Dates
- Cover date
- November 1939
- On sale
- September 30, 1939
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Mart Bailey, Homer Fleming, Ken Ernst, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Vin Sullivan, Joe Shusterinks: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Mart Bailey, Homer Fleming, Ken Ernst, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Vin Sullivan, Paul Cassidyscript: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Siegel, Frank Thomas, Tom Hickeyletters: Sheldon Moldoff, Fred Guardineer, Joe Shuster
Stories
- The Batman Wars against the Dirigible of Doom · 12 pages
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.
- Thoria Invades Luxen · 6 pages
Bart helps restore democracy in Luxen.
- Mine of Mystery · 6 pages
- Coffee-Colored Diamonds · 1.35 pages
- The Northwoods Mystery · 6 pages
- The Sewer Robberies · 6 pages
- The White Goddess, Part 1 · 6 pages
- Third Set for Abbey · 0.5 pages
- Shorty Swallows a Diamond · 10 pages
Characters
Bruce WayneBatmanThomas WayneMartha WayneJoe ChillSlam BradleySpeed SaundersShorty MorganBart ReganCosmo, the Phantom of DisguiseBruce NelsonLarry SteeleBuck Marshall
Reprinted in
Batman (1940), Secret Origins (1973), Batman Archives (1990), Batman in the Forties (2004), Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2005), The Batman Chronicles (2005), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (2015), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)