| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
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
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Lettering | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
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):
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)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Lehti |
| Art | Jack Lehti |
| Lettering | Jack Lehti |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
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)
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
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
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Dennis Neville |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
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.