(April 2000)

DC, 2000 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 6.25 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
2000-02-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224084 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (assistant editor - collected edition); Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor - original series); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Does not include the “Monthly Book Review” filler or the text story from Detective Comics #38. Original cover title "The Sensational Character Find of 1940...Robin The Boy Wonder."
This issue has variants:

The First Appearance of Robin (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Kane (credited)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 38 (DC, 2000 series) [Direct Sales]
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Detective Comics #38 The Dark Knight Lightens Up (A Little) (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Describes the creation of Robin, The Boy Wonder.

Indexer Notes

Printed on inside front and back covers.

Robin the Boy Wonder (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (credited)
Pencils
Bob Kane (credited)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jerry Robinson
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Boss Zucco
Synopsis
Batman takes in an orphan and helps him avenge the deaths of his parents.
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Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from GCD index of Detective Comics #38.

[The Electrical Assassin] (Table of Contents: 3)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils
Maurice Kashuba (credited)
Inks
Maurice Kashuba (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; spy; detective-mystery
Characters
Bart Regan
Synopsis
Bart Regan investigates the electrocution of a senator.
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[Dr. Hydkil] (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Logan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Ernst
Inks
Ken Ernst
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Logan
Synopsis
Red investigates the death of a man who appears to have been bitten by a vampire.
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Indexer Notes

Art credit from GCD index to Detective Comics #38. Story and art credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[Phoney Jewel Robbery] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Lehti (credited)
Pencils
Jack Lehti (credited)
Inks
Jack Lehti (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Crimson Avenger
Synopsis
The Crimson Avenger uncovers a jewelry robbery scam.
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The Kidnaped Singer (Table of Contents: 6)

Speed Saunders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Guardineer
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Speed Saunders
Synopsis
Speed searches for a kidnapped singer.
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Indexer Notes

Script and Letters credits from GCD index for Detective Comics #38. This issue credits Guardineer for the script, in error.

[The Gambler's Protector] (Table of Contents: 7)

Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don Lynch (credited)
Pencils
Don Lynch (credited)
Inks
Don Lynch (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Steve Malone
Synopsis
Steve breaks up a gambling ring housed on the police commissioner’s yacht.
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[At the Arctic Circle] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Chad Grothkopf
Pencils
Chad Grothkopf
Inks
Chad Grothkopf
Colors
?
Letters
Chad Grothkopf
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cliff Crosby
Synopsis
Cliff finds a group of African natives at the Arctic Circle and restores their rightful ruler to the throne.
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Indexer Notes

All creator credits from GCD index for Detective Comics #38. Credited as “unknown” in this issue.

[The Big Fire] (Table of Contents: 9)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils
Dennis Neville (credited)
Inks
Dennis Neville (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley; Shorty
Synopsis
Slam and Shorty save tenants from an apartment fire and discovers that it was deliberately set.
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The First Appearance of Robin
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Detective Comics #38 The Dark Knight Lightens Up (A Little)
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. Robin the Boy Wonder
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [The Electrical Assassin]
    Spy
  5. 4. [Dr. Hydkil]
    Red Logan
  6. 5. [Phoney Jewel Robbery]
    The Crimson Avenger
  7. 6. The Kidnaped Singer
    Speed Saunders
  8. 7. [The Gambler's Protector]
    Steve Malone, District Attorney
  9. 8. [At the Arctic Circle]
    Cliff Crosby
  10. 9. [The Big Fire]
    Slam Bradley
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