The original Blue Beetle character was created by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski and made his first appearance in Mystery Men Comics #1.
DC Comics acquired the rights to Blue Beetle and incorporated the characters into their universe, significantly popularizing Ted Kord's Blue Beetle.
Jaime Reyes, the third and current Blue Beetle, was introduced in Infinite Crisis #3, featuring a new, alien-powered scarab.
The Blue Beetle live-action film, featuring Jaime Reyes, was released, marking the character's first major big-screen appearance.