Batman 66 is a comic book series published by dc comics featuring batman as a continuation of the 196668 television series starring adam west and burt ward as batman and robin. Comic books were blamed for everything from juvenile delinquency to homosexuality to communism, and the indecent relationship between batman and robin is often cited as one of the major reasons for the creation of the comics code that spelled the end of the interregnum and the dawn of the silver age of comic books. Batman and robin s relationship gets pushed to the breaking point as nobody insinuates himself into damians life and tries to make him see that bruces plan to battle crime is hopeless and only by teaming up and tapping into damians killer instinct can they ever hope to rid gotham city of its evil roots. Morrison eventually brought wayne back in a miniseries in which the title promised the characters return, and as promised, dovetailed the conclusion of that series. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. The new dynamic duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the circus of strange. Batman international french canadian lot 1st appearance robin 24 books detective. Becoming batmans protege, robin is an expert fighter and astounding.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. As the first robin, dick grayson was the most famous sidekick in comic book history. Dc comics still has the pages of the book in which he didnt. Created by chuck dixon, doug moench, and graham nolan, he made his debut in batman. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership. The first batman supporting character was commissioner james gordon, who first appeared in the same comic book as batman in detective.
In this era, elaborate ruses and misdirection were the twin engines of comic book storytelling, which meant many a comic began with batman performatively rejecting robin as his partner, an act. The relationship between the core characters, batman, alfred, batgirl, robin and nightwing. Robin, american comic strip character created for dc comics by writer bill finger. Every character whos been robin in batman comics screen rant. This category is for everything related to all of the batman comic book series. Thus, one of the most famous superhero teamsbatman and robin, the. Robin also appears in a number of other media as well.
Bruce wayne is dead, and erstwhile robin dick grayson has replaced him as batman. The most tragic moment in batman s history almost looked like this. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. Initially released on may 11, 2011, the series picks up roughly one year after the events of batman. Wertham criticized batman comics for their supposed homosexual overtones and argued that batman and robin were portrayed as lovers. Batman and robin may be the dynamic duo, but the robins frequently find themselves flying solo in their own adventures. Rather, were talking about the deeper elements of dc comics lore that we hope this new film delivers, unlike any batman movie before it. Batman and robin eternal is a weekly comic book series that began in october 2015 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the robin character along with robin war, and concluded in march 2016 after 26 issues. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Since that tragic night, he has trained his body and mind to near physical perfection to be a selfmade super hero. Shop for and learn aboutvintage batman comic books. God of war art director shares his designs for batman. The sidekicks surprising history as a solo comic book. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child whos been abducted by the mysterious domino killer.
Batman and batgirl batman and catwoman batman and nightwing batman and red hood batman and red robin. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. As he ventured forth on his own, he formed the teen titans and became their leader. A collective of fictional characters appear in american comic books published by dc comics featuring the superhero batman as the main protagonist since batman s introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable supporting characters. Dick grayson wears the cowl now and bruce waynes damian has taken. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. When i first wanted to get into reading the batman books my first issue was where do i start. For various versions of the character see robin disambiguation. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Although robin is best known as batmans sidekick, three robins have also been members of the superhero group the teen titans with the original robin, dick grayson. Batman and robin is an american comic book ongoing series, created by grant morrison and featuring batman and robin. Becoming batmans protege, robin is an expert fighter and astounding acrobatwith the toughest example in the world to live up to. Comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art book art alex ross nightwing and starfire superman batman batman nightwing though his history is unclear and conflicting in the comics, most people say this is robins adult persona.
But the boy wonders true strength may lie in not being batman and providing a beacon of hope and family throughout the dark knights grim crusade. It stars adam west as bruce wayne batman and burt ward as dick grayson robin two crimefighting heroes who defend gotham city from a variety of archvillains. Frank gorshins maniacal highpitched laugh as the riddler is greatly influenced by that of the character tommy udo richard widmark in kiss of death 1947. Mad love along with the writerartist team of ty templeton batman 66 meets the green hornet and rick burchett allnew batman. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman. Tim drake will always be my favorite comic book character of all time. The most wellknown version of robin has to be the first, richard john dick grayson. As a part of the acclaimed dc comicsthe new 52 event. Recent issues of the comic book batman have portrayed momentous developments, indeed.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The series was written primarily by jeff parker and tom peyer, with cover art by mike allred. When i heard grant morrison was doing the batman monthly, thats when i got on board. Gotham s barbara kean and tabitha galavan are also confirmed to be bisexual.
New comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters. After the strips 1946 demise, kane returned to illustrating batman s comic book adventures and, with the help of several ghosts, remained involved with comics until his. The modern comic book version of ace depicts him as a companion to harold, rarely playing. The robin 80th anniversary 100page super spectacular gives love to the young hero in the characters many different forms. Barbara had had a relationship with renee montoya in the past, and she has also been in a love triangle including tabitha. Other characters have been portrayed as bisexual in batman media adaptations. Arkham asylum and finds quincy sharp, the former arkham warden, being elected mayor of gotham city. The history of the gay subtext of batman and robin. Ill be honest, despite reading comics off and on for the last 30ish years, i havent read all that many batman comics. The animated series to his instagram page, and you can check them out right here. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham archives. Poison ivy uma thurman batman burtonverse batgirl alicia silverstone robin.
Please browse through the title listings below or use the search bar at the top of this page to quickly find a specific title. He discontinued his comic book efforts in mid1943 to pencil the daily batman and robin newspaper strip. Batman is a 1960s american live action television series, based on the dc comic book character of the same name. The origins of batman really go back to the origins of superman, who debuted in the june 1938 issue of. Robin, dick grayson, robin 80th anniversary, robin 80th anniversary super spectacular, robin anniversary special, twelve defining dick grayson moments, 12 defining dick grayson moments, dick grayson moments, twelve dick grayson moments, best of dick grayson, twelve robin moments, best robin moments, nightwing, teen titans, new teen titans, grayson, agent of spyral, batman, gotham. We have the worlds largest selection of batman comic books and graphic novels. As always, the comics based off of batman the animated series are excellent. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy batman. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child. Batfamilie batman robin nightwing redrobin redhood in dccomics marvel dc comics. The relationship between gothams greatest heroes is put to the test like never before in batman and robin.
Batman, robin and the red hood must fight alongside one another in a knockdown, dragout battle, taking on the people who sprung jason todd. My favorites from this collection were round robin i love stories where we get a look at the interaction of media and capes and his masters voice the look into the ventriloquists backstory was amazing. The sidekicks surprising history as a solo comic book hero. The series was written by paul dini with art by carlos andaman. Nov 06, 2016 batman characters wreak havoc at comic book store. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner. The internet is bustling with conjecture and hype about who fans want see in the dceus reimagined matt reaves batman universe. Tomasi brightest day, patrick gleason green lantern corps, and mick gray brightest day. It is a sequel series to the weekly batman eternal, and features every character to ever take up the mantle of robin note. Robin made regular appearances in batman related comic books and other dc comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the. Batman 1966 batman art batman robin batman comics batman and superman dc comics comic book characters comic books art comic art 1966 batman black bat card no. Alfred pennyworth is bruce waynes loyal father figure and butler. It is known for its camp style, upbeat theme music, and its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality aimed at its.
Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batman s partner. Dick grayson returns as robin in 80th anniversary special. Since his first appearance in 1939, batman has been adapted into various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The debut of the series followed the events of batman r. Batman and batgirl batman and catwoman batman and nightwing batman and red hood batman and red robin batman. Arkham city comic series is a fiveissue miniseries that bridges between batman. The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. Dc is releasing a special, 100page super special centered around robin just in time for the characters 80th anniversary. Get the best deals on bronze age batman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Follow batman and robin on this fun, actionpacked adventure about working together. Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a. Is there an official reading order to the batman books. Damian wayne is the son of bruce wayne and talia al ghul. It is a sequel series to the weekly batman eternal, and features every character to ever take up the mantle of robin.
Which characters were adapted from the batman comic books. But the boy wonders true strength may lie in not being batmanand providing a beacon of hope and family throughout the dark knights grim crusade. Batman and robin comic book hey kids comics wiki fandom. Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Theyre both superheroes who have strips released together and separately also. Becoming batman s protege, robin is an expert fighter and astounding acrobatwith the toughest example in the world to live up to.
Robin nightwing batgirl catwoman bane the batman family invades a comic book store, and the whole experience is pure mayhem. Its a street brawl, and unlikely allies come together. The two story lines in this edition, collected over several issues of the comic series, deal with the evidence of bruce waynes continued existence beginning to appear. One of the most iconic fictional characters in the world, batman has dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him when he was just a child. The new dynamic duo uncovers clues involving the mysterious death of bruce wayne before facing off against each other in a heated battle that both heroes will regret if they live through it. Potentially the best known and popular partnership of heroes in comic books, the dynamic duo is a team comprised of the legendary batman and his loyal sidekick robin. Mar 24, 2020 god of war art director raf grassetti has been sharing some awesome designs for characters from the classic batman. This is a disambiguation page for all superheroes and superherorelated characters named robin, almost all of whom are sidekicks to the superhero batman in the dc universe.
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