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Publisher: DC

Title: Detective Comics
Issue: 31
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: September 1939
Volume: 3

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Detective Comics #31
Owner: Gotham Kid

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Det 31
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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison; The Monk


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All-American Comics; Movie Comics
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1 - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison (Bruce's fiance, introduction); Dr. Trent; the Monk (villain, introduction)
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.


Story Title: Latest Arrivals for World's Fair - text article
Features:Detective Stamp Page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Carlis Ulmanis


Story Title: Waging Battle Against Highway Piracy! - comic story
Features:Crime Never Pays
Pages:1
Genre:non-fiction; crime


Story Title: [ no title ] - cartoon
Features:Policeman!
Pages:1
Genre:humor
Characters:O'Toole; Murphy


Story Title: Killer's Bait - comic story
Features:Buck Marshall, Range Detective
Pages:6
Colors:? (red tones)
Genre:western-frontier
Characters:Buck Marshall; Jim Murray; Bart Rice; Jeff Turner; Joe Turner; Red; Burbage
Synopsis:Buck investigates a bank robbery.


Story Title: The Mystery Plane - comic story
Features:Spy
Pages:6
Genre:adventure
Characters:Bart Regan; unnamed mechanic
Synopsis:Bart is tasked with finding and recovering a stolen plane.


Story Title: Mrs. Velvet - comic story
Features:Larry Steele, Private Detective
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Larry Steele; Amos Velvet; Williams; Dr. Taylor; Sgt. Britt


Story Title: Newspaper Nightmare - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:Pete Barrows; Teddy Smith; Henry Parson; Inspector Burke; Harrison Banks
Synopsis:A murder occurs at a newspaper and Inspector Burke is assigned to the case.


Story Title: The Mammoth Mystery - comic story
Features:Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Speed Saunders; Bushland Bill Mercer; Elkins; Rosita; Joe; Jumbo (elephant)
Synopsis:Speed looks into a murder that occurred at a circus.


Story Title: Friday the Thirteenth - comic story
Features:Bruce Nelson
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Bruce Nelson; Col. Lonsdale; Carol Londsdale; Frederic Pearce


Story Title: Dr. Dupre - comic story
Features:Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
Pages:6
Colors:? (red tones)
Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:Cosmo; Dr. Brigg; Jose Sierra; Dr. Crane; Dr. Dupre; Miss Page; John Vanderman
Synopsis:A series of victims have become feebleminded in similar fashion so Cosmo decides to look into the matter.


Story Title: The Zoo Murder - comic story
Pages:13
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Dugan


Story Title: The Comic Book of Tomorrow Is Here Today!! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:New York World's Fair Comics
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Zatara; Butch the Pup; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Ginger Snap


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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