Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-1205866-20130206033718/@comment-5995297-20130209020745

Gipdac wrote: So it's possible Kord in YJ used the Scarab as a weapon? Perhaps it was off mode and only functioning at a minor capacity until the explosion?

It seems like if the scarab was functioning at all that it would have attempted to bond with the nearest host like it did with Jamie. Right?

At one point the scarab believed to be that of Dan Garrett, which Ted thought was destroyed, was actually discovered by Carter Hall (Hawkman) in a tomb in. Ted acquired the scarab, but couldn’t get it to work for him. During the course of Ted investigating, the scarab is activated by a flash of lightning and leads Ted to the wizard Shazam. There it remained for a short period until Shazam’s death by Eclipso This scarab would fall to Earth and make its way to and into the hands of Jaime Reyes.

Here's the source. http://www.comicvine.com/ted-kord/29-2054/