Cover of Detective Comics #38
Detective Comics

Issue #38

April 19400.10 USD68 pages

Stories

cover

Robin - The Boy Wonder

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson

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Untitled

story

Robin the Boy Wonder

script: Bill Finger

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson

letters: Jerry Robinson

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Phono-Post Stamps

story

The Electrical Assassin

script: Jerry Siegel

pencils: Maurice Kashuba

inks: Maurice Kashuba

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Dr. Hydkil

pencils: Ken Ernst

inks: Ken Ernst

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Phoney Jewel Robbery

script: Jack Lehti

pencils: Jack Lehti

inks: Jack Lehti

in-house column

No. 1 - Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Boys! I'll Help You Get a Daisy Air Rifle for Your Birthday

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Amazing New Printing Press

story

Untitled

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Boys Build This Cape Cod Cottage

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The Kidnaped Singer

script: Gardner Fox

pencils: Fred Guardineer

inks: Fred Guardineer

letters: Fred Guardineer

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The Gambler's Protector

pencils: Don Lynch

inks: Don Lynch

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At the Arctic Circle

script: Chad Grothkopf

pencils: Chad Grothkopf

inks: Chad Grothkopf

letters: Chad Grothkopf

text story

The Case of the Vanishing Train

script: Richard Martin

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G-Boy Repeating Toy Cap Pistol

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Earn Big Money!

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Boys Earn Money and Big Prizes

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The Big Fire

script: Jerry Siegel

pencils: Dennis Neville

inks: Dennis Neville

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