(December 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) [splash panel] 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) [splash panel]
- in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #1 (June 1992) [remainder of story]
- in Millennium Edition: Batman No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (February 2001) [remainder of story]
-
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The Crimson Avenger / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Creig Flessel (signed as Flessel)
- Inks:
- Creig Flessel (signed as Flessel)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Creig Flessel
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Crimson Avenger
- Reprints:
- in Crimson Avenger (DC, 1988 series) #1 (June 1988)
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- in Crimson Avenger (DC, 1988 series) #1
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
Indexer Notes
Cover feature character verified by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.
[Peril in Paris]
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
- Inks:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Sheldon Moldoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Charles Maire; Karel Maire; Duc D'orterre (villain; Intro; Death)
- Synopsis:
- After Bruce Wayne runs into a man with no face, as the Batman he learns of a sinister man responsible for it, who wants the man's money and his sister.
- Reprints:
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
Indexer Notes
This story directly follows the story line in issue #32. Note, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.
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Whatt A. Knutt / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Bob Kane?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Whatt A. Knutt
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.
[The Ambassador to Bolaria]
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; Ambassador Reynolds.
The Last Trick
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
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Crime Never Pays / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Vincent Sullivan?
- Pencils:
- Vincent Sullivan?
- Inks:
- Vincent Sullivan?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
[The Cleaner Protective Association]
Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox
- Pencils:
- Don Lynch (signed)
- Inks:
- Don Lynch (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Steve Malone; Happy; Mario.
Swift Justice
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox (signed as Paul Dean)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Spy 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 Secret Treaty]
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; Tom Burke.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.
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The G-Men / filler / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
The White Goddess
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; the White Goddess.
Indexer Notes
Continued next issue.
[The Vacation]
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; James Kildare; Boris Borscht.
- Synopsis:
- Slam and Shorty take their reward money and go on a nice ocean vacation, until their ship is blown out of the water by an enemy submarine.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
none
The Crimson Avenger -
1.
[Peril in Paris]
Batman -
2.
none
Whatt A. Knutt -
3.
[The Ambassador to Bolaria]
Spy -
4.
The Last Trick
Buck Marshall, Range Detective -
5.
none
Crime Never Pays -
6.
[The Cleaner Protective Association]
Steve Malone, District Attorney -
7.
Swift Justice
-
8.
The Spy Mystery
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator -
9.
[The Secret Treaty]
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise -
10.
none
The G-Men -
11.
The White Goddess
Bruce Nelson -
12.
[The Vacation]
Slam Bradley
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