| Issue | #33 |
| Published | November 1939 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| Characters | Buck Marshall |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Characters | Larry Steele; Brenda |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| Inks | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| Genre | crime |
| Script | Frank Thomas (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Speed Saunders |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Letters | Fred Guardineer |
| 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. |
| Characters | Bruce Nelson; Mambu |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Vincent Sullivan ? |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan ? |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan ? |
| Characters | Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Mart Bailey (signed) |
| Inks | Mart Bailey (signed) |