(November 1939)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Editing:
- Vincent Sullivan
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) [rest of story] which is reprinted - in The Great Comic Book Heroes (Dial Press, 1965 series) #[nn] (1965)
- in Batman (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2939 (March 1966) [first 2 pages, as modified for Batman #1]
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (F-5) (February-March 1975) [in this form]
- in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1976 series) #[nn] (1976)
-
in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1976 ([juni] 1976) -
in Caped Crusader Classics! (Titan, 1988 series) #1 - Batman and Robin (August 1988) - in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992) [story in this form]
- in Millennium Edition: Batman No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (February 2001) [story in this form]
-
in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #7 - Batman (2005) - in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
- in Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-6 (F-5) (February-March 1975) [rest of story]
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992) [splash panel]
- in Millennium Edition: Batman No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (February 2001) [splash panel]
-
in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #3 (No Date [circa décembre 2007]), #4 (No Date [circa 2008 Mars])
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Bob Kane
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Collection Fantôme (Editions Mondiales, 1945 series) #[42] (4e trimestre 1945)
- in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
-
The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom
Batman / comic story / 12 pages
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, 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 ([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
Odds and Ends / filler / 1 page
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]
Spy / comic story / 6 pages
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
Buck Marshall, Range Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
- Inks:
- Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- western-frontier
- Characters:
- Buck Marshall
[no title indexed]
Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ken Ernst (signed)
- Inks:
- Ken Ernst (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Larry Steele; Brenda
Coffee-Colored Diamonds
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Frank Thomas (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
The Northwoods Mystery
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Inks:
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Fred Guardineer
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Speed Saunders
[The Sewer Robberies]
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise / comic story / 6 pages
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]
Bruce Nelson / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Pencils:
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Inks:
- Tom Hickey (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Bruce Nelson; Mambu
[no title indexed]
Crime Never Pays / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Vincent Sullivan ?
- Pencils:
- Vincent Sullivan ?
- Inks:
- Vincent Sullivan ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
[Shorty Swallows a Diamond]
Slam Bradley / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel (signed)
- Pencils:
- Mart Bailey (signed)
- Inks:
- Mart Bailey (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom
Batman -
2.
none
Odds and Ends -
3.
[Thoria Invades Luxen]
Spy -
4.
Mine of Mystery
Buck Marshall, Range Detective -
5.
[no title indexed]
Larry Steele, Private Detective -
6.
Coffee-Colored Diamonds
-
7.
The Northwoods Mystery
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator -
8.
[The Sewer Robberies]
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise -
9.
[The White Goddess, Part 1]
Bruce Nelson -
10.
[no title indexed]
Crime Never Pays -
11.
[Shorty Swallows a Diamond]
Slam Bradley
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Andrew Shor
- Jerry Hillegas
- Matthew Peets
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
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