Blue Beetle #18
In "The Case of the Red Knight!", the legendary Blue Beetle takes on a chilling mystery when the cursed Beaufort Emerald resurfaces, bringing with it a deadly legacy from the Crusades. With Joan chasing the story and Officer Dan Garret on guard, the Red Knight’s ghostly return threatens to repeat history. Art by Maurice Del Bourgo and Don Rico brings the eerie tale to life, while Ray Willner’s cover captures the haunting tension of the gem’s dark past.
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Count Renaud enters the offices of two jewelers, announcing he has the fabulous Beaufort Emerald. Joan is on hand, wanting the story for her newspaper, and is invited to dinner at Mr. Bentley's that evening to get the story. Officer Dan Garret, knowing that the emerald carries with it a history of death for its owners, decides to be around....just in case, and learns that, during the time of the Crusades, the Red Knight, possessing the emerald, stops to rest for the evening and is killed for the gem by Count Beaufort. When the Knight and curse on the gem seems to return, the Beetle steps in.
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