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Non-free media data
Description	Cover of Detective Comics vol. 38, Apr, 1940, art by Bob Kane, pencils, and Jerry Robinson, inks^[1]
Source	"Detective Comics #38" at comixology. Retrieved .
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © DC Comics. © 1940 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free media rationale for Dick Grayson
Article	Dick Grayson
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article. This is the first appearance of Robin in the Batman comics, it is an important and necessary illustration.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Publication history of Dick Grayson
Article	Publication history of Dick Grayson
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article. This is the first appearance of Robin in the Batman comics, it is an important and necessary illustration.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Jerry Robinson
Article	Jerry Robinson
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article. This is the first appearance of Robin in the Batman comics, it is an important and necessary illustration.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Licensing[edit]

This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that

the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.
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References[edit]

^ "Detective Comics #38". comics.org. The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-09-14.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:19, 14 May 2019		259 × 385 (34 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	18:50, 8 May 2019	No thumbnail	269 × 400 (72 KB)	NeoBatfreak (talk \| contribs)	replacing worn looking cover with a digitally restored version
	23:53, 28 December 2017	No thumbnail	269 × 370 (33 KB)	Ronjones (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image to NFCC guideline
	06:31, 11 April 2007	No thumbnail	300 × 413 (52 KB)	J Greb (talk \| contribs)	Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution

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[1] "Detective Comics #38". comics.org. The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-09-14.

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