Issue Details

Issue	#33
Published	November 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329; in The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1

12 page Batman story "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Origin); Thomas Wayne (Death); Martha Wayne (Death); 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 ceomes alarmed at the sudden appearance of deadly dirigibles whose occupants wish to rule the world.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger (pp. 1-2); Gardner F. Fox (pp. 3-12)
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
Inks	Bob Kane (signed)
Letters	Sheldon Moldoff
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.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February-March 1973) [first two pages]; in Batman (Signet Books, 1966 series) #D2939 [first two pages]; in Batman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #1 (1971) [splash page]; In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1

1 page Odds and Ends filler

Characters	Charlie Ruffing; Pop Warner.
Synopsis	Brief biographies are provided for Charlie Ruffing and Pop Warner.
Genre	sports
Script	Sheldon Moldoff
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.

6 page Spy story "Thoria Invades Luxen"

Characters	Bart Regan; Karl Palchek.
Synopsis	Bart helps restore democracy in Luxen.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks	Mart Bailey (signed)

6 page Buck Marshall, Range Detective story "Mine of Mystery"

Characters	Buck Marshall
Genre	western
Pencils	Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Inks	Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)

6 page Larry Steele, Private Detective story

Characters	Larry Steele; Brenda
Genre	detective
Pencils	Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks	Ken Ernst (signed)

2 page text story "Coffee-Colored Diamonds"

Genre	crime
Script	Frank Thomas (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "The Northwoods Mystery"

Characters	Speed Saunders
Genre	detective
Pencils	Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks	Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters	Fred Guardineer

6 page Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story "The Sewer Robberies"

Characters	Cosmo; Neil
Genre	adventure
Script	Sven Elven ?
Pencils	Sven Elven (signed)
Inks	Sven Elven (signed)
Notes	Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09.

6 page Bruce Nelson story "The White Goddess, Part 1"

Characters	Bruce Nelson; Mambu
Genre	detective
Script	Tom Hickey (signed)
Pencils	Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks	Tom Hickey (signed)

1 page Crime Never Pays filler

Genre	fact
Script	Vincent Sullivan ?
Pencils	Vincent Sullivan ?
Inks	Vincent Sullivan ?

10 page Slam Bradley story "Shorty Swallows a Diamond"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby.
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Mart Bailey (signed)
Inks	Mart Bailey (signed)