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Batman #1 - Story 1
April 25, 1940 (The Joker) As with Superman, Batman eventually got his own comic book. Unlike now where we get one complete story that...
Detective Comics #39
April 4, 1940 "The Horde of the Green Dragon" As this story opens, I'm reminded of one characteristic the writers liked to play up in...
Detective Comics #38
March 5, 1940 "Robin the Boy Wonder" In the last issue, we were promised Man-monsters, but instead, we're told the story of Batman's new...
Detective Comics #37
February 6, 1940 (The Screaming House) The first thing that stands out here is Batman is driving a different car from the red one he's...
Detective Comics #36
January 4, 1940 (Professor Hugo Strange) Another issue starts out with no title which is disappointing as this issue has two distinctions....
Detective Comics #35
December 7, 1939 "The Case of the Ruby Idol" 1939 comes to an end with a very strong entry in the adventures of Batman. We open with...
Detective Comics #34
November 7, 1939 "Peril in Paris" One thing I have to admit I like about the series so far is the continuity. Superman comics rarely had...
Detective Comics #33
October 10, 1939 "The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom" Seven months in, we get Bruce Wayne's motivation and inspiration for...
Detective Comics #32
September 12, 1939 "Batman Vs. The Vampire" So when is a vampire a werewolf? When he's the Monk appearing in a Batman comic. In the...
Detective Comics #31
August 10, 1939 (Batman vs. The Vampire) The story opens without a title once again, but we are told that Batman will face a villain...
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