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Also, while Dick is on hiatus from active duty, the Titans have taken on a protégé [[Terra Markov]], who has won the heart and mind of Changeling. None of the Titans suspect that she has been secretly spying on them on behalf of her partner Deathstroke the Terminator. Terra has been feeding Terminator important information regarding the Titans including their secret identities. During a training exercise, Terra, in a fit of rage, unleashes a massive attack that nearly cripples Gar. The other Titans calm her down, but it is Raven who realizes that there is something seriously dangerous about this girl. Meanwhile, the information Terra has been secretly providing Deathstroke, enables him to capture the Titans one by one – starting with Donna Troy and [[Kory Anders]] (aka Starfire). He then acquires Cyborg and the Changeling. Eventually, Dick discovers that all of his former teammates have been captured and returns to Titans Tower. There he is greeted by [[Adeline Kane]], the Terminator's ex-wife. She introduces him to her mute son [[Joseph Wilson|Joey]] (who possesses the power to possess other people). Adeline explains how the young protégé the Titans have been mentoring is a traitor and has been secretly working with her ex-husband since the moment the Titans first met her. Adeline's son Joey is eager to help Dick rescue the Titans as [[Joseph Wilson|Jericho]]. Realizing that he can never truly retire from super-heroics, Dick adopts a new costume and identity and calls himself [[Nightwing]]!<ref>During the early stages of production for '''[[The New Teen Titans (TV series)|The New Teen Titans animated series]]''' that was canceled, they wanted to have ''Dick Grayson'' be '''Nightwing''' in the show. But since he was already a regular on the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends|''SuperFriends animated series'']] there was a decision not to use him. The show was never produced, but we do have an [[Anti-drug commercial (1983-1984)|television commercial from Keebler]] from the early days of the original concept.</ref> Adeline then gives the heroes the location of the H.I.V.E. command center nestled in the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Once they have snuck inside, they discover the abducted Titans strapped to a giant machine which is slowly siphoning away their life energy. After battling a horde of H.I.V.E. shock troops, Nightwing and Jericho are captured. Jericho takes this opportunity to possess his own father. Using the Terminator's body and weaponry, he frees the other Titans and begins fighting the H.I.V.E. Terra is enraged at Terminator and feels that his affection for Joey makes him weak. She loses complete control of her sanity and yearns for nothing more than the death of everyone in the room. Changeling refuses to believe that Terra has gone bad, and is certain that the Terminator has brainwashed her. Terra's powers rage out of control until finally she causes a mountain of earth and debris to collapse down from the ceiling, killing herself in the process. The Titans bring Terra's body back to New York for burial. The funeral service is small and only the Titans and the [[Outsiders]] are in attendance. The Titans let Terra's brother, [[Geo-Force]], believe that she died heroically while fighting the H.I.V.E.<ref>This story is found in ''Tales of the Teen Titans, #42'' (May, 1984); ''#43'' (June, 1984); ''#44'' (July, 1984) and ''Tales of the Teen Titans Annual, #3'' (July, 1984) and is called: ‘[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/New_Teen_Titans%3A_The_Judas_Contract New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract]’.</ref>
 
Also, while Dick is on hiatus from active duty, the Titans have taken on a protégé [[Terra Markov]], who has won the heart and mind of Changeling. None of the Titans suspect that she has been secretly spying on them on behalf of her partner Deathstroke the Terminator. Terra has been feeding Terminator important information regarding the Titans including their secret identities. During a training exercise, Terra, in a fit of rage, unleashes a massive attack that nearly cripples Gar. The other Titans calm her down, but it is Raven who realizes that there is something seriously dangerous about this girl. Meanwhile, the information Terra has been secretly providing Deathstroke, enables him to capture the Titans one by one – starting with Donna Troy and [[Kory Anders]] (aka Starfire). He then acquires Cyborg and the Changeling. Eventually, Dick discovers that all of his former teammates have been captured and returns to Titans Tower. There he is greeted by [[Adeline Kane]], the Terminator's ex-wife. She introduces him to her mute son [[Joseph Wilson|Joey]] (who possesses the power to possess other people). Adeline explains how the young protégé the Titans have been mentoring is a traitor and has been secretly working with her ex-husband since the moment the Titans first met her. Adeline's son Joey is eager to help Dick rescue the Titans as [[Joseph Wilson|Jericho]]. Realizing that he can never truly retire from super-heroics, Dick adopts a new costume and identity and calls himself [[Nightwing]]!<ref>During the early stages of production for '''[[The New Teen Titans (TV series)|The New Teen Titans animated series]]''' that was canceled, they wanted to have ''Dick Grayson'' be '''Nightwing''' in the show. But since he was already a regular on the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends|''SuperFriends animated series'']] there was a decision not to use him. The show was never produced, but we do have an [[Anti-drug commercial (1983-1984)|television commercial from Keebler]] from the early days of the original concept.</ref> Adeline then gives the heroes the location of the H.I.V.E. command center nestled in the [[Rocky Mountains]]. Once they have snuck inside, they discover the abducted Titans strapped to a giant machine which is slowly siphoning away their life energy. After battling a horde of H.I.V.E. shock troops, Nightwing and Jericho are captured. Jericho takes this opportunity to possess his own father. Using the Terminator's body and weaponry, he frees the other Titans and begins fighting the H.I.V.E. Terra is enraged at Terminator and feels that his affection for Joey makes him weak. She loses complete control of her sanity and yearns for nothing more than the death of everyone in the room. Changeling refuses to believe that Terra has gone bad, and is certain that the Terminator has brainwashed her. Terra's powers rage out of control until finally she causes a mountain of earth and debris to collapse down from the ceiling, killing herself in the process. The Titans bring Terra's body back to New York for burial. The funeral service is small and only the Titans and the [[Outsiders]] are in attendance. The Titans let Terra's brother, [[Geo-Force]], believe that she died heroically while fighting the H.I.V.E.<ref>This story is found in ''Tales of the Teen Titans, #42'' (May, 1984); ''#43'' (June, 1984); ''#44'' (July, 1984) and ''Tales of the Teen Titans Annual, #3'' (July, 1984) and is called: ‘[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/New_Teen_Titans%3A_The_Judas_Contract New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract]’.</ref>
   
: '''NOTE:''' ''According to Earth-One continuity'', when Dick is somewhere in his early 20yrs., he loses interest in his studies and starts to take on solo missions, finding himself to be a capable crime-fighter and moves out of the shadow of his mentor. This "parting" between Dick and Batman is entirely amicable. Dick passes the mantle of Robin over to [[Jason Todd]] voluntarily. Bruce is pleased with his ward's coming of age. Dick soon takes on new persona, Nightwing! Dick presumably received inspiration from Superman who once used ‘Nightwing’ as an alias on a mission to the shrunken [[Kryptonian]] city of [[Kandor]]. This alias was later was later used by the [[Kandorian]] named [[Van-Zee]] for super-heroics (who was inspired by Superman) on [[Krypton]]. The irony would be that Superman received his inspiration from 'Batman and Robin,' and then years later Robin would be inspired by Superman.<ref>As depicted in ''Superman, #158'' (January 1963).</ref> ''In the [[post-crisis]] continuity'', Dick Grayson gives up his identity as Robin (having been "fired" by Batman) and is inspired by the legend of an ancient [[Nightwing (Kandorian)|Kandorian superhero]] named [[Van-Zee]], who had also used the name [[Nightwing (Kandorian)|‘Nightwing’]] for his superhero persona. This tale retroactively erases the notion that anyone else before Grayson held the title of Nightwing.
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: '''NOTE:''' In the pages of 'The New Teen Titans' comic book, Dick is retconned to be nineteen. In the Earth-1A continuity, he would have to be in his early to mid 20's. In any event, it at this time that he loses interest in his studies and starts to take on solo missions, finding himself to be a capable crime-fighter and moves out of the shadow of his mentor. This "parting" between Dick and Batman is entirely amicable. Dick passes the mantle of Robin over to [[Jason Todd]] voluntarily. Bruce is pleased with his ward's coming of age. Dick soon takes on new persona, Nightwing! Dick presumably received inspiration from Superman who once used ‘Nightwing’ as an alias on a mission to the shrunken [[Kryptonian]] city of [[Kandor]]. This alias was later was later used by the [[Kandorian]] named [[Van-Zee]] for super-heroics (who was inspired by Superman) on [[Krypton]]. The irony would be that Superman received his inspiration from 'Batman and Robin,' and then years later Robin would be inspired by Superman.<ref>As depicted in ''Superman, #158'' (January 1963).</ref> ''In the [[post-crisis]] continuity'', Dick Grayson gives up his identity as Robin (having been "fired" by Batman) and is inspired by the legend of an ancient [[Nightwing (Kandorian)|Kandorian superhero]] named [[Van-Zee]], who had also used the name [[Nightwing (Kandorian)|‘Nightwing’]] for his superhero persona. This tale retroactively erases the notion that anyone else before Grayson held the title of Nightwing.
   
 
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Robin
Robin (The Ultra Beam)
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Real name: Richard Grayson
AKA: Robin
The Boy Wonder
The Teen Wonder
Red Robin
Nightwing
Species: Human
Homeworld: Earth
Universe: Earth-1A
Hair: Black
Relatives: John Grayson (father)
Mary Grayson (mother)
Bruce Wayne (foster father)
Mar'i Grayson (daughter)
Base: Hall of Justice
Affiliations: SuperFriends
Batman Family
Teen Titans[1]
Weaponry: Utility Belt
has a wide range of devices
Voiced/Played: Casey Kasem[2]
Arturo Mercado[3]
Burt Ward[4]
Aldo Stella[5]
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Junior SuperFriends Team Member

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New Teen Titans Team Member

Dick

Dick Grayson

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Season 9 Appearance.

Batman&Robin

The Dynamic Duo!

Dick Grayson was the young ward to Bruce Wayne, aka the Batman. Bound together by the tragedy they share, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson's lives are distinctly similar. He was born to John and Mary Grayson, skilled acrobats who worked at Haly's Circus until they were murdered in the middle of their act. He joins up with the Batman to fight crime. As he grew older, graduated from high school, worked with the Teen Titans and enrolled in Hudson University.


Background Information

In the parallel-universe of Earth-One, Dick Grayson was the youngest of a family act called the "Flying Graysons". They were part of traveling carnival called Haly's Circus. On one evening when Dick just 10 they were performing in Newton, a small community outside of Gotham City, when a gangster named Boss Zucco who was trying to exhort money from Mr. Haly killed Grayson's parents, John and Mary, by sabotaging their trapeze equipment as a warning against his defiance.[6] Bruce Wayne was in attendance that fateful evening, and took pity on the boy. He decides to disguise himself as the Batman and to explain to the boy that he lost his parents at a young age too. The boy is eager to take revenge so Batman takes him to his Batcave. While there, he walks through an ‘oath’ with the boy who promises to fight crime. He then (inexplicably) confides in the boy by removing his cowl, thus revealing his identity. The next day Bruce takes the boy to the courthouse to adopt the boy, but because he is a bachelor he can only become the boy’s legal guardian with family approval. He does so, and immediately begins to train the boy, gives him a costume and within a short time they are able to bring down Zucco and his gang.[7]

Together they shared adventures with allies including Batwoman, secretly heiress and former circus performer Kathy Kane;[8] Bat-Girl (Kathy's niece, Betty Kane);[9] and Batgirl, who was secretly Commissioner Gordon's daughter Barbara.[10] For several years, they also had an ardent — if frequently obnoxious — supporter in the form of Bat-Mite, an other-dimensional imp with seemingly limitless magical powers.[11]

Young Robin was also on-hand at the formation of the Justice League,[12] helped take down Earth-Two villain, Solomon Grundy in a cross-universe adventure with his doppelganger from Earth-Two. The older Grayson gives a war-torn younger Dick his old grey uniform, which may have played a part in the inspiration for his later adventures.[13]

Teen Titans and College Years

Main article: Teen Titans

As an early teen and "junior Justice Leaguer", Robin is joined by two other sidekicks (Aqualad and Kid Flash) to stop the menace of Mr. Twister in the small town of Hatton Corners.[14] Later, the three sidekicks join forces with Speedy and Wonder Girl in order to free their mentors in the JLA from the mind-control of an alien energy-being called the Antithesis. They defeat this foe and together the five teens decide to become a real team, calling themselves the Teen Titans.[15] Robin, by virtue of the tactical skills gleaned from Batman, is swiftly recognized as leader.[16] Bruce even allowed them access to the empty silo. The teens used it as their first secret headquarters – the Titans Lair. The Titans Lair was located in a cave outside of Gotham City. The team expands over the next few years and they meet Mr. Jupiter who sets them up with a training facility and resources.[17]

(In 1976, in the Earth-1A universe) Robin's ‘full-time’ stint with the Teen Titans ended dramatically after the Titans were involved in the accidental shooting and subsequent death of world-famous philanthropist, Dr. Arthur Swenson at peace rally. In response to this tragedy, the team searched for meaning. They were offered the opportunity to engage in a training program with Mr. Jupiter (friend of Bruce Wayne and millionaire industrialist) at a secret location. Dick however (now 18), has decided to attend college in the fall[18] and devote more time to the SuperFriends when Snapper Carr gave up his duties as a Junior SuperFriends Member.[19] Dick subsequently moved out of Wayne Manor to attend Hudson University in New Carthage, New York, leaving his partnership with Batman behind.[20]

While at Hudson U, Dick would become involved in many adventures as Robin on the campus.[21] He did so by working along with the students and local townsfolk, solving crimes and helping people in the community.[22] He also met Terri Bergstrom whom enjoyed a friendly relationship.[23] Terri was a psychic. Together they had many adventures, some of which involved Lilith Clay.[24] In the same fashion, Robin continued working in New Carthage, solving mysteries and crimes alongside Chief McDonald.[25] When Scarecrow showed up in New Carthage, Robin managed to stop him with McDonald's assistance.[26]

Robin, Speedy, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash converge on Jupiter's training facility, about a year after Dick left; to help defeat Dr. Light.[27] We are soon introduced to Karen Beecher (aka Bumblebee) and Duela Dent (aka Harlequin)[28] and the Titans West’ team.[29]

Back at Hudson U, Dick noticed that Batgirl was investigating a murder case on the campus and he started following her as Robin,[30] which led to him saving her from a death at the hands of the killer and together, they captured the criminal.[31] This chance meeting led to, Dick being summoned to help Barbara Gordon in Washington, DC. It was at this point that Robin and Batgirl started teaming-up more frequently and a flirtatious relation between them started.[32] They eventually learned each other's secret identities.[33] Afterwards, Robin and Batgirl stopped the criminal organization MAZE from murdering a foreign Princess, in what would be the first encounter against the hired killers.[34] They even captured a large faction of the organization.[35]

After a brief team-up with Robin and Man-Bat in New York City to defeat the menace of the ‘Outsider’,[36] Barbara witnesses the virtual disintegration of Kathy Kane on her front steps. Batgirl and Robin team up to find the cure and restore Batwoman to her normal form.[37] Robin and would go on to have several team-ups with Barbara over the next few years.[38]

Eventually, Dick started dating classmate, Lori Elton;[39] but his constant disappearances and his lack of dedication to his studies and his personal life caused her to end their relationship[40] and start dating fellow classmate, David Corby. One such distraction was the appearance of a new costumed villain calling himself the Raven.[41] As he investigated, Robin found a connection to an organized criminal organization.[42] Robin teamed up with former Teen Titan associate, Duela Dent[43] and together they managed to learn the identity of the criminal organization. It was MAZE (a group dedicated to political assassinations). Robin and Duela learn the location of the secret headquarters and capture the criminal organization with help from the New Carthage Police Department, but the Raven escaped. Nevertheless, Robin knew the villain's secret identity and the next day, he confronted David Corby at the Hudson University campus as Dick Grayson. Corby was exposed as the Raven in front of everyone, including Lori Elton, who realized the mistake she had made, much too late.[44]

After a few more adventures with the Teen Titans on a part-time basis, Robin and the others decided that they had outgrown the ‘Teen’ Titans and go their separate ways.[45]

Soon, Dick started dating Jennifer Ann, but his work as Robin made difficult to maintain a healthy relationship.[46] It is around this time that Dick learned that Bruce’s lawyer had hired a spy to protect him, so he travelled to Gotham and put an end to the charade.[47] While in Gotham, Dick began to believe that this is where he was meant to be, so he dropped out of college, abandoning Hudson University and his relationship with Jennifer Ann.[48]

(In the Spring of 1979, in the Earth-1A universe) Select members of the Titans (Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Garth, Duela Dent, Mal Duncan, Roy Harper) come together at the High School graduation of Wally West.[49] They team-up again, when an alien being arrived in orbit, in an effort to move earth out of her orbit (this team up included: Aqualad, Hawk & Dove, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl);[50] and again when Batman would enlist the aid of Robin, Kid Flash, Speedy, and Wonder Girl to help him as undercover agents, infiltrating the 'Runaways,' a gang of teenage thieves under the control of a mysterious Fagin called The Man.[51]

Growing restless, Dick decided to resume his studies. This time at Gotham University.[52]

The New Teen Titans and Nightwing

Main article: The New Teen Titans
Main article: Nightwing

Growing restless again, Dick decides that in order to discover who he is and his place in the world, he must drop out of college.

Soon a handful of the original Titans band together along with a few new faces to form the New Teen Titans, all the while being guided by a mysterious force. This line-up consisted of: Robin, Beast Boy (now going by the name Changeling), Kid-Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, an alien named Starfire and an empath named Raven.[53]

Deathstroke (aka Slade Wilson) is hired by H.I.V.E. to kill the New Titans.[54]

Unaware of this plot, Dick and Wally decide to retire from active service. During this time Dick realized that he could no longer keep his Robin identity. Robin was always going to be Batman's sidekick and for this reason, he decided to drop this identity and allowed Bruce Wayne's new ward, Jason Todd to become the new Robin and continue his legacy.[55]

Also, while Dick is on hiatus from active duty, the Titans have taken on a protégé Terra Markov, who has won the heart and mind of Changeling. None of the Titans suspect that she has been secretly spying on them on behalf of her partner Deathstroke the Terminator. Terra has been feeding Terminator important information regarding the Titans including their secret identities. During a training exercise, Terra, in a fit of rage, unleashes a massive attack that nearly cripples Gar. The other Titans calm her down, but it is Raven who realizes that there is something seriously dangerous about this girl. Meanwhile, the information Terra has been secretly providing Deathstroke, enables him to capture the Titans one by one – starting with Donna Troy and Kory Anders (aka Starfire). He then acquires Cyborg and the Changeling. Eventually, Dick discovers that all of his former teammates have been captured and returns to Titans Tower. There he is greeted by Adeline Kane, the Terminator's ex-wife. She introduces him to her mute son Joey (who possesses the power to possess other people). Adeline explains how the young protégé the Titans have been mentoring is a traitor and has been secretly working with her ex-husband since the moment the Titans first met her. Adeline's son Joey is eager to help Dick rescue the Titans as Jericho. Realizing that he can never truly retire from super-heroics, Dick adopts a new costume and identity and calls himself Nightwing![56] Adeline then gives the heroes the location of the H.I.V.E. command center nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Once they have snuck inside, they discover the abducted Titans strapped to a giant machine which is slowly siphoning away their life energy. After battling a horde of H.I.V.E. shock troops, Nightwing and Jericho are captured. Jericho takes this opportunity to possess his own father. Using the Terminator's body and weaponry, he frees the other Titans and begins fighting the H.I.V.E. Terra is enraged at Terminator and feels that his affection for Joey makes him weak. She loses complete control of her sanity and yearns for nothing more than the death of everyone in the room. Changeling refuses to believe that Terra has gone bad, and is certain that the Terminator has brainwashed her. Terra's powers rage out of control until finally she causes a mountain of earth and debris to collapse down from the ceiling, killing herself in the process. The Titans bring Terra's body back to New York for burial. The funeral service is small and only the Titans and the Outsiders are in attendance. The Titans let Terra's brother, Geo-Force, believe that she died heroically while fighting the H.I.V.E.[57]

NOTE: In the pages of 'The New Teen Titans' comic book, Dick is retconned to be nineteen. In the Earth-1A continuity, he would have to be in his early to mid 20's. In any event, it at this time that he loses interest in his studies and starts to take on solo missions, finding himself to be a capable crime-fighter and moves out of the shadow of his mentor. This "parting" between Dick and Batman is entirely amicable. Dick passes the mantle of Robin over to Jason Todd voluntarily. Bruce is pleased with his ward's coming of age. Dick soon takes on new persona, Nightwing! Dick presumably received inspiration from Superman who once used ‘Nightwing’ as an alias on a mission to the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor. This alias was later was later used by the Kandorian named Van-Zee for super-heroics (who was inspired by Superman) on Krypton. The irony would be that Superman received his inspiration from 'Batman and Robin,' and then years later Robin would be inspired by Superman.[58] In the post-crisis continuity, Dick Grayson gives up his identity as Robin (having been "fired" by Batman) and is inspired by the legend of an ancient Kandorian superhero named Van-Zee, who had also used the name ‘Nightwing’ for his superhero persona. This tale retroactively erases the notion that anyone else before Grayson held the title of Nightwing.

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Main article: Crisis on Infinite Earths

Soon, the world changed. The red skies of the Crisis begin to appear on both Earth-One and Earth-Two. As red skies consume the earth, Dick finds himself aboard a strange satellite orbiting the earth along with a massive congregation of heroes from Earth-One and Earth-Two – against their will. They have been summoned by three individuals. One is Alex Luthor, Jr. from Earth-Three. The other two are called Pariah and the Harbinger. Together the three explain how a being called the Anti-Monitor has released a massive antimatter wave, absorbing the energies of the destroyed positive matter universes and growing stronger even as his counterpart, the Monitor grew weaker. Now his counterpart is dead. They are told there is chance to defeat the Atni-Monitor if they protect a series of ‘Anti-Tuning Fork’ which are dispersed across space and time. This task will not be easy, as they will surey be attacked by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons along the way. These ‘Anti-Tuning Forks’ were designed to protect the multiverse, by merging the five surviving Earths [Earth-One, Earth-Two, Earth-S, Earth-X, and Earth-Four] into a single one that could resist the Anti-Monitor's on-coming wave of anti-matter,[59] or else all worlds will be destroyed.[60]

It soon becomes clear that the plea of the three must not go unheeded. The Titans (Changeling, Cyborg, Jericho, Kole, Nightwing, Starfire and Wonder Girl) team up with the recently formed hero team, the 'Outsiders' (Black Lightning, Halo, Katana and Metamorpho) to save as many citizens of New York City as possible. Batman and Superman arrive to lend a hand. They are also confused as to why this is happening. Suddenly, the Flash appears to the gathered heroes. He tells them that something is happening in the future, everything is unraveling, fraying at the seams. Batman tries talking to him, but before the Flash can respond, he screams in pain and terror as he is pulled away and disappears.[61]

In New York, Captain Karras arrives in an invisible ship and heads to the Titan Headquarters to tell Princess Koriand’r (aka Starfire) that her father has summoned her and that her parents await. With the Crisis having been apparently abated, she agrees to return to her homeworld with Captain Karras. Nightwing and Jericho decide to accompany her.[62] They make their way into orbit (unaware that they are on the opposite side of the earth from Brainiac and his horde of evil super-villains). The Captain and his first officer, Taryia are discussing the reason the Princess has been summoned, but decide not to tell her just yet. Jericho overhears and is worried.[63]

Nightwing and Jericho explain this to Starfire, but she remains unconvinced. Following a hunt, however, King Myand'r reveals that civil war has ravaged the planet, and that according to the terms of the peace settlement, Koriand'r must marry Captain Karras, the heir of the ruler of the southern states of Kalapatt.[64]

Kory and Dick argue over her impending marriage to Karras, she claiming that it will be a mere formality and not make a difference in their relationship and he saying that things can never be the same between them if she does not refuse her father's wishes. After they part company, Kory learns that Karras is actually in love with Taryia and is also participating in the marriage from a sense of duty. At Joe's suggestion, Ryand'r takes him and Dick on a tour of the planet, only to run afoul of Blackfire's massing forces. All three are captured, preventing them from returning to warn the city, as the wedding procession begins.[65]

Starfire's marriage to Karras proceeds.[66]

Jericho and Nightwing return to Earth – the New Earth.[67]


Abilities


Equipment

  • Various Bat-Gadgets: Various small hand held devices usually carried in his utility belt and assembled into his costume directly, such as a cape that allowed him to glide vast distances.

Transportation

  • Grappling Hooks: swinging under own power in locale areas
  • Various Vehicles:


Robin's popular catchphrase

Please note that Robin doesn't include "Batman" in his every catchphrase of this type. Most Superfriends episodes have two or more "Holy" phrases. This lines can be and usually are very cheesy.

  • "Holy lifelines, Batman!"
  • "Holy headlines, Batman!"
  • "Holy wild animals"
  • "Holy mysteries, Batman!"
  • "Holy silent butlers!"
  • "Holy microbes!"
  • "Holy penmenship!"
  • "Holy monster makers!"


SuperFriends Team Members

Members of the Justice League

Justice League:
Aquaman (founding member) • Batman (founding member) • Superman (founding member) • Flash (founding member)
Green Lantern (founding member) • Martian Manhunter (founding member) • Wonder Woman (founding member)


Comic Book JLA Team Members:
Black CanaryElongated ManRed TornadoZatanna Zatara
Phantom Stranger (part-time Leaguer) • Sargon, The Sorcerer (honorary Leaguer)


Other Known Justice Leaguers:
The HuntressBlack OrchidCaptain MarvelSupergirlGreen FuryPlastic ManAtomGreen Arrow


SuperFriends Founding Members:
SupermanBatmanWonder WomanAquaman
HawkmanSamuraiGreen LanternFlashBlack Vulcan


Other Known SuperFriends Members:
HawkgirlApache ChiefEl DoradoRima


Junior SuperFriends:
RobinCyborgFirestorm
ZanJayna
Marvin WhiteWendy Harris


Mascots:
GleekWonder Dog


Appearances


Notes


Trivia

  • The character was originally created to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero Batman.
  • He was conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership. In fact, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman related comic books.[71]


External Links


References

  1. As confirmed by E. Nelson Bridwell in the pages of the SuperFriends Comic Book, issue #1.
  2. Casey Kasem provided the voice of Robin in The Adventures of Batman, and for the entire Super Friends series, and he also reprises the role on commercials for Cartoon Network.
  3. Arturo Mercado provided the voice of Robin for the Spanish dub of the Super Friends series.
  4. Burt Ward played Robin in live-action, in both Batman and in Legends of the Superheroes, and he also played the role in animation in The New Adventures of Batman.
  5. Aldo Stella provided the voice of Robin on the Italian dub of the Super Friends.
  6. This aspect of Robin’s origin is briefly referenced in the Season 1 1973 episode: The Planet-Splitter.
  7. As revealed in Batman, #213/1 (July/August 1969). E. Nelson Bridwell re-writes the 'original' origin story depicted in Detective Comics, #38 (April 1940) while adding some new details. The Earth-One / Silver-age version is also recounted in Detective Comics #484/4 (June/July 1979); and briefly in a flashback in Untold Legend of the Batman, #2 (August 1980).
  8. As revealed in Detective Comics, #233 (July 1956).
  9. As revealed in Batman, #139/3 (April 1961).
  10. As revealed in Detective Comics, #359 (January 1967).
  11. As revealed in Detective Comics, #267 (May 1959). Bat-Mite was also a regular featured character on The New Adventures of Batman which aired on CBS in the Spring of 1977.
  12. As revealed in Adventure Comics, #256 (January, 1959); Justice League of America, #144 (July, 1977) and Justice League of America, #9 (February, 1962).
  13. As revealed in Justice League of America, #92 (September 1971).
  14. As revealed in Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1 #54 (July, 1964).
  15. E. Nelson Bridwell established Robin's Titan status as Earth-1A continuity in the pages of the SF Comic Book, issue #1.
  16. As revealed in Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #53 (February, 1978).
  17. These adventures are recounted in The Brave and the Bold, #54 (July 1964) and then in the first official Teen Titan appearance under the name "Teen Titans" in Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1 #60 (July, 1965). After being featured in Showcase, #59 (December 1965), the Teen Titans were spun off into their own series with Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #1 (February, 1966) by Haney and artist Nick Cardy. The series was canceled with #43 (January/February 1973). The series resumed with issue #44 (November 1976).
  18. As revealed in Teen Titans, #25 (February, 1970).
  19. Conjecture based on the history within the Earth-1A universe.
  20. As revealed in Batman, #217 (December, 1969).
  21. As revealed in Batman, #234 (August, 1971).
  22. As revealed in Batman, #244 (September, 1972); #245 (October, 1972); #249 (June, 1973); #252 (October, 1973); Detective Comics, #445 (March, 1975) and Batman Family, #15 (January, 1978).
  23. As revealed in Batman, #231 (May, 1971).
  24. As revealed in Batman, #235 (September, 1971); #236 (November, 1971); #240 (March, 1972); #241 (May, 1972) and #242 (June, 1972)
  25. As revealed in Detective Comics, #485 (September, 1979).
  26. As revealed in Detective Comics, #486 (November, 1979); #488 (March, 1980) and #491 (April, 1980).
  27. As revealed in Teen Titans, #44 (November 1976).
  28. As revealed in Teen Titans, #44 (November 1976).
  29. As revealed in Teen Titans, #50; issue #51 and issue #52 (Oct. -- Dec. 1977).
  30. As revealed in Detective Comics, #400/2 (June, 1970).
  31. As revealed in Detective Comics, #401/2 (July, 1970).
  32. As revealed in Batman Family, #1/3 (October, 1975).
  33. As revealed in Batman Family #3/1 (February, 1976).
  34. As revealed in Batman Family #5/1 (June, 1976).
  35. As revealed in Batman Family, #11 (June, 1977).
  36. As revealed in Batman Family, #13 (September 1977).
  37. As revealed in Batman Family, #14 (October, 1977).
  38. As revealed in Batman Family, #16/1 (March, 1978); #20/2 (November, 1978) and Detective Comics, #489/3 (April, 1980).
  39. As revealed in Detective Comics, #450 (August, 1975).
  40. As revealed in Batman Family, #18 (July, 1978).
  41. As revealed in Batman Family, #19 (September, 1978).
  42. As revealed in Detective Comics #481/2 (January, 1979).
  43. As revealed in Detective Comics, #482/5 (March, 1979).
  44. As revealed in Detective Comics #483/5 (May, 1979).
  45. As revealed in Teen Titans, #53 (February 1978).
  46. As revealed in Detective Comics #490/4 (May, 1980) and #492/5 (July, 1980).
  47. As revealed in Detective Comics, #493/3 (August, 1980).
  48. As revealed in Detective Comics #494/4 (September, 1980) and #495/5 (October, 1980).
  49. As revealed in DC Special Series, #11 [Flash Spectacular] (April, 1978).
  50. As revealed in Showcase, #100 (May 1978).
  51. As revealed in Brave and the Bold, #149 (April 1979).
  52. As revealed in Detective Comics, #511 (February, 1982).
  53. As revealed in the New Teen Titans, #1 (November 1980).
  54. As revealed in the New Teen Titans, #2 (December 1980).
  55. As revealed in Batman, #368 (February, 1984) and the New Teen Titans, #39 (February, 1984).
  56. During the early stages of production for The New Teen Titans animated series that was canceled, they wanted to have Dick Grayson be Nightwing in the show. But since he was already a regular on the SuperFriends animated series there was a decision not to use him. The show was never produced, but we do have an television commercial from Keebler from the early days of the original concept.
  57. This story is found in Tales of the Teen Titans, #42 (May, 1984); #43 (June, 1984); #44 (July, 1984) and Tales of the Teen Titans Annual, #3 (July, 1984) and is called: ‘New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract’.
  58. As depicted in Superman, #158 (January 1963).
  59. As revealed in Crisis on Infinite Earths, #1 (April, 1985).
  60. As revealed in Crisis on Infinite Earths, #5 (August, 1985).
  61. As revealed in Crisis on Infinite Earths, #3 (June, 1985).
  62. As revealed in The New Teen Titans, #14 (November, 1985).
  63. As revealed in Crisis on Infinite Earths, #9 (December, 1985).
  64. As revealed in New Teen Titans, #15 (December 1985).
  65. As revealed in New Teen Titans, #16 (January 1986).
  66. As revealed in New Teen Titans, #17 (February 1986),
  67. As revelaed in New Teen Titans, #18 (March 1986)
  68. Go to DC Database for more on Detective Comics, Vol. 1 #38 published in April 1940.
  69. As depicted in the Season 3 episode, History of Doom.
  70. As revealed in the Season 8, episode: The Case of the Shrinking Superfriends
  71. Daniels, Les (2004). Batman: The Complete History. Chronicle Books. pp. 37. ISBN 0811842320.