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DC Comics   ยท   Released Mar 1st, 1983

Batman #357

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It was a familiar story. A circus owner was threatened by a mobster offering crooked protection. Refusing to give in to the criminal's demands, the owner unwittingly put a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act. A few days later, a young boy discovered that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy submitted himself to a rigorous training schedule and soon joined his new mentor's side as Robin, the boy wonder. It was a familiar story indeed, but this time it didn't belong to Dick Grayson. This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin.Red haired and cheerful, Todd made his debut in a circus scene in this issue. As the youngest member of the Sloan...

1st Appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc.

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Creators

Gerry Conway
Writer
Gerry Conway
Penciller
Don Newton
Inker
Alfredo Alcala
Colorist
Adrienne Roy
Cover Artist
Ed Hannigan
Dick Giordano
Cover Artist
Dick Giordano
Editor
Nicola Cuti

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Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Prime Earth

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First Appearance
Jason Todd Prime Earth

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