"Reaping down upon the underworld to smash ganglands comes a friend of the unfortunate an enemy of criminals, the mysterious all powerful character who is a problem to the police. A crusader for law, in reality Dan Garrett a rookie patrolman loved by everyone but suspected by none of being the Blue Beetle. As the Blue beetle he hides behind a strange mask and a suit of impenetrable blue chain armour flexible as silk but stronger than steel."

In the city’s Chinatown sons of the orient are restless, uneasy. The police department expects war between rivals to break out at any moment and is prepared. What is behind this uneasiness, is it something that concerns only the Chinese or is there an occidental hand at work pulling the strings like a phantom puppeteer?