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Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.First appearing in Batman #357 in March 1983, [3] he was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's partner and sidekick.
Walking through his old neighborhood, Jason meets a friend of his late parents, who gives him his father's old documents. Jason discovers that his mother's name on his birth certificate is blotted out. Her first initial is "S", not "C" as in Catherine Todd, the woman he knew as his mother. Jason concludes that Catherine was his stepmother and ...
In 1988, writer Jim Starlin wrote the Batman story "A Death in the Family", that featured Jason Todd's death at the hands of the Joker. [4] The story of Jason Todd remained virtually untouched for the better part of 15 years, until the character appeared to have been active in the "Hush" storyline.
[7] [8] To minimize the change, they made the new Robin, Jason Todd, who first appeared in Batman #357 (1983), similar to a young Grayson. Like Dick Grayson, Jason Todd was the son of circus acrobats murdered by a criminal (this time the Batman adversary Killer Croc), and then adopted by Bruce Wayne. [8]
A common expression regarding comic book death was once "No one stays dead except Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben", [3] [4] referring to the seminal importance of those characters' deaths to the title character: Captain America's sidekick (retconned dead in 1964), [5] Batman's second Robin (dead in 1988), [6] [7] and Spider-Man's uncle (dead ...
Jason Hobdy, known for his work as a manager for a diverse roster of artists including Maeta, Elijah Blake and Tone Stith, died on Aug. 30. He was 40. His artists, family members, mentors and ...
Actor Tony Todd, known for starring in Candyman and the Final Destination films, has died.He was 69. The news was confirmed by his wife Fatima, who revealed that Todd passed away while at his home ...
Todd Bridges is opening up about the last conversation he had with the late Gary Coleman. Following the release of the documentary about Coleman’s life and 2010 death , called GARY , Bridges ...