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Issue: Detective Comics Special Reprint #38

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Publication Date: January 1995

Issue #38

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Issues: #38 of 1 Issue

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Publisher: Flag

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Content Items: 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)

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Notes: This issue is a special reprint of material from Detective Comics #33, 34 and 38 (November 1939, December 1939 and April 1940, respectively) and the compilation was copyright 1995 by DC Comics (per the issue's indicia). Is was published to be used as a free giveaway incentive for the sale of the movie "Batman Forever" by Blockbuster Video in late 1995. Similar to later Toys'R' Us giveaway.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color cover

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: high quality paper

Binding: glued

Publishing Format: one-shot

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1 Content Item from another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:

Detective Comics #38 published April 1940 was Robin the Boy Wonder [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (3 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bob Kane (signed)

Inker(s): Jerry Robinson

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Batman

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

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Pages: 1

Robin - The Boy Wonder

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Finger

Penciller(s): Bob Kane

Inker(s): Jerry Robinson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jerry Robinson

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (introduction, origin); John Grayson (introduction, Dick's father, death); Mary Grayson (introduction, Dick's mother, death); Mr. Haly (Haly Circus owner); Boss Zucco [Anthony Zucco] (villain, introduction); Blade (villain, death)

First Line: The BATMAN. That amazing, weirdfigure of night,at last takes under his protecting mantle an ally in his relentless fight against crime...

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.

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Pages: 12

The Legend of the Batman

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Finger

Penciller(s): Bob Kane; Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)

Inker(s): Bob Kane

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Sheldon Moldoff

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Bruce Wayne; Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father); Bruce's mother (unnamed in this story); unnamed gunman (later revealed as Joe Chill)

First Line: One night, some fifteen years ago, Thomas Wayne, his wife and his son were walking home from a movie...

Synopsis: Young Bruce witnesses the murder of his parents, trains himself mentally and physically and assumes the identity: "Batman" in order to fight crime and be an "avenger of evil".

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Pages: 2