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38April 1940
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Detective Comics #38

DC · April 1940 · on sale 1940-03-06

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-03-06
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Robin - The Boy Wondercover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Robin the Boy Wondercomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (introduction, origin); John Grayson (introduction, Dick's father, death); Mary Grayson (introduction, Dick's mother, death); C. C. Haly [as Mr. Haly] (Haly Circus owner); Boss Zucco [Anthony Zucco] (villain, introduction); Blade (villain, death)
3Phono-Post Stamps; New Values Neededtext article1letters: typeset
4The Electrical Assassincomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice KashubaBart Regan; Chick Cavanaugh (Secret Service agent, death); Nell Johnson (villain, death); Carter (villain, a scientist, death)
5Dr. Hydkilcomic story6pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken ErnstRed Logan; Ivan; Inspector Enright; Simpson (Policeman); Mitchell (Policeman); Archie (Times Courier employee); Dr. Hydkil (villain); Gluko (villain, Hydkil's assistant)
6Phoney Jewel Robberycomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mrs. Duprey; Mac (Globe-Leader reporter); Mike (Policeman); Mr. Duprey (villain); "Gimpy" Malone (villain); Joe Scalponi (villain)
7No. 1 - Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevensontext article0.75letters: typeset
10-comic story0.17
12The Kidnaped Singercomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; letters: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders; Lora de Thiessi (Torch singer); Jim (backstage employee); Marie (Thiessi's maid-servant); un-named Police Captain; Jim (airport pilot); un-named fiancee of Lora de Thiessi (villain)
13The Gambler's Protectorcomic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone; Chief of Police Runyan; Happy (Malone's secretary); Butch Smaltz (villain); un-named Police Commissioner (villain); Butch (villain)
14At the Arctic Circlecomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby; Dr. Broussard; Aga (Kingdom Chief); Sabu (villain, phony Kingdom Chief); Sengi (villain)
15The Case of the Vanishing Traintext story1.34script: Richard Martin
19The Big Firecomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Dennis Neville; inks: Dennis NevilleSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tommy Crane (crippled boy); un-named apartment building janitor (villain)
20Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman [Clark Kent]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ultra-Man; The Spectre; The Flash [Jay Garrick]

Plus 4.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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