Detective Comics #31
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- September 1939
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/516
Credits
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan [as Vincent A. Sullivan]
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
(Batman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; The Monk
Credits
- Art
- Bob Kane
- Letters
- typeset
1Featuring
- Feature
- All-American Comics; Movie Comics
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison (Bruce's fiancée, introduction); Dr. Trent; the Monk (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds) - Inks
- Bob Kane
- Letters
- Sheldon Moldoff
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Bumper Batcomic (Murray, 1978 series) #10 ([May 1978?]) — Untitled [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part One]
-
Bumper Batcomic (Murray, 1978 series) #11 ([August 1978?]) — Untitled [Batman Versus the Vampire, Part 2]
-
Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990) — Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1
-
The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005) — Batman vs. the Vampire Part 1
Synopsis
When Batman discovers Julie in a trance, he is advised by a doctor to take her to Hungary, where he faces a living vampire, who wishes to kill the Caped Crusader and feed Julie to his werewolves.
Notes
Batman uses two new weapons in this story: the Batgyro and the Baterang.
This is the first appearance of Julie Madison, introduced as Bruce's fiancée. She would show up in a few additional issues until she breaks off her engagement to Bruce in Detective Comics #49.
Storyline continues in the next issue.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Detective Stamp Page
Credits
- Author
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Crime Never Pays
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Script
- Vin Sullivan ?
- Art
- Vin Sullivan ?
5"Hey, O'Toole - You're takin' the corners too fast again!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Policeman!
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Paul Gustavson
- Art
- Paul Gustavson [as Gustavson]
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
Notes
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Buck Marshall, Range Detective
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Marshall
Credits
- Art
- Homer Fleming [as H. Fleming]
- Colours
- ? (red tones)
Notes
Story printed in red and black only.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Spy
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Bart Regan
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Art
- Mart Bailey
8Featuring
- Feature
- Larry Steele, Private Detective
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Larry Steele; Amos Velvet; Williams; Dr. Taylor; Sgt. Britt
Credits
- Art
- Ken Ernst
9Featuring
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Author
- Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean] (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
10Featuring
- Feature
- Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Speed Saunders
Credits
- Art
- Fred Guardineer
- Letters
- Fred Guardineer
11Featuring
- Feature
- Bruce Nelson
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Bruce Nelson; Col. Lonsdale; Carol Londsdale
Credits
- Script
- Tom Hickey
- Art
- Tom Hickey
12Featuring
- Feature
- Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Cosmo; Dr. Brigg; Senor Sierra; Dr. Crane; Dr. Dupre
Credits
- Script
- Sven Elven ?
- Art
- Sven Elven
- Colours
- ? (red tones)
Notes
Story printed in red and black only. Writer credit added by Craig Delich.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Slam Bradley
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Dugan
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Art
- Joe Shuster
14Featuring
- Feature
- New York World's Fair Comics
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Johnson Smith & Co.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 424437. Volume number not listed in the original comic indicia.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.