Robin the Boy Wonder : a celebration of 75 years.

"Holy anniversary, Batman! Every knight needs to have a squire, and every Sherlock Holmes must have a Watson. So it has been with Batman and Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo. Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different youths have taken up the name and costume, from jovial Dick Grayson to calculating Tim Drake to homicidal Damian Wayne. Each left his or her mark on the character, and today the Boy Wonder is almost as recognizable and beloved as the Dark Knight himself. 'Robin the boy wonder : A Celebration of 75 Years' compiles the best moments from seven decades of the Dynamic Duo."--Page [4] of cover.

General Note:

"Originally published in single magazine form in DETECTIVE COMICS #38, 342; BATMAN #20, 107, 156, 408, 424, 427, 442, 657; STAR SPANGLED COMICS # 82, 86, 103; BATMAN FAMILY #1; ROBIN #46, 126, 1,000,000; NIGHTWING #25, 101; SUPERMAN/BATMAN #7, 77; BATMAN AND ROBIN ANNUAL #1; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #55; BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #2, 3; DC ONE MILLION 80-PAGE GIANT #1"--Title page verso.

Contents:

Dick Grayson ; Robin, the boy wonder / Bruce Wayne loses guardianship of Dick Grayson / Boy who hated Robin / Barton brothers / Roberta, the girl wonder / Grown-up boy wonder / Robin dies at dawn / Midnight raid of the Robin gang / Invader from Hell / Nightwing: year one, part 1 / Jason Todd ; Did Robin die tonight? / Diplomat's son / Death in the family, part 2 / Tim Drake ; Lonely place of dying, part 5 / Dark at dawn / Boys / Protégé / Damian Wayne ; Batman and son, part 3 / Fright knight / Batman impossible / Other Robins ; Super-crisis that struck Earth-two / Dark Knight triumphant / Head games / Life more ordinary

Physical Description:

456 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm

Genre:

Superhero comics.

Comics (Graphic works)

Subject Term:

Batman (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Robin, the Boy Wonder (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Supervillains -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Finger, Bill, 1914-1974,

Robinson, Jerry, 1922-2011,

Mooney, Jim (James Noel), 1919-2008,

Mortimer, Win,

Moldoff, Sheldon, 1920-2012,

Kaye, Stan, 1916-1967,

Paris, Charles, 1911-1994.,

Broome, John, 1913-1999,

Bright, M. D. (Mark D.),

Mitchell, Steve, 1953-

Fox, Gardner F. (Gardner Francis), 1911-1986,

Sekowsky, Mike,

Greene, Sid, 1906-1972,

Publisher:

DC Comics,

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781401255367

Publication Information:

Burbank, California : DC Comics, [2015]

Call Number:

741.5 ROBIN

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Summary

Holy anniversary, Batman! Every knight needs to have a squire, and every Sherlock Holmes must have a Watson. So it has been with Batman and his partner in crime, Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo.

Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different crimefighters have taken up the name and costume, from jovial Dick Grayson to calculating Tim Drake to violent Damian Wayne. Each left his or her mark on the character, and today the Boy Wonder almost as recognizable and beloved as the Dark Knight himself.

Collecting stories from Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Carrie Kelley, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne and more, ROBIN THE BOY WONDER: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS compiles the best moments from seven decades of the Dynamic Duo. It includes Robin's first appearance by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, as well as tales from industry legends Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff, Frank Miller, Chuck Dixon, Jeph Loeb, Marv Wolfman, Geoge P#65533;rez, Jim Aparo, Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert and more.

Author Notes

William Finger was born on February 8, 1914. He met cartoonist Bob Kane at a party in 1938, and soon after they were collaborating on several adventure strips. Within a year, Batman appeared. Finger's fondness for pulp fiction and movies influenced his plots and writing style for comic books. He worked on many other DC characters and titles, scripted some of the 1940s daily and Sunday Batman and Robin newspaper strip continuities, and wrote for Quality, Fawcett and Timely.

Finger's television credits include 77 Sunset Strip, The Roaring Twenties and Hawaiian Eye during the late 1950s and early 1960s. His efforts in the super-hero genre also appeared on TV in the 1960s, including material for the animated New Adventures of Superman plus a two-part Clock King episode of the 1966 Batman series. Finger died in New York City on January 24, 1974. He was posthumously inducted into the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 1999.