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Detective Comics (1937)Introducing Robin, The Boy Wonder

byBill FingerWriterChad GrothkopfWriter+34 more
DC ComicsMar 6, 1940USD $0.1068 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
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After witnessing the murder of his parents by Gotham mobster Tony Zucco at Haley's Circus, Dick Grayson is taken in by Bruce Wayne. Bruce trains the young acrobat in secret, and Dick emerges as Robin the Boy Wonder, ready to join Batman as his partner.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#38
Release Date
March 6, 1940
Cover Date
April 1940
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
68

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

Appearance

  • First appearance of Dick Grayson
  • First appearance of Robin (Dick Grayson)

Story

  • Origin of Robin (Dick Grayson)

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Creators

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Chad Grothkopf

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Writer, Penciller, Letterer

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

John Lehti

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Artist, Penciller, Letterer, Cover Artist

Dennis Neville

Penciller, Inker

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson

Penciller, Inker, Colorist, Letterer

Ken Ernst

Penciller, Inker

Maurice Kashuba

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Wing

Wing

Wing How

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

John Grayson

John Grayson

Jonathan Grayson

Anthony Zucco

Anthony Zucco

Anthony Zucco

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

C.C. Haly

C.C. Haly

Cliff Crosby

Cliff Crosby

Crimson Avenger (Travis)

Crimson Avenger (Travis)

Lee Walter Travis

Mary Grayson

Mary Grayson

Mary Grayson

Red Logan

Red Logan

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Flying Graysons

Flying Graysons

Haly's Circus

Haly's Circus

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