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Detective Comics 38

DETECTIVE COMICS #38

Cover Date: April 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-03-06

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane
Inks: Jerry Robinson


Story: [No Title] (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (Dick Grayson; first appearance; youngest member of The Flying Graysons; becomes Bruce Wayne's ward and his partner in crime-fighting)

Villain(s):

Boss Zucco (Anthony Zucco; first appearance; a gangster and extortionist; next in Infinity, Inc. #6)

Other Character(s):

The Flying Graysons (John and Mary Grayson; acrobats for Haly's Circus; both murdered)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place over several months.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (October 1971)
Secret Origins #7 (October-November 1974)
Batman Archives #1 (1990)
Detective Comics Special Reprint #38 (1995)
Detective Comics Special Reprint #[nn] (1997)
Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 38 (April 2000)
Batman in the Forties (2004)
The Batman Chronicles #1 (2005)
Robin, The Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years ([2015)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
ArtJack Lehti
LetteringJack Lehti
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger

Supporting Character(s):

Mac
Wing

Villain(s):

Joe Scalponi and his gang (first appearance; Gimpy Malone named; steal fake jewels)
Mr. and Mrs. Duprey (first appearance; fake the robbery of their jewels for insurance money)


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Third Story: "The Kidnapped Singer" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Lora's fiancee (first appearance; kidnaps Lora)

Other Character(s):

Lora De Thiessi (first appearance; a famous singer)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fourth Story: [No title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtDennis Neville
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

A disgruntled janitor (first appearance; sets fire to an apartment building)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

Radio police car K-7 responds to a police call.


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