Volume: 3
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-09-30
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Batman
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cover /
1
page
Batman
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cover /
1
page
- Genre:superhero
- Keywords:automobiles Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
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in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([July] 1990) -
in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #3 - Batman 1 (1999) - in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([May] 2005)
- in Batman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2014 series) (2014)
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in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #2 - Batman - Hush 2 - in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)
- in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #92 - Batman - Odyssee 1 ([November 2016])
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Reprints (9)
Indexer Notes
Batman is wearing a gun. The layout is very similar to a panel by artist Creig Flessel from the Speed Saunders story published in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #13 (March 1938): page 1, panel 2.
Issue Data
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: monthly
- Printer: ?
Indexer Notes
On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 432358. The volume number is not found in the comic itself.
The Batman Wars against the Dirigible of Doom
The Batman Wars against the Dirigible of Doom
Batman
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comic story /
12
pages
Batman
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comic story /
12
pages
| Script: | Bill Finger (pp. 1-2) Gardner Fox (pp. 3-12) |
| Pencils: | Bob Kane (credited, signed) Sheldon Moldoff (ghosted for Bob Kane) (backgrounds) |
| Inks: | Bob Kane (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: |
- Genre:superhero
- Keywords:Baterang; Batplane; Death-Ray machine; gas capsule; Manhattan; silk rope; smoke capsule Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
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The Batman [Bruce Wayne](origin)
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Joe Chill(villain) (unnamed)
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Martha Wayne(death)
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Thomas Wayne(death)
- Synopsis:
- After an account of how the Batman came into being as a crime fighter, Batman becomes alarmed at the sudden appearance of deadly dirigibles whose occupants wish to rule the world.
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) [first two pages only] which is reprinted
- in The Great Comic Book Heroes (Dial Press, 1965 series) (1965)
- in Batman (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2939 [1] (March 1966) [first 2 pages, as modified for Batman #1]
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in Batman (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2939 (March 1966) - in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
- in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (F-5) (December 1974-January 1975) [in this form]
- in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1976 series) (1976)
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in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1976 ([juni] 1976) - in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Warner Books, 1976 series) (August 1976)
- in The Great Comic Book Heroes (Dial Press, 1977 series) (1977)
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in Caped Crusader Classics! (Titan, 1988 series) #1 - Batman and Robin (August 1988) - in USA magazine (Comics USA, 1987 series) #43 (septembre 1989)
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 ([July] 1992) [story in this form]
- in Detective Comics Special Reprint (DC, 1995 series) #38 (1995) [first two pages]
- in DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes (Little, Brown, 1995 series) (1995)
- in Detective Comics Special Reprint [Toys 'R' Us Special Replica Edition] (DC, 1997 series) #38 (1997)
- in Millennium Edition: Batman No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (February 2001) [story in this form], #[Chromium Edition] (February 2001)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([May] 2005)
- in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #7 - Batman (2005)
- in Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)
- in Batman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (November 2023)
- in Batman 1 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2025 series) (November 2025)
- in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February-March 1973) [first two pages]
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([July] 1990)
- in DC Archiv Edition (Dino Verlag, 1998 series) #3 - Batman 1 (1999)
- in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004) [first two pages]
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([May] 2005)
- in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([June] 2005)
- in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #3 (No Date [circa décembre 2007]) [excerpt]
- in Batman - Die besten Storys aller Zeiten (Panini Deutschland, 2009 series) #1 [Nur die ersten beiden Seiten]
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in DC Comics Coleção de Graphic Novels (Eaglemoss Collections, 2014 series) #2 - Batman: Silêncio – Parte 2 (Outubro de 2014) - in Batman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2014 series) (2014)
- in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #2 - Batman - Hush 2
- in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([October] 2016)
- in Batman Antologia (Panini Brasil, 2020 series) ([agosto] 2020)
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Reprints (16)
Indexer Notes
Contains a 2-page origin sequence, the 'original' origin, written by Bill Finger (credit from Craig Delich and Martin O'Hearn). The art for the origin sequence is inspired by Bill Vallely's art in Gang Busters In Action and Junior G-Men and the Counterfeiters as well as Hal Foster's in Tarzan for the last panel.
The Batman carries and uses a gun in this story.
["Big" Charlie Ruffing, "Pop" Warner]
["Big" Charlie Ruffing, "Pop" Warner]
Sportettes
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cartoon /
0.5
page
Sportettes
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cartoon /
0.5
page
- Genre:biography; sports
Characters:
Charlie Ruffing; Pop Warner
- Synopsis:
- Brief biographies are provided for Charlie Ruffing and Pop Warner.
Indexer Notes
No feature logo. Synopsis added by Craig Delich.
[Thoria Invades Luxen]
[Thoria Invades Luxen]
Spy
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comic story /
6
pages
Spy
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Jerry Siegel (credited) |
| Pencils: | Mart Bailey (credited) |
| Inks: | Mart Bailey (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:adventure; spy; detective-mystery
- Feature Logo:Spy [S overlapping P & P overlapping Y]
- Keywords:Luxen Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
- Synopsis:
- Bart helps restore democracy in Luxen.
Mine of Mystery
Mine of Mystery
Buck Marshall
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comic story /
6
pages
Buck Marshall
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming) |
| Inks: | Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:western-frontier; adventure
- Feature Logo:Buck Marshall Range Detective
Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Larry Steele
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comic story /
6
pages
Larry Steele
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Ken Ernst (credited, signed) |
| Inks: | Ken Ernst (credited, signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:detective-mystery; crime
- Feature Logo:Larry Steele Private Detective
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Four robberies in my department in four straight weeks... Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys
Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys
Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
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advertisement /
0.5
page
Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
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advertisement /
0.5
page
The Northwoods Mystery
The Northwoods Mystery
Speed Saunders
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comic story /
6
pages
Speed Saunders
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | ? |
| Pencils: | Fred Guardineer (credited) |
| Inks: | Fred Guardineer (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: |
- Genre:detective-mystery
- Feature Logo:Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
[The Sewer Robberies]
[The Sewer Robberies]
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
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comic story /
6
pages
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | |
| Pencils: | Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by) |
| Inks: | Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
[The White Goddess, Part 1]
[The White Goddess, Part 1]
Bruce Nelson
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comic story /
6
pages
Bruce Nelson
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comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | Tom Hickey (credited) |
| Pencils: | Tom Hickey (credited) |
| Inks: | Tom Hickey (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
[Poroscopy Aids Scientific Sleuths in Solving Crimes!]
[Poroscopy Aids Scientific Sleuths in Solving Crimes!]
Crime Never Pays
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cartoon /
1
page
Crime Never Pays
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cartoon /
1
page
- Genre:non-fiction; crime
Third Set for Abbey
Third Set for Abbey
Stamp Collectors' Corner / Stamp Detective / Detective Stamp Page
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text article /
0.5
page
Stamp Collectors' Corner / Stamp Detective / Detective Stamp Page
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text article /
0.5
page
Indexer Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Beaman Stamps / Beamann Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Brown Stamps; Empire Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Pilgrim Stamps / Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps
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advertisement /
0.5
page
Beaman Stamps / Beamann Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Brown Stamps; Empire Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Pilgrim Stamps / Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps
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advertisement /
0.5
page
[Shorty Swallows a Diamond]
[Shorty Swallows a Diamond]
Slam Bradley
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comic story /
10
pages
Slam Bradley
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comic story /
10
pages
| Script: | Jerry Siegel (credited) |
| Pencils: | Mart Bailey (credited) |
| Inks: | Mart Bailey (credited) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
Batman -
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog -
The Batman Wars against the Dirigible of Doom
Batman -
["Big" Charlie Ruffing, "Pop" Warner]
Sportettes -
Gifts for You!
American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals -
[Thoria Invades Luxen]
Spy -
Mine of Mystery
Buck Marshall -
["Four robberies in my department in four straight weeks..."]
Larry Steele -
Coffee-Colored Diamonds
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Be a Frontiersman
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
Free Catalog
Metal Arts Rings & Pins -
This Fascinating Free Book
Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] -
Big Prizes and Cash Profits for Boys
Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines -
The Northwoods Mystery
Speed Saunders -
[The Sewer Robberies]
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise -
[The White Goddess, Part 1]
Bruce Nelson -
[Poroscopy Aids Scientific Sleuths in Solving Crimes!]
Crime Never Pays -
Third Set for Abbey
Stamp Collectors' Corner / Stamp Detective / Detective Stamp Page -
[no title indexed]
Beaman Stamps / Beamann Stamps; Belmont Stamps; Brown Stamps; Empire Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Monumental Stamps; Pilgrim Stamps / Pilgrims Stamps; Potomac Stamps; Roberts Stamps; Seminole Stamps -
[Shorty Swallows a Diamond]
Slam Bradley -
Flash!
New York World's Fair Comics; Superman -
[no title indexed]
Remington Typewriters -
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Jerzy Kiekrz
- Lindsey Naumann
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Andrew Shor
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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