Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published

by DC Comics. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson,
to serve as a junior counterpart to superhero Batman. The team of Batman and Robin is commonly
referred to as the Dynamic Duo or the Caped Crusaders. The character's first incarnation Dick
Grayson debuted in Detective Comics #38 (April 1940). Conceived as a vehicle to attract young
readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the
Batman related comic books.[1] The early adventures of Robin included Star Spangled Comics #65
130 (19471952), which was the character's first solo feature. Robin 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 debuted in Batman #357 (1983). This Robin made
regular appearances in Batman related comic books until 1988, when the character was murdered
by the Joker in the storyline "A Death in the Family" (1989). Jason would later find himself alive after
a reality changing incident, eventually becoming the Red Hood. The premiere Robin limited series
was published in 1991 which featured the character's third incarnation Tim Drake training to earn
the role of Batman's junior partner. Following two successful sequels, the monthly Robin ongoing
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 while before the role reverted to Tim Drake. Batman's
son Damian Wayne then succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc "Battle for the Cowl", until
his death in 2013 story. Following the 2011 continuity reboot "The New 52", Tim Drake is revised as
having assumed the title Red Robin out of deference to the deceased Jason Todd; Jason Todd, as
he exists today, operates as the Red Hood and has been slowly repairing his relationship with
Batman; Dick Grayson is Nightwing, and later fakes his death to become an undercover operative;
and Stephanie Brown is introduced anew as Spoiler once again in the pages of Batman
Eternal (2014).
Robins have also been featured throughout stories set in parallel worlds, owing to DC's longstanding
"Multiverse" conceit. For example, in the original Earth-Two, Dick Grayson never adopted the name
Nightwing, and continues operating as Robin into adulthood. In The New 52's new "Earth-2"
continuity, Robin is Helena Wayne, daughter ofBatman and Catwoman, who was stranded in the
Earth of the main continuity following her father's death at the hands of an alien invasion. Operating
alongside Power Girl on Prime Earth, she takes the name Huntress.[2]