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DC Comics   ·   Released May 6th, 1969

Batman #213

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THE ORIGIN OF ROBIN!

When the owner of a traveling circus, named Mr. Haly, is confronted by thugs, they ask Mr. Haly to pay a "fine", but He refuses to pay and as a result, his bestselling attraction, the Flying Graysons, are killed "accidentally" while performing that night. The Graysons' young son, Dick, overhears an incriminating conversation between the killer and his employer Boss Zucco. Dick plans to call the police, but Batman takes in Dick Grayson, instead of immediately pursuing the thugs. Batman trains Dick, already an excellent acrobat, on how to become a crime-fighter. When a period of training is over, Dick is given a red, green, and yellow costume and adopts the identity of Robin, the Boy Wonder, which was the same garb that Batman used in his chilhood while working with Harvey Harris. Dick debuts as Batman's sidekick, and the dynamic duo hunt down the extortion gang, and their leader, Boss Zucco. Zucco's new plan is to demolish a skyscraper construction site (the Canin Building), but Robin and Batman defeat the gang in a dangerous battle on the high girders, during which Robin uses a sling to knock one thug off a steel beam and kicks a second gunman off another girder. Zucco is recorded by Robin in the act of pushing his own henchman to his death and this evidence is given to the police, leading to Zucco's conviction for murder. In the end, Robin vows to be Batman's partner against crime.

HERE COMES ALFRED!

This story is reprinted from Batman #16.

THE GAME OF DEATH!

This story is reprinted from Star-Spangled Comics #127.

THE MAN BEHIND THE RED HOOD!

This story is reprinted from Detective Comics #168.

THE CHALLENGE OF CLAY-FACE

This story is reprinted from Detective Comics #298.

Format
Comic
Page Count
68 pages
Cover Price
$0.25
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Creators

Bill Finger
Writer
Bill Finger
Writer
Don C. Cameron
Writer
David Vern
E. Nelson Bridwell
Writer, Editor
E. Nelson Bridwell
Bob Kane
Penciller
Bob Kane
Ross Andru
Penciller
Ross Andru
Sheldon Moldoff
Penciller
Sheldon Moldoff
Jim Mooney
Artist
Jim Mooney
Penciller
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Jerry Robinson
Inker
Jerry Robinson
Inker
Charles Paris
Mike Esposito
Inker
Mike Esposito
George Roussos
Inker, Letterer
George Roussos
Ira Schnapp
Letterer
Ira Schnapp
Joe Letterese
Letterer
Joe Letterese
Letterer
Stan Starkman
Cover Artist
Bill Draut
Vince Colletta
Other
Vince Colletta
Gaspar Saladino
Other
Gaspar Saladino

Characters

Alfred Beagle
Alfred Beagle
Earth-Two
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Prime Earth
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-Two
C.C. Haly
C.C. Haly
Prime Earth
Clayface
Matthew Hagen
Clayface
Prime Earth
Harvey Harris
Harvey Harris
Prime Earth
James Gordon
James Gordon
Prime Earth
John Grayson
John Grayson
Prime Earth
Mary Grayson
Mary Grayson
Prime Earth
Red Hood
Joker
Red Hood
Earth-Two
Earl Benson
Red Hood
Earth-Two
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-Two
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-One
Tony Zucco
Tony Zucco
Prime Earth

Collects/Reprints 4 Issues

  • Batman #16
    Batman #16
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Detective Comics #168
    Detective Comics #168
    Detective Comics Vol. 1 (1937 - 2011)
  • Detective Comics #298
    Detective Comics #298
    Detective Comics Vol. 1 (1937 - 2011)
  • Star Spangled Comics #127
    Star Spangled Comics #127
    Star Spangled Comics (1941 - 1952)

Collected In

  • Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age (2020)
  • Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 4 TP
    Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 4 TP
    Showcase Presents: Batman

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