Detective Comics #33

(November 1939)

The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger (pp. 1-2); Gardner F. Fox (pp. 3-12)

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sheldon Moldoff

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Origin); Thomas Wayne (Death); Martha Wayne (Death); Joe Chill (unnamed); Dr. Carl Kruger (villain; Death); The Scarlet Horde (villains; all Death)

Synopsis:

After learning how the Batman came into being as a crime fighter, he becomes alarmed at the sudden appearance of deadly dirigibles whose occupants wish to rule the world.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971) [[splash page]]
• in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February-March 1973) [first two pages]
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 [Standard printing] ([June] 1990)
• in Batman in the Forties (DC, 2004 series) #[nn] ([March] 2004) [first two pages]
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
• in Batman (Signet Books, 1966 series) #D2939 [first two pages]

Indexer Notes

Contains 2 page origin sequence, the 'original' origin. Written by Bill Finger (credit from Craig Delich and Martin O'Hearn, October, 2005). The Batman carries and uses a gun in this story. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Odds and Ends / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Moldoff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Charlie Ruffing; Pop Warner.

Synopsis:

Brief biographies are provided for Charlie Ruffing and Pop Warner.

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.

[Thoria Invades Luxen] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Mart Bailey (signed)

Inks:

Mart Bailey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan; Karl Palchek.

Synopsis:

Bart helps restore democracy in Luxen.

Mine of Mystery (Table of Contents)

Buck Marshall, Range Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Buck Marshall

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ken Ernst (signed)

Inks:

Ken Ernst (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Larry Steele; Brenda

Coffee-Colored Diamonds (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Thomas (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

The Northwoods Mystery (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Guardineer

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Speed Saunders

[The Sewer Robberies] (Table of Contents)

Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sven Elven ?

Pencils:

Sven Elven (signed)

Inks:

Sven Elven (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cosmo; Neil

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.

[The White Goddess, Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Bruce Nelson; Mambu

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Crime Never Pays / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vincent Sullivan ?

Pencils:

Vincent Sullivan ?

Inks:

Vincent Sullivan ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

[Shorty Swallows a Diamond] (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Mart Bailey (signed)

Inks:

Mart Bailey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby.