Robin’s maturation becomes a decade-long process, but we finally get to see Robin completely break free of Batman’s shadow much later in the pages of New Teen Titans. He finds a steady girlfriend in Lori Elton and gets to know the Hudson Security Chief Frank McDonald both in and out of the Robin outfit. Once he leaves Wayne Manor to attend college at Hudson University, Robin starts to shine as an independent character. He brings the young lad into his home as a ward and makes him a partner in his war on crime as Robin.Īs we enter the 1970s, Dick Grayson finally completes high school and is ready to head to college. Attending the circus that night is millionaire Bruce Wayne, who knows first hand the pain that Grayson is feeling. When the circus refuses to pay off mobsters, the Graysons suffer a fatal accident, leaving Dick Grayson as a mourning orphan. We get a retelling of Robin’s origin: A young Dick Grayson is the youngest member of the Flying Graysons, the star attraction of Haley’s Circus.
The early stories have the sweet innocence of the 1960s. Sit back and enjoy the solo tales of the most recognizable sidekick of all time. Overview:For being a teenage sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder is looking pretty good for 74 years old. Key First Appearances: Frank McDonald, Lori Elton Key Creator Credits: Gardner Fox, Frank Robbins, Gil Kane, Mike Friedrich, Irv Novick, Dick Dillin, Elliot S.
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