Robin (character) Facts for Kids

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Various incarnations of the character Robin, art by Yasmine Putri (Clockwise from top left: Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Carrie Kelley, Damian Wayne, and Stephanie Brown)
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)
Created by	Bill Finger Bob Kane Jerry Robinson
Characters	List Dick Grayson Jason Todd Tim Drake Stephanie Brown Damian Wayne Clone of Bruce Wayne
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	Cover of Robin (vol. 2) #1 (November 1993) featuring the Tim Drake version of the character, art by Tom Grummett and Scott Hanna
Series publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, vols. 2–3): Monthly (Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)*: Bi-weekly
Format	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress): Limited series (vols. 2–3)* Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	List (vol. 1) January 1991 – May 1991 *(Robin II: The Joker's Wild!)* October 1991 – December 1991 *(Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)* December 1992 – March 1993 (vol. 4) November 1993 – April 2009 (vol. 5) April 2021 – August 2022
Number of issues	List (vol. 1): 5 *(Robin II: The Joker's Wild!): 4 (Robin III: Cry of the Huntress): 6 (vol. 4): 185 (including issues #0 and 1,000,000), plus 7 Annuals* (vol. 5): 17
Main character(s)	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!)* Tim Drake *(Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)* Tim Drake, the Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) (vol. 4) Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown (vol. 5) Damian Wayne
Creative team
Writer(s)	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress, vol. 4)* Chuck Dixon (vol. 4) Chuck Dixon Jon Lewis Bill Willingham Adam Beechen Fabian Nicieza (vol. 5) Joshua Williamson
Penciller(s)	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)* Tom Lyle (vol. 4) Tom Grummett Phil Jimenez Mike Wieringo Staz Johnson Pete Woods Damion Scott Scott McDaniel Freddie Williams II (vol. 5) Gleb Melnikov
Inker(s)	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)* Bob Smith (vol. 4) Scott Hanna Stan Woch Bob Smith
Colorist(s)	List *(vol. 1, Robin II: The Joker's Wild!, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress)* Adrienne Roy (vol. 4) Adrienne Roy Guy Major

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. As a team, Batman and Robin have commonly been referred to as the Caped Crusaders and the Dynamic Duo. The character's first incarnation, Dick Grayson, debuted in Detective Comics #38 (April 1940). Conceived as a way to attract young readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman titles. Robin's early adventures included Star Spangled Comics #65–130 (1947–1952), the character's first solo feature. He made regular appearances in Batman-related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s, until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing.

The character's second incarnation, Jason Todd, first appeared in Batman #357 (1983). He made regular appearances in Batman-related comic books until 1988, when he was murdered by the Joker in the storyline "A Death in the Family". Jason later found himself alive after a reality-changing incident, eventually becoming the Red Hood. The premiere Robin limited series was published in 1991, featuring the character's third incarnation, Tim Drake, training to earn the role of Batman's vigilante partner. After two successful sequels, the monthly Robin series began in 1993 and ended in early 2009, which also helped his transition from sidekick to a superhero in his own right. In 2004 storylines, established DC Comics character Stephanie Brown became the fourth Robin for a short time before the role reverted to Tim Drake. Damian Wayne succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc "Battle for the Cowl."

The current and former Robins always feature prominently in Batman's cast of supporting heroes; Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian all regard him as a father. In current continuity as of 2025, Dick Grayson serves as Nightwing, Jason Todd is the Red Hood, Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, while Tim Drake and Damian both share the title of Robin. In recent years, Batman has also adopted new sidekicks in the form of Bluebird, whose name references Robin, and The Signal.

Characters from an illustration by N. C. Wyeth for "Robin Hood" (1917) by Paul Creswick. The look inspired Jerry Robinson's design for Robin.

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Dick Grayson as Robin on the cover of Detective Comics #48 (February 1941), art by Bob Kane
Tim Drake in Batman #457 (December 1990), showcasing a redesigned Robin costume, art by Norm Breyfogle
Stephanie Brown on the cover of Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (March 2020), art by Derrick Chew
Damian Wayne on the cover of Robin: Son of Batman (vol. 1) #8 (January 2016), art by Patrick Gleason

Robin (character) facts for kids

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