Bumblebee (DC Comics)

For the Transformers character, see Bumblebee (Transformers).

Bumblebee
Bumblebee as depicted in The Other History of the DC Universe #2 (January 2021). Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Andrea Cucchi (inks), and Jose Vallarrubia (colors).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAs Karen Beecher:
Teen Titans #45
(December 1976)
As Bumblebee:
Teen Titans #48 (June 1977)
Created byKaren Beecher:
Bob Rozakis
Irv Novick
Bumblebee:
Bob Rozakis
José Delbo
In-story information
Alter egoKaren Beecher-Duncan
SpeciesHuman or metahuman (depending on the continuity)
Team affiliationsTeen Titans
Doom Patrol
PartnershipsLilith Clay
Dick Grayson
Roy Harper
Cyborg
Garth
Wally West
Donna Troy
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Shrinking to insect-like size
  • Her solar-powered suit enables her to fly (via bee-like wings), fire sonic force blasts, and unleash electrical 'stings'.

Bumblebee (Karen Beecher-Duncan) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics and other related media, commonly as a member of the Teen Titans.[1] She first appeared as Karen in December 1976's Teen Titans #45, and adopted the Bumblebee identity three issues later. Historically, Bumblebee is sometimes considered DC Comics' first Black woman superhero character, though this distinction is also accorded to Nubia,[2] a less traditional costumed crimefighter than Bumblebee, who debuted three years earlier in 1973.

  1. ^ Beatty, Scott (2008), "Bumblebee", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 63, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
  2. ^ "Little Known Black History Fact: Nubia, the Black Wonder Woman". June 9, 2017.