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Series: Detective Comics

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Publisher: DC

Title: Detective Comics
Issue: 38
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: April 1940
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Story Title: Robin - The Boy Wonder - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Robin the Boy Wonder - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [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)
Synopsis:Dick Grayson watches his parents die and overhears the killers confessing the point, and he decides to tip off the Police. However, the Batman intervenes to save the boy's life, and trains him to become his partner, Robin the Boy Wonder. Then the duo head out to gather evidence needed to put the criminals behind bars.


Story Title: Phono-Post Stamps - advertisement
Features:Detective Stamp Page
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Electrical Assassin - comic story
Features:Spy
Pages:6
Genre:adventure; spy
Characters:Bart Regan; Chick Cavanaugh (Secret Service agent, death); Nell Johnson (villain, death); Carter (villain, a scientist, death)
Synopsis:Bart nearly loses his life when he investigates a scientist's invention that produces lightning, which can be directed to any target the scientist desires, and with which he plans to terrorize the nation and eventually control it.


Story Title: Dr. Hydkil - comic story
Features:Red Logan
Pages:6
Genre:adventure
Characters:Red Logan; Ivan; Inspector Enright; Simpson (Policeman); Mitchell (Policeman); Archie (Times Courier employee); Dr. Hydkil (villain); Gluko (villain, Hydkil's assistant)
Synopsis:Red becomes involved in a murder mystery that has all the earmarks of a vampire killer. Instead he runs smack dab into a crazed medical genius bent on becoming another Frankenstein!


Story Title: Phoney Jewel Robbery - comic story
Features:The Crimson Avenger
Pages:6
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mrs. Duprey; Mac (Globe-Leader reporter); Mike (Policeman); Mr. Duprey (villain); "Gimpy" Malone (villain); Joe Scalponi (villain)
Synopsis:The Crimson investigates and puts to an end an insideous plan in which wealthy people pay to have their jewels stolen, then get them returned after having collected the insurance on them.


Story Title: No. 1 - Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson - text article
Features:Detective Comics Monthly Book Review
Pages:0.75
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy Air Rifle for Your Birthday - advertisement
Features:Daisy Air Rifles
Pages:0.25


Story Title: Amazing New Printing Press - advertisement
Features:Peck Brothers
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Uncle Otto
Pages:0.17
Genre:humor


Story Title: Boys Build This Cape Cod Cottage - advertisement
Features:Miniature Homes Co.
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Kidnaped Singer - comic story
Features:Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Speed 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)
Synopsis:Speed uncovers a plot by the supposed fiancee of singer Lora de Thiess, who had gotten himself into debt by gambling, then put the touch on Lora's theater to ransom her back from a kidnapping.


Story Title: The Gambler's Protector - comic story
Features:Steve Malone, District Attorney
Pages:6
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Steve Malone; Chief of Police Runyan; Happy (Malone's secretary); Butch Smaltz (villain); un-named Police Commissioner (villain); Butch (villain)
Synopsis:Steve makes the discovery that the city's criminal rackets are being financed by the Police Commissioner.


Story Title: At the Arctic Circle - comic story
Features:Cliff Crosby
Pages:6
Genre:adventure
Characters:Cliff Crosby; Dr. Broussard; Aga (Kingdom Chief); Sabu (villain, phony Kingdom Chief); Sengi (villain)
Synopsis:Having to bail out of their plane over the arctic regions, Cliff and Dr. Broussard are shocked to find African natives living in the arctic with little clothing on. They are brought before the Chief of the Sabu Kingdom and informed about a serum the natives drink that permits them to live in the coldest of weather without clothing!


Story Title: The Case of the Vanishing Train - text story
Pages:1.34
Letters:typeset
Genre:detective-mystery


Story Title: G-Boy Repeating Toy Cap Pistol - advertisement
Features:St. Louis Pistols & Caps, Inc.
Pages:0.08
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Earn Big Money! - advertisement
Features:Wehman Laugh League
Pages:0.08
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Boys Earn Money and Big Prizes - advertisement
Features:The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.
Pages:0.5


Story Title: The Big Fire - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tommy Crane (crippled boy); un-named apartment building janitor (villain)
Synopsis:Slam and Shorty help rescue people from a burning apartment building.


Story Title: Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Superman [Clark Kent]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ultra-Man; The Spectre; The Flash [Jay Garrick]


Story Title: Pick Your Prize - advertisement
Features:Lancaster County Seed Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: A Sensational Offer to Readers of Detective Comics - advertisement
Features:Book Coupon Exchange
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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