- Kord Industries
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owners = Blue BeetleBruce Wayne
employees = Kimiyo Hoshi (Dr. Light)
Tobias Whale
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sortkey = PAGENAMEKord Industries (or Kord Enterprises) is a
fiction al company that exists in theDC Universe and is run by Ted Kord, thesuperhero Blue Beetle. Founded by his father, Ted Kord eventually takes Kord Industries over. It is often implied thatWayne Enterprises has folded Kord Industries into the Wayne Enterprises family, making it a subsidiary.Fact|date=February 2007Kord Industries is seen as one of the three top companies in America, competing with
Wayne Enterprises , andLexCorp (Lex Luthor 's company).Among Kord Industries products and holdings are the Blue Beetle's Bug, his flying vehicle; his BB Gun, a
strobe light gun; and other gadgets employed by the Blue Beetle; as well as Blue & Gold, a video game company co-owned withBooster Gold .Kord Industries contracts to clear the landing site of the space ship in which
Supergirl arrives and comes into possession of a large supply ofkryptonite . In several issues of the "Blue Beetle" comic book the company is referred to as K.O.R.D. Industries. An acronym for Kord Omniversal Research and Development.In Green Arrow #52 a scene in Chicago narrates Kimiyo Hoshi (Dr. Light) as being promoted to President of K.O.R.D Industries after the death of Ted Kord.
In Gotham Underground #9 crime boss Tobias Whale was shown at a press conference being named C.E.O. of Kord Industries. Oswald Cobblepot, The Penguin, upon seeing this footage commented that "Kord Industries is in reality an Intergang Front."
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