Cover: Dick Sprang

Batman #33

Feb 1946 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~117,996 copies sold its debut month

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In "Crime on the Wing!", young Dorry Leaf, haunted by the loss of his parents in a Pacific island earthquake, dedicates his life to seismology—only to find himself at the center of a dangerous game when his ability to predict quakes attracts the attention of the criminal gang known as the Looters. Win Mortimer’s crisp art and Ira Schnapp’s sharp lettering bring this early 1946 tale to life, while Dick Sprang’s dynamic cover captures the tension of a world trembling beneath a hidden threat.

Contains 7 stories

Crime on the Wing!

12 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonPete Pike (musician)Fire Chief BrodyMr. Lee (importer)The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Ralph the Rook (villain)Rook's Mob [Melancholy MikeWillie the Wag] (villains)Sidecar (villain, tavern barkeep)

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

DaffyDoodle

The Looters!

13 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Dense "Solid" Jackson]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthProfessor Dorry Leaf [aka Dormeus Leaf] (orphan, world's authority on earthquakes, introduction)Leaf's mother and father (both die, flashback)The Jackal (villain, introduction)the Looters (villains, The Jackal's mob, introduction for all)

In "The Looters!", Professor Dorry Leaf—haunted by the memory of his parents' deaths in a Pacific island earthquake—now dedicates his life to studying seismic activity, determined to build a quake-proof observatory at Pacific Coast University. But when a gang of criminals, the Looters, learn he can predict earthquakes before they happen, they see a chance to steal before the tremors strike, turning his scientific mission into a race against danger.

Untitled Humor story

0.5 pp · Humor

Chief Hot Foot

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

CurlyLittle Lulu

Untitled Humor story

0.5 pp · Humor

Scuffy the Tramp

The Search for Santa Claus!

12 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Mrs. Mulligan (boardinghouse landlord)Mr. ArdenJames Jocelyn (reformed villain, introduction)Anthony Jocelyn (villain, wild spendthrift, introduction)Raymond Jocelyn (villain, introduction)Frank Jocelyn (villain, introduction)

When Jim Jocelyn’s thieving cousins steal their uncle’s charitable fortune to fuel their own empire, they cross a line they can’t uncross—leading them to commit a desperate, unthinkable act. Now, with the weight of their crime pressing down, they’ll stop at nothing to cover their tracks.