The name Blue Beetle is now most associated with Jaime Reyes, star of the recent DC Extended Universe Blue Beetle movie. Fans of the comics also hold Ted Kord in high regard, and he offers something quite different from his successor. Unfortunately, there's one link in the mantle's legacy chain that's become rather weak over the decades.
Source:https://www.cbr.com/dan-garrett-first-blue-beetle-totally-overshadowed/