- "Ted had a professor, this guy named Dan Garrett."
- ―Rudy Reyes[src]
Professor Daniel "Dan" Garrett was a renowned archaeologist who helped Ted Kord during his research on Khaji-Da, who took him as its first host, becoming the first Blue Beetle.
Biography[]
Fusion with Khaji-Da[]
- "The Scarab chose this Garrett guy before it chose you, Jaime. And pinche Ted, ran tests on him to map out how the Scarab would react to the human body."
- ―Rudy Reyes to Jaime Reyes[src]
Dan Garrett was the author of the anthropology book DECIPHERING ANCIENT EGYPT.[1] With funding from his student Ted Kord, Professor Garrett traveled to Chichen Itza, discovering a scarab-shaped object that had been on Earth for thousands of years called Khaji-Da, which fused with Garett to take him as a host.[2] Embracing the powers that the Scarab granted, Garrett became the first superhero under the name Blue Beetle.[1] Kord attempted to help him, doing several tests of what Khaji-Da would react on the human body, discovering that the only way to free himself was if Garrett died. Kord was unable to free Khaji-Da, leading him to hide the scarab on Pago Island and begin a career as the second Blue Beetle, using his intellect to develop his own technology.[2]
Equipment[]
- Khaji-Da: After discovering the Reach in Chichen Itza, Garrett was chosen by the beetle to be its host, being forced to live with it and having Ted Kord experiment on it in an attempt to get it out of him.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Kord Industries
- Ted Kord - Student and Friend
- Khaji-Da
Behind the Scenes[]
- In the comics, Dan Garrett was the first Blue Beetle and a member of the Justice Society.
