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: Story Synopsis: Analysis: Mailbag and Sign-off:  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