Who Is Ted Kord? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ted Kord is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Theodore Stephen Kord, with over 1,099 comic issue appearances. Ted Kord was the second person to become the Blue Beetle. Deprived of the scarab that empowered his predecessor, Ted was forced to rely on his superior athleticism, fighting prowess, and technological genius to combat crime. He died a hero at the hands of Maxwell Lord.

Who is Ted Kord?

This page is for the second Blue Beetle, Ted Kord For the original Blue Beetle see Dan Garret For the third Blue Beetle, see Jaime Reyes Origin Theodore Edward Kord Ted Kord started his career as the Blue Beetle when he was just a college student. While in college he started to work for his uncle Jarvis Kord. He is mostly kept in the dark for the duration of the project but later finds a small box containing a map of and a reel of film. The film reveals that his uncle’s secret project was in fact a collection of evil experiments to create an army of super-androids to be used for his own megalomaniac means. Not knowing what to do, Ted turns to his college professor Dan Garrett. Dan promises to help Ted and they travel to Pago Island (the location of Jarvis' secret lab). Arriving on Pago Island Ted and Dan were immediately captured by his uncle’s advanced androids. They soon learned Jarvis was alive and planed to carry out his scheme for world conquest.

Key facts

Ted Kord is of human origin and first appeared in "Finally Falls the Mighty". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,099 recorded issue appearances, Ted Kord ranks among the most featured characters in comics.