Robin, The Boy Wonder
He was first introduced in Detective Comics #38 (1940) 의해 배트맨 creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Robin's debut was an effort to make 배트맨 a lighter, 더 많이 sympathetic character. DC Comics also thought a teenaged superhero would appeal to young readers, being an effective audience surrogate. The name "Robin, The Boy Wonder" and the medieval look of the original costume are inspired 의해 the legendary hero Robin Hood, as well as the red-breasted American Robin, which parallels the "winged" motif of Batman. Dick Grayson was born on the first 일 of spring, son of John and Mary Grayson, a young couple of aerialists.
In his first appearance, Dick is a circus acrobat, and with his parents make up the "Flying Graysons". While preparing for a performance, Dick overhears two gangsters attempting to extort protection money from the circus owner. The owner refuses, so the gangsters sabotage the trapeze wires with acid. During the 다음 performance, the trapeze from which Dick's parents are swinging snaps, sending them to their deaths. Before he can go to the police, 배트맨 appears to him and warns him that the two gangsters work for Tony Zucco, a very powerful crime boss, and that revealing his knowledge could lead to his death. When 배트맨 recounts the murder of his own parents, Dick asks to become his aide. After extensive training, Dick becomes Robin. They start 의해 disrupting Zucco's gambling and extortion rackets. They then successfully bait the riled Zucco into visiting a construction site, where they capture him.
Robin's origin has a thematic connection to Batman's in that both see their parents killed 의해 criminals, creating an urge to battle the criminal element. Bruce sees a chance to direct the anger and rage that Dick feels in a way that he himself can not, thus creating a father/son bond and understanding between the two. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, DC Comics portrayed 배트맨 and Robin as a team, deeming them the "Dynamic Duo", rarely publishing a 배트맨 story without his sidekick; stories entirely devoted to Robin appeared in Star-Spangled Comics from 1947 through 1952.
He was first introduced in Detective Comics #38 (1940) 의해 배트맨 creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Robin's debut was an effort to make 배트맨 a lighter, 더 많이 sympathetic character. DC Comics also thought a teenaged superhero would appeal to young readers, being an effective audience surrogate. The name "Robin, The Boy Wonder" and the medieval look of the original costume are inspired 의해 the legendary hero Robin Hood, as well as the red-breasted American Robin, which parallels the "winged" motif of Batman. Dick Grayson was born on the first 일 of spring, son of John and Mary Grayson, a young couple of aerialists.
In his first appearance, Dick is a circus acrobat, and with his parents make up the "Flying Graysons". While preparing for a performance, Dick overhears two gangsters attempting to extort protection money from the circus owner. The owner refuses, so the gangsters sabotage the trapeze wires with acid. During the 다음 performance, the trapeze from which Dick's parents are swinging snaps, sending them to their deaths. Before he can go to the police, 배트맨 appears to him and warns him that the two gangsters work for Tony Zucco, a very powerful crime boss, and that revealing his knowledge could lead to his death. When 배트맨 recounts the murder of his own parents, Dick asks to become his aide. After extensive training, Dick becomes Robin. They start 의해 disrupting Zucco's gambling and extortion rackets. They then successfully bait the riled Zucco into visiting a construction site, where they capture him.
Robin's origin has a thematic connection to Batman's in that both see their parents killed 의해 criminals, creating an urge to battle the criminal element. Bruce sees a chance to direct the anger and rage that Dick feels in a way that he himself can not, thus creating a father/son bond and understanding between the two. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, DC Comics portrayed 배트맨 and Robin as a team, deeming them the "Dynamic Duo", rarely publishing a 배트맨 story without his sidekick; stories entirely devoted to Robin appeared in Star-Spangled Comics from 1947 through 1952.
