Detective Comics #33

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Market Value

Graded copies for sale: $3.25 - $15.75; 2 graded copies listed, as of Sep 29, 2026

CGC Census

121

Total Graded

9.8 NM/MT

8.0 VF

Reprinted 9x

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.

Cover Date

November 1, 1939

On Sale Date

September 30, 1939

Pages

Cover Price

$0.10

Editor

Vincent Sullivan

Credits

Writer

Bill Finger, Frank Thomas, Gardner F Fox, Jerry Siegel, Shelly Moldoff, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Vincent Sullivan

Penciller

BOB KANE, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Joe Shuster, Ken Ernst, Mart Bailey, Sheldon Moldoff, Shelly Moldoff, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Vincent Sullivan

Inker

BOB KANE, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Ken Ernst, Mart Bailey, Paul Cassidy, Shelly Moldoff, Sven Elven, Tom Hickey, Vincent Sullivan

Letterer

Fred Guardineer, Joe Shuster, Shelly Moldoff

Cover Artist

BOB KANE

Characters

Bart Regan; Brenda; Bruce Nelson; Bruce Wayne; Buck Marshall; Cosmo; Diane Penton; Dr. Farnsby; Joe Chill; Karl Palchek; Larry Steele; Mambu; Martha Wayne; Mr. Bixley (villain, death); Napoleon Bonaparte (villain, image only); Neil; Professor/Dr. Carl Kruger (villain, death); Shorty Morgan; Slam Bradley; Speed Saunders; The Batman; The Scarlet Horde (villains, all scientists, all die); Thomas Wayne

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