Join Mike Garvey for the very first official episode of The Detective Phase, covering the debut of The Bat-Man in Detective Comics #27, released March 1939!

Intro and Background: 2:24 - 5:12

Story Synopsis: 5:13 - 9:10

Analysis: 11:04 - 20:23

Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:32 - 22:37

Sources:

* U.S. Library of Congress Publication details for Detective Comics 27 can be found here

* Discussion on CGC Comics Boards regarding connections between Batman and The Shadow can be found here