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DC Comics Presents #38

DC · Series began 1978 · October 1981

Dates

Cover date
October 1981
On sale
June 16, 1981
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #38 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893121610

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Don Heck, Curt Swan, Alex Saviukinks: George Pérez, Don Heck, Vince Colletta, Dennis Jensencolors: Tatjana Wood, Gene D'Angeloletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Martin Pasko, Bob Rozakis, Len Wein

Stories

  • Stop the World -- I Want to Go Home! · 17 pages
  • Whatever Happened to... the Crimson Avenger? · 8 pages

    Worrying he might not be remembered as a hero as he discovers he is dying, Crimson Avenger saves a young boy from falling from his apartment building. Then, Crimson Avenger saves the city when he pilots a flaming oil tanker out to sea, but no one knew his name. Still, the boy's mother knows him, and will pass the name along.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanOliver QueenBarry AllenGreen ArrowThe FlashRoy HarperRay PalmerThe AtomKent NelsonKara Zor-LDoctor FatePower GirlRalph DibnySpeedyThe Elongated ManSylvester PembertonThe Star-Spangled KidPat DuganThe Crimson AvengerVigilanteGreg SandersLee TravisStripesyThe Shining KnightSir JustinNebula-Man

Reprinted in

The Best of DC (1979), Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents: The Superman Team-Ups (2009), Superman's Greatest Team-Ups (2021)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.