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Publication history

Paco first appeared in ''

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'' #3 (February 2006) and was created by writers

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and John Rogers and artist

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.Irving, Christopher. ''Blue Beetle Companion: His Many Lives from 1939 to Today''. Raleigh:

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, 2007.

Fictional character biography

Paco is a friend of Jaime Reyes and Brenda Del Vecchio. After the former disappears, Paco joins the Posse, a benevolent street gang, and enters a relationship with fellow member Piñata. He later discovers that Brenda is the niece of influential crime boss

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. In "

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" reboot, Paco temporarily gains abilities similar to Blue Beetle and becomes known as the Blood Beetle after being given a life-saving Transbiotic Antitrauma Unit (T.A.U.). This persona is later removed after Blue Beetle's scarab Khaji Da removes the T.A.U. and gives Paco a tissue transplant.

In other media

Paco appears in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', voiced by

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References

External links

DC Comics.com: Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

DC Database Project: Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
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