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| Volume = 1
  
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| Day = 30
 
| Month = November
  
| Month = November
 
| Year = 1939
  
| Year = 1939
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| Rating =
 
   
 
| Executive Editor = Vincent Sullivan
  
| Executive Editor = Vincent Sullivan
 
| CoverArtist1 = Bob Kane
  
| CoverArtist1 = Bob Kane
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| Quotation = Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... a . a... a bat! That's it! It's an omen. I shall become a bat!
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| Speaker = [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Bruce Wayne]]
   
 
| Writer1_1 = Bill Finger
  
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| Inker1_1 = Bob Kane
  
| Inker1_1 = Bob Kane
 
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| Letterer1_1 = Sheldon Moldoff
 
| Editor1_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
| Editor1_1 = Vincent Sullivan
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| StoryTitle1 = The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom
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| Synopsis1 =
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===Legend: The Batman and How He Came to Be===
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Fifteen years ago, [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Bruce Wayne]] is walking home from a movie with his father [[Thomas Wayne (Earth-Two)|Thomas Wayne]] and his [[Martha Wayne (Earth-Two)|mother]]. They are approached by a [[Joe Chill (Earth-Two)|mugger]] who tries to grab his mother's necklace. Thomas Wayne shouts for the mugger to leave her alone, and menaces him. The mugger shoots Thomas Wayne dead, saying that he asked for it. Bruce's mother is horrified and calls for the police. The mugger shoots and kills her also so she'll stop screaming. The young Bruce is horrified. Several days later, he kneels next to his bed by candlelight and makes a solemn vow. He swears by the spirit of his parents to avenge their deaths, by spending the rest of his life warring on all criminals. Years pass and Bruce Wayne prepares for this career. He becomes a master scientist, and trains his body to physical perfection. Finally, one night he is sitting in his father's mansion thinking about his future. His father's estate left him wealthy, but he needs a disguise. He knows that criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He must become a black, terrible, creature of the night. Just then a huge bat flies through the open window, like an answer to his question. Bruce Wayne declares that this is an omen, and he shall become a bat. Thus was born this weird figure of the dark... this avenger of evil... '''The Batman'''.
   
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===The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom===
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| Writer2_1 = Jerry Siegel
  
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[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Bruce Wayne]] is walking through [[Manhattan]] when a giant red dirigible appears. The dirigible shoots red beams that make the buildings crack and explode, hurling debris on the crowds below. The dirigible announces that it has come to rule the world. It is driven by a group called the [[Scarlet Horde]], who swear that they will attack again if they are met with resistance. Bruce Wayne helps in the disaster relief efforts. [[Earth-Two#Forgotten_Catastrophes|Thousands are dead.]]
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| Inker2_1 = Mart Bailey
  
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| Editor2_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
   
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When Bruce Wayne returns home to [[Wayne Manor]], he presses a panel and part of the wall opens. This reveals his secret laboratory. He goes through his files and determines that the culprit is [[Carl Kruger (Earth-Two)|Dr. Carl Kruger]], a man with a {{WP|Napoleon complex}}. Kruger recently escaped from an insane asylum, and is said to have been working on a new type of death-ray. Bruce opens the chest where he stores his [[Batsuit]] and prepares his [[Batrope|silk rope]]. He drives to Kruger's mansion in his car.
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| Penciler3_1 = Homer Fleming
  
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| Inker3_1 = Homer Fleming
  
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The Batman climbs up the side of Carl Kruger's house, and sees the Scarlet Horde inside. Carl Kruger is commanding three other scientists named Bixley, Ryder, and Travis. They have an army of two thousand men. The scientists leave and Kruger talks to himself about how he will be the next Napoleon. The Batman enters and throws a [[batarang]] at his face. Kruger reveals that there is a sheet of invisible glass protecting him. Batman is knocked out from behind by a hand with a gun reaching out of a painting. Kruger ties Batman up and sets a bomb to go off, in an attempt to fake his own death. Batman has a steel blade hidden in his boot, so he's able to cut his bonds and escape. The bomb goes off seconds after Batman leaves.
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| Penciler4_1 = Ken Ernst
  
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| Inker4_1 = Ken Ernst
  
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| Editor4_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
   
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The Batman visits Ryder and threatens him in bed. Batman tells Ryder that he'll be back later. Ryder immediately drives to find Kruger, and Batman follows him in the [[Batgyro]]. This leads Batman to the secret hangar of the dirigible. Batman breaks a glass vial that covers his plane in black smoke so it's invisible from the ground. He climbs down and infiltrates the hangar, taking out the guards with gas. He destroys their stockpile of death rays by shooting them with a gun, which makes them all explode. Batman tries to destroy the dirigible with an axe, but Kruger arrives and shoots him in the back. Kruger tells a guard to watch Batman's body while he prepares a death ray. Kruger uses the death ray to completely disintegrate Batman. He explains that the death ray is a fusion of ozone gas and the gamma ray.
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| Penciler5_1 = Fred Guardineer
  
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| Inker5_1 = Fred Guardineer
  
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| Letterer5_1 =
 
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| Editor5_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
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| Writer6_1 = Sven Elven
  
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| Penciler6_1 = Sven Elven
  
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| Inker6_1 = Sven Elven
  
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| Colourist6_1 =
 
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| Letterer6_1 =
 
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| Editor6_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
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| Writer7_1 = Tom Hichey
  
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| Penciler7_1 = Tom Hichey
  
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| Inker7_1 = Tom Hichey
  
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| Colourist7_1 =
 
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| Letterer7_1 =
 
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| Editor7_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
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| Writer8_1 = Jerry Siegel
  
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| Penciler8_1 = Mart Bailey
  
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| Inker8_1 = Mart Bailey
  
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| Colourist8_1 =
 
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| Letterer8_1 =
 
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| Editor8_1 = Vincent Sullivan
  
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| Quotation = Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... a . a... a bat! That's it! It's an omen. I shall become a bat!
  
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| Speaker = [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Bruce Wayne]]
  
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| StoryTitle1 = The Bat-Man Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom
  
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| Synopsis1 = Flashback: [[Bruce Wayne]]'s parents are ruthlessly gunned by a stick-up man. Vowing to avenge their death, Bruce dedicates himself to the achievement of physical and mental perfection. Using his unsurpassed skills, Bruce decides to begin his war on crime when he reaches adulthood. When a bat flies through an open window, Bruce is inspired to become the creature of the night, Batman.<br/> Years later...<br/> Above the crowded streets of [[Gotham City]], a dirigible uses a terrible death-ray killing thousands. Batman investigates, believing Professor [[Carl Kruger]], a self-styled Napoleon, to be responsible. [[Batman]] breaks up a meeting between Kruger and his lieutenants, but he is nearly killed when the building is burned down. [[Batman]] visits one of Kruger's men the next night and is led directly to Kruger's secret hideout. Batman tries to destroy the dirigible, but his is shot in the arm! The bullet-proof vest that Batman is wearing saves his life just in the nick of time. Then, Kruger attacks Gotham City with his death-ray and [[Batman]] tries to chase him on his [[Batplane]]. Batman then crashes his Batplane into Kruger's dirigible and Kruger dies as his plane crashes down in Gotham River.
 
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| StoryTitle2 = Bart Regan, Spy: "Thoria Invades Luxen"
 
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| StoryTitle3 = Buck Marshall: "Mine of Mystery"
 
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| StoryTitle4 = Larry Steel, Private Detective
  
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| StoryTitle5 = Speed Saunders: "The North Woods Mystery"
 
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| StoryTitle6 = Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sewer Robberies"
 
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| StoryTitle7 = Bruce Nelson: "The White Goddess, Part 1"
 
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| StoryTitle8 = Slam Bradley: "Shorty Swallows a Diamond"
 
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| Synopsis8 = [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=7&choice=appearances] plot summary from dcindexes.com <br/>Slam and Shorty meet Diana Penton, an heiress who is about to inherit a rare diamond. Before the diamond can be turned over to her Shorty accidentally swallows the diamond. He is immediately attacked by gangsters out to steal it. Slam and Shorty fight off the gangsters. They learn that Dr. Farnsby, Diana's guardian is the head of the gangsters. He also faked the x-ray that showed Shorty had swallowed the diamond. He intended to keep it for himself, but Slam outwits him. Farnsby is defeated by his own men, whom he double-crossed, and the diamond is saved.
 
   
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While Kruger was setting up and explaining all this, Batman has knocked out his guard and switched costumes with him. Kruger believes he is dead, but he makes it safely home in his plane. His bulletproof vest saved him from more serious harm. He works all night in his laboratory and sprays his plane with a mysterious chemical. The next day, the dirigible attacks again. This time Batman is ready in his plane. The dirigible tries to blast him with its death ray, but the chemical he used makes his plane immune. The dirigible sends a fighter pilot out to shoot Batman down. Batman pilots his plane straight into the dirigible, destroying both of them in a massive explosion. Batman parachutes to safety, but Carl Kruger is still in the fighter plane trying to kill him. Batman ties his rope to Kruger's plane and drops his parachute. He climbs onto the wing and Kruger tries to shoot him with a gun, but misses. Batman throws a gas pellet at Kruger, which knocks him out and causes the plane to crash. Batman leaps out before the plane hits the water, and Kruger dies. Bruce Wayne later relaxes at home. The radio announces that they have recovered Kruger's corpse and captured the entire Scarlet army.
 
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]}} {{Origin}}
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]}} {{Origin|Batman}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Martha Wayne (Earth-Two)|Martha Wayne]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
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* {{a|[[Martha Wayne (Earth-Two)|Martha Wayne]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}} {{green|not yet named}}
 
* {{a|[[Thomas Wayne (Earth-Two)|Thomas Wayne]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
  
* {{a|[[Thomas Wayne (Earth-Two)|Thomas Wayne]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}}
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{a|[[Joseph Chilton (Earth-Two)|Joe Chill]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Joe Chill (Earth-Two)|Joe Chill]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}} {{green|not yet named}}
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* {{a|[[Carl Kruger (Earth-Two)|Carl Kruger]]}} {{Only Dies}}
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* The Scarlet Horde
  
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** Bixley {{Only}}
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** {{a|[[Scarlet Horde|The Scarlet Horde]]}} {{Only}}
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** Carl Kruger {{Only Dies}}
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*** Bixley {{Only}}
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** Ryder {{Only}}
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*** Ryder {{Only}}
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** Travis {{Only}}
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*** Travis {{Only}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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* {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}, {{a|[[New York City|New York City]]}} ({{a|[[Gotham City]]}})
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** {{a|[[Park Row|Crime Alley]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}}
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** {{a|[[Park Row|Crime Alley]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}} {{green|not yet named}}
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** {{a|[[Gotham Cemetery|Cemetery]]}} {{Flashback}}
  
 
** {{a|[[Wayne Manor]]}} {{Flashback}}
  
** {{a|[[Wayne Manor]]}} {{Flashback}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Batrope]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Batrope]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Batsuit]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Batsuit]]}}
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* {{a|[[Joe Chill's Gun]]}}
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* Kruger's [[Earth-Two#Weapons.2C Rays|Death Ray]]
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** It works by fusing ozone gas with gamma rays.
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** It has knocked down several big buildings in New York City.
 
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* {{a|[[Batmobile|Batman's Roadster]]}}
  
 
* {{a|[[Batgyro]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Batgyro]]}}
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* Bruce Wayne's Automobile
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* Dirigible {{green|of Doom}}
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** catapult planes
   
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| Writer2_1 = Jerry Siegel
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| Penciler2_1 = Mart Bailey
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| Inker2_1 = Mart Bailey
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| StoryTitle2 = Bart Regan, Spy: "Thoria Invades Luxen"
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| Synopsis2 = In [[Europe]], the nation of [[Thoria]] annexes the neighboring nation of [[Luxen]], whose president flees to the USA. Bart Regan is assigned to safeguard him from assassination, and get him safely back to Luxen, where he incites the citizens to resist the Thorian takeover. A plebiscite election is held, and the majority of Luxenians vote against annexation. <!-- That's it? That's the big win? Aren't they still occupied by Thorian troops? -->
 
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Bartholomew Regan (Earth-Two)|Bart Regan]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Bartholomew Regan (Earth-Two)|Bart Regan]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Thorian Government
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* Thoria {{Only}}
  
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
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* Karl Palchex {{Only}}
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* Karl Palchek, President of Luxen {{Only}}
 
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* Luxen {{Only}}
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* {{a|[[Thoria]]}}
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* {{a|[[Luxen]]}}
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* {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
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** {{a|[[Washington, D.C.]]}}
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*** U.S. Spy Headquarters
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** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
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* "Titan", Luxenian passenger steamship
   
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| Penciler3_1 = Homer Fleming
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| Inker3_1 = Homer Fleming
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| StoryTitle3 = Buck Marshall: "Mine of Mystery"
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| Synopsis3 =
 
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
* Sheriff
  
* Sheriff
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* Lenaire {{Only}}
  
* Lenaire {{Only}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* Jim Ward {{Only}}
  
* Jim Ward {{Only}}
 
* Wyatt {{Only}}
  
* Wyatt {{Only}}
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* Acme Mining Syndicate
 
'''Locations:'''
  
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* {{a|[[19th Century]]}}
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* Western United States, {{a|[[19th Century]]}}
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** Sage City
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* <br/>
  
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| Writer4_1 =
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| Penciler4_1 = Ken Ernst
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| Inker4_1 = Ken Ernst
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| StoryTitle4 = Larry Steele, Private Detective: "Brenda"
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| Synopsis4 =
 
| Appearing4 =
 
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Lawrence Steele (Earth-Two)|Larry Steele]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Lawrence Steele (Earth-Two)|Larry Steele]]}}
 
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* Brenda {{Only}}
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* Brenda, Larry's secretary {{1st}}
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* Morton Caleb {{Only}}
  
* Morton Caleb {{Only}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* Mr. Hartwicke {{Only}}
  
* Mr. Hartwicke {{Only}}
 
* Emilie {{Only}}
  
* Emilie {{Only}}
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| Penciler5_1 = Fred Guardineer
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| Inker5_1 = Fred Guardineer
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| Letterer5_1 = Fred Guardineer
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| StoryTitle5 = Speed Saunders: "The North Woods Mystery"
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| Synopsis5 =
 
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Cyril Saunders (New Earth)|Speed Saunders]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Cyril Saunders (New Earth)|Speed Saunders]]}}
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* Marcel {{Only}}
  
* Marcel {{Only}}
 
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* Hank Blaentz {{Corpse}}
  
* Hank Blaentz {{Corpse}}
 
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* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
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* {{a|[[Canada]]}}
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| StoryTitle6 = Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sewer Robberies"
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| Synopsis6 = Some robbers tunnel into a bank via the sewers, and Cosmo catches them.
 
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* {{a|[[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]]}}
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* {{a|[[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]]}}, the Phantom of Disguise
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* "Sparky" Regan
  
* "Sparky" Regan
 
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* Hank
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* Neil
  
* Neil
 
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* Baldwin
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| Writer7_1 = Tom Hickey
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| Inker7_1 = Tom Hickey
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| StoryTitle7 = Bruce Nelson: "The White Goddess, Part 1"
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| Synopsis7 = Bruce Nelson travels by steamship to Africa for a hard-earned vacation. In Banan, French Kongo, he hires Mambu and sets out on a big game hunting safari. Far out in the Kongo brush country, Nelson kills a charging lion. Bruce and Mambu are ambushed and captured by the Warriors of the Great White Goddess. Bruce is separated from Mambu and marched at spear-point into the presence of the
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[[Detective_Comics_Vol_1_34#Synopsis_for_Bruce_Nelson:_.22The_White_Goddess.2C_Part_2.22|Great White Goddess]].
 
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| Appearing7 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Bruce Nelson (Earth-Two)|Bruce Nelson]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Bruce Nelson (Earth-Two)|Bruce Nelson]]}}
 
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* Mambu, big game guide {{1st}}
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* Warriors of the Great White Godess {{1st}}
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* Warriors of the Great White Goddess {{1st}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* White Goddess {{mention}}
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Locations:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Africa]]}}
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** {{a|[[Republic of the Congo|French Kongo]]}}
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| Writer8_1 = Jerry Siegel
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| Penciler8_1 = Mart Bailey
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| Inker8_1 = Mart Bailey
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| StoryTitle8 = Slam Bradley: "Shorty Swallows a Diamond"
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Samuel Morgan (New Earth)|Shorty Morgan]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Samuel Morgan (New Earth)|Shorty Morgan]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* Doctor Farnsby {{Only}}
  
* Doctor Farnsby {{Only}}
 
* Fink {{Only}}
  
* Fink {{Only}}
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* Fui Onyui {{Mentioned}}
  
* Fui Onyui {{Mentioned}}
 
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* {{a|[[Cleveland]]}}
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| Notes =
 
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* Published by [[DC Comics|Detective Comics, Inc.]]
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* "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom" is reprinted in the following issues:
  
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* '''Batman:'''
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:* [[Batman Archives Vol 1 1|Batman Archives, Volume 1]]
  
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** "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom" is reprinted in the following issues:
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*** {{c|Batman Archives Vol 1 (Collected)}}
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:* [[Secret Origins Vol 1 1|Secret Origins (Volume 1) #1]]
  
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*** {{c|Batman Chronicles Vol 1 1}}
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:* [[Batman: From the 30's to the 70's Vol 1 1|Batman: From the 30's to the 70's]]
 
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*** {{c|Batman: From the 30's to the 70's (Collected)}}
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* [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman's]] origin is revealed for the first time in this issue. The origin is a two-page spread that serves as a prologue to the main story. It is titled, "The Batman and How He Came to Be". It is reprinted in ''[[Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol 1 1|Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told]]''. Batman chronologically appears next in [[Detective Comics Vol 1 65|''Detective Comics'' #65]].
 
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* First appearance of the Golden Age versions of [[Thomas Wayne (Earth-Two)|Thomas Wayne]], [[Martha Wayne (Earth-Two)|Martha Wayne]] and [[Joseph Chilton (Earth-Two)|Joe Chill]]. All three appear in flashback only.
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** [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman's]] origin is revealed for the first time in this issue. The origin is a two-page spread that serves as a prologue to the main story. It is titled "The Batman and How He Came to Be", featuring the first appearances of the Golden Age versions of [[Thomas Wayne (Earth-Two)|Thomas Wayne]], [[Martha Wayne (Earth-Two)|Martha Wayne]] and [[Joe Chill (Earth-Two)|Joe Chill]]. It is reprinted in {{c|Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1 (Collected)}}, and in {{c|Secret Origins Vol 1 1}}, along with the above-listed publications.
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** Batman chronologically appears next in {{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 65}}
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* The [[Batplane]] is destroyed in this issue.
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** The original autogiro [[Batplane]] is destroyed in this issue's story.
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* This is the second time that the Batman has used a gun. But this time, rather than shooting a vampire, he kills a human being.
 
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** Batman gets the second cranial concussion,<ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 32}}</ref> and the second bullet wound of his career,<ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 29}}</ref> both in this same story.
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** Batman uses a gun, for the second time.<ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 32}}</ref>
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* This story contains the second reference to Batman's hometown as [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]. At the time of publishing, [[Gotham City]] has yet to be introduced into Earth-Two continuity.
  
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** Batman switches places with the thug that was guarding him, and sets him up to take a hit from the disintegrator ray, which kills him. He then crashes his autogyro into Kruger's dirigible, causing it to crash. Some crewmen survive to be arrested. <!-- Batman Body Count = 5 individuals,<ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 27}}</ref><ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 28}}</ref><ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 29}}</ref><ref>{{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 30}}</ref> plus part of a dirigible crew. -->
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** It is revealed that Batman uses a secret laboratory, behind a false wall, at [[Wayne Manor]] to develop his weapons. The [[Batcave]] has yet to be introduced.
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** This story contains the second reference to Batman's hometown as [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]. [[Gotham City]] has yet to be introduced into Earth-Two continuity.
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** Manhattan is attacked, from the air, and thousands of casualties are inflicted. Afterward it's [[Earth-Two#Forgotten_Catastrophes|never mentioned]] again.
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* '''Bruce Nelson:'''
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** The port of {{WP|Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Banan}} is described as located in the [[Republic of the Congo|French Kongo]], with a K, but it was actually located in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Belgian Congo]] (now the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]).
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* After this issue, '''Larry Steele''' by [[Ken Ernst]] drops out, and returns in {{c|Detective Comics Vol 1 43}}.
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* First issue for [[Mart Bailey]] art on '''Slam Bradley.'''
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* Also appearing in this issue of ''Detective Comics'' was:
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** "Coffee-Colored Diamonds" (text story) by [[Frank Thomas]]
 
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]}} appeared last in Detective Comics Vol 1 32 and appears next in Detective Comics Vol 1 34.
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* '''Bruce Nelson''' smokes a pipe.
   
 
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* [[Wikipedia:Batman|Batman article at Wikipedia]]
  
* [[Wikipedia:Batman|Batman article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=batmanga Batman (Golden Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=batmanga Batman (Golden Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=brucenelson Bruce Nelson biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=brucenelson Bruce Nelson biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=buckmarshall Buck Marshall biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=buckmarshall Buck Marshall biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=cosmothephantomofdisguise Cosmo - The Phantom of Disguise biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=cosmothephantomofdisguise Cosmo - The Phantom of Disguise biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [http://www.dcindexes.com/features/database.php?site=&pagetype=comic&id=8289 Detective Comics #33 index entry]
  
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* [http://goldenagebat.blogspot.com/2011/11/detective-comics-33.html Detective Comics #33, Batman story, recap]
  
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* [http://comicsodyssey.blogspot.com/2011/08/october-1939-detective-comics-33.html Detective Comics #33 spoilers]
  
 
* [[Wikipedia:Slam Bradley|Slam Bradley article at Wikipedia]]
  
* [[Wikipedia:Slam Bradley|Slam Bradley article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=slambradley Slam Bradley biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=slambradley Slam Bradley biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Speed Saunders|Speed Saunders article at Wikipedia]]
  
* [[Wikipedia:Speed Saunders|Speed Saunders article at Wikipedia]]
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=speedsaunders Speed Saunders biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
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* [https://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=speedsaunders Speed Saunders biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]
 
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"The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom": ===Legend: The Batman and How He Came to Be===

Quote1 Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot. So my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible... a . a... a bat! That's it! It's an omen. I shall become a bat! Quote2
— Bruce Wayne

Detective Comics #33 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1939. It was published on September 30, 1939.

Synopsis for "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom"

Legend: The Batman and How He Came to Be

Fifteen years ago, Bruce Wayne is walking home from a movie with his father Thomas Wayne and his mother. They are approached by a mugger who tries to grab his mother's necklace. Thomas Wayne shouts for the mugger to leave her alone, and menaces him. The mugger shoots Thomas Wayne dead, saying that he asked for it. Bruce's mother is horrified and calls for the police. The mugger shoots and kills her also so she'll stop screaming. The young Bruce is horrified. Several days later, he kneels next to his bed by candlelight and makes a solemn vow. He swears by the spirit of his parents to avenge their deaths, by spending the rest of his life warring on all criminals. Years pass and Bruce Wayne prepares for this career. He becomes a master scientist, and trains his body to physical perfection. Finally, one night he is sitting in his father's mansion thinking about his future. His father's estate left him wealthy, but he needs a disguise. He knows that criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot, so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He must become a black, terrible, creature of the night. Just then a huge bat flies through the open window, like an answer to his question. Bruce Wayne declares that this is an omen, and he shall become a bat. Thus was born this weird figure of the dark... this avenger of evil... The Batman.

The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom

Bruce Wayne is walking through Manhattan when a giant red dirigible appears. The dirigible shoots red beams that make the buildings crack and explode, hurling debris on the crowds below. The dirigible announces that it has come to rule the world. It is driven by a group called the Scarlet Horde, who swear that they will attack again if they are met with resistance. Bruce Wayne helps in the disaster relief efforts. Thousands are dead.

When Bruce Wayne returns home to Wayne Manor, he presses a panel and part of the wall opens. This reveals his secret laboratory. He goes through his files and determines that the culprit is Dr. Carl Kruger, a man with a Napoleon complex. Kruger recently escaped from an insane asylum, and is said to have been working on a new type of death-ray. Bruce opens the chest where he stores his Batsuit and prepares his silk rope. He drives to Kruger's mansion in his car.

The Batman climbs up the side of Carl Kruger's house, and sees the Scarlet Horde inside. Carl Kruger is commanding three other scientists named Bixley, Ryder, and Travis. They have an army of two thousand men. The scientists leave and Kruger talks to himself about how he will be the next Napoleon. The Batman enters and throws a batarang at his face. Kruger reveals that there is a sheet of invisible glass protecting him. Batman is knocked out from behind by a hand with a gun reaching out of a painting. Kruger ties Batman up and sets a bomb to go off, in an attempt to fake his own death. Batman has a steel blade hidden in his boot, so he's able to cut his bonds and escape. The bomb goes off seconds after Batman leaves.

The Batman visits Ryder and threatens him in bed. Batman tells Ryder that he'll be back later. Ryder immediately drives to find Kruger, and Batman follows him in the Batgyro. This leads Batman to the secret hangar of the dirigible. Batman breaks a glass vial that covers his plane in black smoke so it's invisible from the ground. He climbs down and infiltrates the hangar, taking out the guards with gas. He destroys their stockpile of death rays by shooting them with a gun, which makes them all explode. Batman tries to destroy the dirigible with an axe, but Kruger arrives and shoots him in the back. Kruger tells a guard to watch Batman's body while he prepares a death ray. Kruger uses the death ray to completely disintegrate Batman. He explains that the death ray is a fusion of ozone gas and the gamma ray.

While Kruger was setting up and explaining all this, Batman has knocked out his guard and switched costumes with him. Kruger believes he is dead, but he makes it safely home in his plane. His bulletproof vest saved him from more serious harm. He works all night in his laboratory and sprays his plane with a mysterious chemical. The next day, the dirigible attacks again. This time Batman is ready in his plane. The dirigible tries to blast him with its death ray, but the chemical he used makes his plane immune. The dirigible sends a fighter pilot out to shoot Batman down. Batman pilots his plane straight into the dirigible, destroying both of them in a massive explosion. Batman parachutes to safety, but Carl Kruger is still in the fighter plane trying to kill him. Batman ties his rope to Kruger's plane and drops his parachute. He climbs onto the wing and Kruger tries to shoot him with a gun, but misses. Batman throws a gas pellet at Kruger, which knocks him out and causes the plane to crash. Batman leaps out before the plane hits the water, and Kruger dies. Bruce Wayne later relaxes at home. The radio announces that they have recovered Kruger's corpse and captured the entire Scarlet army.

Appearing in "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Joe Chill (First appearance) (Flashback only) (not yet named)
  • Carl Kruger (Single appearance; dies)
    • The Scarlet Horde (Single appearance)
      • Bixley (Single appearance)
      • Ryder (Single appearance)
      • Travis (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Batgyro
  • Bruce Wayne's Automobile
  • Dirigible (of Doom)
    • catapult planes


Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "Thoria Invades Luxen"

In Europe, the nation of Thoria annexes the neighboring nation of Luxen, whose president flees to the USA. Bart Regan is assigned to safeguard him from assassination, and get him safely back to Luxen, where he incites the citizens to resist the Thorian takeover. A plebiscite election is held, and the majority of Luxenians vote against annexation.

Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "Thoria Invades Luxen"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Thorian Government

Other Characters:

  • Karl Palchek, President of Luxen (Single appearance)

Locations:

Vessels:

  • "Titan", Luxenian passenger steamship

Synopsis for Buck Marshall: "Mine of Mystery"


Appearing in Buck Marshall: "Mine of Mystery"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Sheriff

Antagonists:

  • Lenaire (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Jim Ward (Single appearance)
  • Wyatt (Single appearance)
  • Acme Mining Syndicate

Locations:

Synopsis for Larry Steele, Private Detective: "Brenda"


Appearing in Larry Steele, Private Detective: "Brenda"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Brenda, Larry's secretary (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Morton Caleb (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mr. Hartwicke (Single appearance)
  • Emilie (Single appearance)

Synopsis for Speed Saunders: "The North Woods Mystery"


Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The North Woods Mystery"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Marcel (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Roster (Single appearance)
  • Norton (Single appearance)
  • Nogata (Single appearance)
  • West (Single appearance)
  • Hank Blaentz (Appears only as a corpse)

Locations:

Synopsis for Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sewer Robberies"

Some robbers tunnel into a bank via the sewers, and Cosmo catches them.

Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sewer Robberies"

Featured Characters:

  • Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise

Antagonists:

  • "Sparky" Regan
  • Hank

Other Characters:

  • Kelly (Single appearance)
  • Neil
  • Baldwin

Synopsis for Bruce Nelson: "The White Goddess, Part 1"

Bruce Nelson travels by steamship to Africa for a hard-earned vacation. In Banan, French Kongo, he hires Mambu and sets out on a big game hunting safari. Far out in the Kongo brush country, Nelson kills a charging lion. Bruce and Mambu are ambushed and captured by the Warriors of the Great White Goddess. Bruce is separated from Mambu and marched at spear-point into the presence of the Great White Goddess.

Appearing in Bruce Nelson: "The White Goddess, Part 1"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Mambu, big game guide (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Warriors of the Great White Goddess (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • White Goddess (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "Shorty Swallows a Diamond"


Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Shorty Swallows a Diamond"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Doctor Farnsby (Single appearance)
  • Fink (Single appearance)
  • Sneer (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Diana Penton (Single appearance)
  • Fui Onyui (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Notes

Trivia

  • Batman appeared last in Detective Comics Vol 1 32 and appears next in Detective Comics Vol 1 34.
  • Bruce Nelson smokes a pipe.


See Also

Recommended Reading

Links and References

  1. ↑ Detective Comics #32
  2. ↑ Detective Comics #29
  3. ↑ Detective Comics #32
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