| Issue | #31 |
| Published | September 1939 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Vincent Sullivan |
| Characters | Batman; the Monk [villain] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Kane (signed) |
| 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 Gallery, The (DC, 1992 series) #1; In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Julie Madison (Bruce's girlfriend); Dr. Trent; the Monk (villain; Intro) |
| 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. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox |
| Pencils | Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds) |
| Inks | Bob Kane (signed) |
| Letters | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Notes | Batman uses two new weapons in this story: the Batgyro and the Baterang. Note, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-10-09. |
| Reprinted | In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1988 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn [1]; in Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told, The (Warner Books, 1989 series) #nn; in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-14 (March 1973); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
| Genre | fact |
| Script | Vincent Sullivan? |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan? |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan? |
| Genre | gags |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson [signed as Gustavson] |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson [signed as Gustavson] |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson? |
| Notes | Revised credits to add first name by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09. |
| Characters | Buck Marshall |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
| Notes | Story printed in red and black only. |
| Characters | Bart Regan |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Mart Bailey (signed) |
| Inks | Mart Bailey (signed) |
| Characters | Larry Steele; Amos Velvet; Williams; Dr. Taylor; Sgt. Britt. |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| Inks | Ken Ernst (signed) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed as Paul Dean) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Speed Saunders |
| Genre | detective |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Letters | Fred Guardineer |
| Characters | Bruce Nelson; Col. Lonsdale; Carol Londsdale. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Characters | Cosmo; Dr. Brigg; Senor Sierra; Dr. Crane; Dr. Dupre. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Sven Elven? |
| Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Inks | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Notes | Story printed in red and black only. Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-10-09. |
| Characters | Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Dugan. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |