#297 – Karen Beecher

Today we talk about Karen Beecher, best known as Bumblebee, who became a superhero by being the exact right brand of unhinged, brilliant, and ride-or-die.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:

-Teen Titans (1966) #45-53

-Secret Origins Annual (1987) #3

-The New Titans (1984) #56-59, 75, 78-79, 83-85

-Hawk & Dove Annual (1990) #1

-JLA/Titans (1998)

-Titans Secret Files (1999) #1-2

-The Titans (1999) #39, 44

-Birds of Prey (1998) #72-73, 100

-Teen Titans (2003) #22-23, 29, 34-37, 99-100

-Infinite Crisis (2005) #2-4, 6-7

-Firestorm (2004) #20

-52 (2006) #4-5, 50

-Secret Six (2006) #3-4

-52/WW III Part One: A Call to Arms-Part Two: The Valiant

-Tales of the Sinestro Corps (2007): Superman-Prime

-Doom Patrol (2009) #1-3, 13-14, 17-22

-Secret Six (2008) #30

-Titans Hunt (2015)

-Titans (2016) #3, 7-19

-Doomsday Clock (2017) #9

-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020): The Last Stories of the DC Universe

-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) #2

-DC Power (2023) #1

-DC's Legion of Bloom (2023) #1

-World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023)

-Dan Mora variant for Nightwing (2016) #109

-Batman by Chip Zdarsky vol 2: The Bat-Man of Gotham

-Batman and Robin (2023) #1

-Wonder Woman (2023) #1 preview

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