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Detective Comics 38 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn]

DC · [May] 2020 · on sale 2020-03-11

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics 38 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2020 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
[May] 2020
Key date
2020-05-00
On-sale date
2020-03-11
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
68
Barcode
76194136827600111
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Dick Grayson, Mary Grayson, Robin.

Death on record for: John Grayson.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Robin - The Boy Wondercover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2Robin the Boy Wondercomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson Origin, John Grayson Death, Mary Grayson Origin, Mr. Haly, Robin Origin, Bruce Wayne, Tony Zucco
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
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 5.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2022 Editionprice 6.99 USD; barcode 76194137791900111

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