
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52. Zortz.
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53. Zortz Cola. I thought
they stopped making that stuff.
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54. Zortz Co. Went bankrupt
when the FDA discovered
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55. they'd lied about
the amount of caffeine
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56. and other nearly-toxic chemicals
the drink contained.
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57. How "nearly toxic?"
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58. I mean,
I'll still be able to have kids, right?
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59. That is a question for your urologist.
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60. Okay, if Zortz Co.
Is out of business,
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61. what's one of their bottlecaps doing in
a freshly-cleaned hotel room?
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62. There are three places in Hub City,
that still sell the outdated soda.
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63. So, we go to those markets
and find out who bought the soda,
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64. and that person
could have the diamond.
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65. Dang it! I hate it when
your weird theories are right.
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66. We can evade reality,
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67. but we cannot evade the consequences
of evading reality.
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68. So, like, what do you squares want?
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69. "Cause most people
just come here for the Zortz.
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70. Groovy stuff, man.
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71. | notice you have one of those new
closed-circuit TV security systems.
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72. We'd like to know
exactly who is buying Zortz.
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73. Like, everyone, Daddy-O.
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74. It's the ginchiest.
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75. Zortz is out of production for a reason.
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76. Water is the only drink
anyone should consume.
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77. We need to see those videotapes.
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78. You're not the fuzz,
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79. why don't you make like Dizzy Gillespie
and scat!
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80. The question isn't who
is going to let me...
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81. It's who is going to stop me?
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82. [, uh... like, see your point, Clyde.
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83. - There.
- Where?
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84. Oh, yeah!
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85. He dropped a penny
in the leave-a-penny jar.
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86. That's what you call a stand-up cat.
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87. Let's get that penny jar
back to The Bug.
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88. Hey! It's "leave a penny, take a penny."
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89. A penny. Not all the pennies, man.
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90. I'll send you a check!
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91. Here it is.
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92. The Squid's penny.
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93. Well...
How do you know it's the right penny?
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94. It's the only one without fingerprints.
Squids wear gloves.
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95. Hmm, and it's much shinier
than the other pennies to boot,
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96. but what is this substance?
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97. Let's get a chemical breakdown
of whatever this coating is.
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98. Cerium oxide?
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99. That's a high-grade polishing agent.
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100. Very expensive.
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101. It's used to polish mirrors for
sophisticated telescopic equipment.
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102. | know. Kord Industries used it
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103. on the telescopic amplifier
we sold to the military.
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104. Uh, | mean... they sold to the military,
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105. which | read about in the paper.
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106. That amplifier was stolen last week,
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107. right out from under their noses.
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108. It's not your fault. There's no way you,
aka Ted Kord,
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109. Could've known the military would've
been so careless with your invention.
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110. No, no, I'm not... Ted Kord.
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111. You, sir, that is not...
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112. If this diamond theft has something
to do with the telescopic amplifier,
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113. That you, as Ted Kord, invented—
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114. - I'm not Ted Kord.
- ... we need to find it.
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115. That's something | can help with.
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116. Every Kord product has a brilliantly
designed homing beacon created by...
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117. me, Ted Kord.
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118. Boss, you're gonna be thrilled!
We got you the diamond!
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119. A few more adjustments,
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120. And my magnificent aura oscillator
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121. will be ready for
its final crowning glory!
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122. Sorry to drop in unannounced...
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123. Doctor Spectro.
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124. Yes, it is |,
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125. Doctor Spectro,
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126. the emperor of emotions,
the finagler of feelings.
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127. You societal leeches can make it
easier on yourselves
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128. And hand that diamond over.
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129. No way! This diamond
belongs to Doctor Spectro!
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130. Spectro uses emotional manipulation
to control people.
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131. That's how he—
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132. That's how he got the Squids
to steal that diamond.
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133. By artificially instilling
affection and loyalty.
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134. So, you've encountered
Doctor Spectro before?
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135. No, it just seemed obvious.
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136. They do whatever | command.
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137. And soon,
so will everyone on the planet!
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138. He's going to use the giant diamond,
the perfect refracting element,
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139. To make the telescopic amplifier
an emotional amplifier.
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140. With that kind of power,
he could take over the world.
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141. We aren't going to let him.
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142. But we are.
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143. Captain Atom and Nightshade?
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144. But you're fellow
Charlton action heroes.
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145. You Squids sit this one out.
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146. | want to see the Nuclear Nemesis
and the Debutante of Darkness
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147. Battle these interlopers.
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148. Don't worry, Doctor Spectro.
We'll incinerate this insect.
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149. And punch this one
right where his face should be.
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150. Spectro has them under his control,
just like the Squids. But how?
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151. Unlike the Squids, they're
strong-willed, and individualistic.
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152. Of course, he must've
imbued the soda with a chemical,
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153. Which heightens his
emotional-manipulating waves
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154. Creating the perfect substance
for mind control.
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155. Snap out of it, Nightshade.
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156. You hate Spectro more than you hate
an outdoor brunch in Palm Springs.
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157. Oh, | used to think that.
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158. But now, | understand him.
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159. He deserves love, devotion,
just as you deserve this!
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160. Now, ain't that a kick in the head.
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161. Captain Atom, resist Spectro's control.
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162. | want to.
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163. | don't know how his emotional rays
penetrated my nuclear forcefield.
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164. That soda did this to you.
Use your energy ray
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165. To change its molecular structure
and create an antidote.
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166. I'll try.
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167. | hope this works.
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168. Whoa, that was just
what the doctor ordered,
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169. - and not Doctor Spectro!
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170. A question for Nightshade...
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171. How would you like
a nice, refreshing soda?
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172. Why, you faceless freak!
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173. Blue Beetle?
Sorry about the shakedown.
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174. Let's make sure Spectro
gets it a lot worse.
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175. Count on it.
Q, you and Cap take the Squids.
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176. Shade and | will get Spectro.
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177. Too late!
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178. Waves of sadness bombarding me.
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179. Everything about me is a lie.
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180. I'm too depressed to fight.
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181. What if jazz is, like,
the biggest sellout of all?
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182. Citizens of Hub City,
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183. You are under the control
of Doctor Spectro!
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184. Obey my will. It is your only hope.
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185. Must fight it. I'll never live for
the sake of another man's will!
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186. What? Impossible!
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187. No, objective reality.
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188. - Emotion, sadness, anger, love...
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189. they're not real,
just hormonal imbalances.
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190. Once you subjugate
emotion with reality,
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191. which | do every day,
emotion becomes powerless.
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192. Facts don't care about your feelings.
And the fact is...
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193. I'm about to knock you out.
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194. No!
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195. No! My super sad subjects,
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196. My depressed darlings,
they are no more.
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197. Okay, Squids,
this is the end of the line.
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198. Scratch everything off your to-do list
except jail.
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199. But we were under his spell.
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200. You can't blame us.
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201. Q, | have to admit,
| underestimated you.
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202. You're an incredible hero
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203. and an even better friend.
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204. Friendship isn't
objectively real, either.
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205. Ugh, you really are the worst.
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206. Come on.
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207. Let's get Spectro
into The Bug and off to jail.
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208. Sufferin' scarabs!
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209. - He's gone!
- What?
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210. That distortion, just like Nightshade's.
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211. He must've slipped through reality
into a pocket dimension.
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212. No, he can't. He must face justice.
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213. He must be punished for his crimes.
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214. Easy there, buddy.
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215. Don't get swept away
by a hormonal imbalance.
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216. No, it's objectively wrong.
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217. Come on, pal.
You're all keyed up.
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218. You need lo relax.
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219. I'll take you out
for a nice, refreshing soda.
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