Whether you are 8, 18 or 80 I am pretty confident that you know who Batman and Robin are and its Halloween time so now your thinking its time to get yourself that Batman and/or Robin Costume. If you are wanting the best pair for your kids or for you and some friends (or even your Date) you’ll be the talk of the party or trick or treat lines as the “Caped Crusaders” or “Dynamic Duo” as these crime fighters are commonly called. Speaking of “nicknames” If Robin is who you are wanting to be then you want to know that you might just be called the “Boy Wonder” either for your outfit or other reasons.(Batman and Robin in the TV Series)
Here is a little history behind our Super Hero Friends: Robin made his appearance in comic books that were published by DC Comics. Created as Batman’s sidekick Robin was originally thought up by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson.
Here is a little Robin History. Robin made a cameo as Dick Grayson in the Batman comic series from Detective Comics number 38 in April of 1940. As you can expect with marketing for comic book sales Robin was created to attract a younger demographic in hopes to get them to begin reading the comic books. With the introduction of Robin into the Batman Comic book series people were ranting and raving about the new “Boy Wonder”. As a matter of fact with the injection of Robin into Batman’s tales the sales of Batman comic books doubled. Also note worthy to mention is that Robin made his original cameo with Batman in Star Spangled Comics number 65-130. During the years of 1947-1952.
Now the character of Dick Grayson made appearances in comic books that were related to Batman and other DC Comics from the year 1940 through the 1980’s. Not many people know this little tidbit but Dick Grayson was eventually recreated as the super hero Nightwing.
In 1983, after retiring Dick Grayson as the boy wonder, a newer character made his cameo in Batman #357. Looking for a more edge to the character of Robin the comic series brought him back under the name Jason Todd and made him tougher and meaner. Tragedy finally struck in 1989′s comic “Death in the Family” where Robin was finally killed off by the Joker.
In case people were still desperate for some Robin in their life the Comic Book world brought forth the premiere Robin as a limited edition and was published in 1991 that then featured the third Robin character Tim Drake. Tim was training to become Batman’s partner. The monthly comic book Robin then continued to be a series of comics that began in 1993 and finally ended in 2009.
After DC Comics retired Tim Drake, they began the storyline for the character Stephanie Brown, who was also known as The Spoiler. This was the 4th creation of Robin. Now Robin was a woman. In 2004, Stephanie Brown was killed by the villain Black Mask in the comic Batman: War Games. And now you have all the factoids you need on the History of Robin now buy the costume and get to impressing your classmates, friends, or date!
