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Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batman.
Although Nightwing is commonly associated with Batman, the title and concept have origins in classic Superman stories. The original Nightwing was an identity assumed by Superman when stranded on the Kryptonian city of Kandor with Jimmy Olsen. Drawing inspiration from Batman and Robin, the two protect Kandor as the superheroes Nightwing and ...
Robin, the adolescent sidekick of the DC Comics superhero Batman, first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940. He was introduced by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson to give Batman a companion and increase his appeal to children. [2]
The first Batman movie featured Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin, his faithful sidekick. It was the first of a 15-part movie serial featuring the characters as they faced Dr. Daka ...
Instead of taking on the mantle of Robin, which is traditionally that of Batman's sidekick, Harper Row instead adopts an entirely new superhero identity, Bluebird. Her appearance marks the arrival of the first new "Bat-family" character in Batman comics since DC relaunched its entire line in 2011 as part of its The New 52 publishing event.
In a new issue of the monthly anthology comic series “Batman: Urban Legends,” Batman’s famed sidekick Robin came out as bisexual. The sixth issue of the series, which came out Tuesday, shows ...
Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. / ˈ dʒ ɜːr v ɪ s /; July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman.He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series Batman (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the Saturday morning animated series The New Adventures of Batman (1977), the two-episode pilot Legends ...
Dies in Batman #429 (January 1989); resurrected as the Red Hood in Batman #635 (December 2004). Robin III: Timothy Jackson Wayne (formerly Timothy Drake) Batman: Batman #442 (December 1989) [7] 1989: Later becomes Red Robin and Drake. Robin IV: Stephanie Brown: Batman: Robin #126 (July 2004) [8] 2004: Originally Spoiler. Later becomes Batgirl ...