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Issue: Detective Comics #33
Publication Date: November 1939
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Issues: #33 of 883 Issues (1380 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/30/1939
Volume: 3
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the Thirties to the Seventies #73-168329 published October 1971
as Detective Comics No. 33 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #1 [First Printing] published July 1990
as Cover - Detective Comics #33 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published May 2005
as Detective Comics #33 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Batman is wearing a gun.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Batman Wars against the Dirigible of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father, death); Martha Wayne (Bruce's mother, death); Joe Chill (villain, un-named); Professor/Dr. Carl Kruger (villain, death); The Scarlet Horde (villains, all scientists, all die); Mr. Bixley (villain, death); Napoleon Bonaparte (villain, image only)
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.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
as The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be! [Story on Interior Page(s)]first two pages only
In Content Item: FlagCollection Fantôme #[42] published January 1945
as La chauve-souris : Le rayon rouge [Illustration on Cover, Front]panels used as cover
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins #1 published February 1973
as The Secret Origin of Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]first two pages
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #1 [First Printing] published July 1990
as The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Forties #[nn] published May 2004
as The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]first two pages
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published May 2005
as The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagContinuum #3 published December 2007
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Contains 2 page origin sequence, the 'original' origin. The Batman carries and uses a gun in this story.
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"Big" Charlie Ruffing, "Pop" Warner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Charlie Ruffing; Pop Warner
Synopsis: Brief biographies are provided for Charlie Ruffing and Pop Warner.
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Pages: 0.5
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Gifts for You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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Thoria Invades Luxen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Spy
Character(s): Bart Regan; Karl Palchek
Synopsis: Bart helps restore democracy in Luxen.
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Pages: 6
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Mine of Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Buck Marshall, Range Detective
Character(s): Buck Marshall
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Larry Steele, Private Detective
Character(s): Larry Steele; Brenda
First Line: Four robberies in my department in four straight weeks...
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Pages: 6
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Coffee-Colored Diamonds

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Thomas (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 1.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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The Northwoods Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
Character(s): Speed Saunders
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Sewer Robberies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
Character(s): Cosmo; Neil
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Pages: 6
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The White Goddess, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Bruce Nelson
Character(s): Bruce Nelson; Mambu
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Pages: 6
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Poroscopy Aids Scientific Sleuths in Solving Crimes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Crime Never Pays
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Pages: 1
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Third Set for Abbey

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Stamp Page
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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Shorty Swallows a Diamond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby
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Pages: 10
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Flash!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New York World's Fair Comics; Superman
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Rand
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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