"this include his verbal and physical abuse of Dick Grayson in an attempt to prevent him from grieving over his parents' deaths, and the action of throwing a Molotov cocktail during a fight. In issue #2 Miller's gritty style of dialogue led the title character to introduce himself to Grayson as ""the Goddamn Batman"". The phrase went on to become something of a meme among comic book fans for its perceived comedic value, and has, since its sudden fame, been repeated at least once in nearly every subsequent issue of the comic. According to reviewer Brett Weiss, the line ""drew"
"Douglas Croft Douglas Croft (August 12, 1926 – October 24, 1963), born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft, was an American child actor who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson, in the 1943 serial ""Batman"" when he was 16 years old. Croft was born Douglas Malcom Wheatcroft on August 12, 1926, in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. His mother, Beatrice Hayden, married the silent film actor Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft. They divorced in 1922, and his mother relocated to San Francisco. His parents'"
"2015 at the New York Comic Con, Miller announced that he had ""just started"" working on the sequel with Lee. The series has been collected into the following volume: All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder is an American comic book series written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee. It was published by DC Comics, with a sporadic schedule, between 2005 and 2008. The series was to be rebooted under the title ""Dark Knight: Boy Wonder"" in 2011, when both Miller and Lee were to finish the last six"
"Nightwing as #1 on their list of the ""50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics"". The character was first introduced in ""Detective Comics"" #38 (1940) by Batman creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Robin's debut was an effort to get younger readers to enjoy Batman. The name ""Robin, The Boy Wonder"" and the medieval look of the original costume are inspired by the legendary hero Robin Hood, as well as the red-breasted American robin, which parallels the ""winged"" motif of Batman. He was born on the first day of spring, son of John Grayson and Mary Grayson, a young aerialist couple."
"1969, Robin was known as the Boy Wonder. Batman creates a costume for Dick, consisting of a red tunic, yellow cape, green gloves, green boots, green spandex briefs, and a utility belt. As he grew older, graduated from high school, and enrolled in Hudson University, Robin continued his career as the Teen Wonder, from 1970 into the early 1980s. The character was rediscovered by a new generation of fans during the 1980s because of the success of ""The New Teen Titans"", in which he left Batman's shadow entirely to assume the identity of Nightwing. He aids Batman throughout the later"
"A series of stories featuring Robin, the Boy Wonder began in issue #65 (February 1947) and continued through the end of the title with issue #130, and primarily featured Robin solo adventures, but also included some occasional cameos by Batman. Comics historian Brian Cronin has noted that due to Robin's feature in ""Star Spangled Comics"", he made more appearances during the Golden Age of Comics than Batman. Tomahawk, a western feature, was introduced in #69 (June 1947). Merry, Girl of 1,000 Gimmicks, first appeared in #81 (June 1948) in the ""Star-Spangled Kid"" feature. In the early 1950s, the title became"
"Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor and activist best known for his portrayal of Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ""Batman"" (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the 1977 Saturday Morning animated series ""The New Adventures of Batman"", ""Legends of the Superheroes"" (1979), and two animated feature films, """" (2016) and ""Batman vs. Two-Face"" (2017). Ward was born Bert John Gervis Jr., on July 6, 1945, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Bert Sr., was the owner of a traveling ice show called"
"own personality from before his parents were murdered by Plutonian criminals. This Robin (who calls himself ""the Toy Wonder"") is a member of the Justice Legion T in addition to serving as a deliberate counterbalance to Batman's dark personality. ""Elseworlds"" versions of DC characters are ones that exist in alternate timelines or realities that take place in entirely self-contained continuities. In ""Elseworlds"" Robin has been a German immigrant during WWII named Richart Graustark, Bruce Wayne Jr (the son of Julia Madison and Bruce Wayne), a genetically enhanced ape named Rodney, a samurai named Tengu, a pirate's cabin boy, a girl"
"where he appeared in productions with Shirley Temple and Jane Withers. Notable roles include parts in ""The East Side Kids"", ""The Bowery Boys"", ""Mystery of the 13th Guest"" and the 1949 serial ""Batman and Robin"" as Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder. He was so young looking that he was twenty-six years old when he was hired to play the Boy Wonder. He later appeared in bit parts in a number of films including ""Plan 9 from Outer Space"". He was a member of The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club in the classic Marlon Brando film ""The Wild One"" in 1952. His"
"the former Boy Wonders. Talia begins to clone Damian as she realizes that her son has completely sided with Dick Grayson and the Bat-Family. Damian finally stands up for his Robin mantle, telling Talia that being Robin was the best thing that he had ever done, and Talia does not need to save him from something he chooses to be. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. Talia admits to Damian, that even though she loves him, she is too much of a perfectionist to admire him for choosing a path"
"as Superboy and Robin (Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne). The Super-Sons first appeared together in ""World's Finest Comics"" Vol 1 #154 (Dec. 1965). Batman's imaginary son was seen first in ""Batman"" #131 (April 1960), ""Batman"" #145 (Feb. 1962), and ""Batman"" #163 (May 1964). The Super-Sons, Superman Jr. (Clark Kent Jr.) and Batman Jr. (Bruce Wayne Jr.), were college-aged versions of their superhero fathers. Their mothers are never fully shown (their faces either being hidden or turned away from the reader) and are never referred to by name. The Super-Sons look almost exactly like their fathers and wear identical costumes. The"
"coin on whether or not Watkins would hang. Robin wins the flip, but Two-Face ""honors"" the deal by drowning the judge instead. Robin is unable to prevent Watkins' death, and receives a beating at the hands of Two-Face, a beating that Batman witnesses, still tied up on the platform. Eventually, Batman frees himself and apprehends the villain. This event, however, emotionally scars the young crime-fighter. Rather than see Dick be further endangered, Batman ""fires"" his partner, sidelining the 13-year-old Boy Wonder for a while, only to bring him back shortly afterwards. Four years later, when Dick is 17, he is"
"Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin (sometimes called The New Adventures of Batman and Robin or New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder) is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial ""Batman"", although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by Rifftrax, the alumni project of Mystery Science Theater 3000's - Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy"
"conclusion of airing the previous 1943 serial. Broadcast paused in August in favor of alternate programming, but resumed in September. Batman and Robin (serial) Batman and Robin (sometimes called The New Adventures of Batman and Robin or New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder) is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial ""Batman"", although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The serials were re-released as"
"Wonder Boy (comics) Wonder Boy is the name of two fictional characters who have appeared as superheroes in comics published by Quality Comics and DC Comics. The original was an alien who appeared in ""National Comics"". The second was a time-traveler from an alternate future who appeared in ""Team Titans"". As most of the stories with him in them were only six pages long there was never much revealed about him other than that he was known for: having the strength of 1000 men, a girl friend named Sally Benson and a tendency for bombastic speeches. Deciding to help the"
"DC Great"" for his work on the Batman series. In June 1995, Ward wrote a tell-all autobiography called ""Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights"", which described his time playing Robin. Ward appeared in numerous reunions with co-star Adam West. The most memorable included reprising their roles as the Dynamic Duo on a short-lived animated series called ""The New Adventures of Batman"", as well as ""The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour"" and ""Tarzan and the Super 7"". In addition, they reappeared as the Dynamic Duo for ""Legends of the Superheroes"". West and Ward finally reunited in the 2003 television movie, """". During a"
"Batman survives the attack and in return shows Robin what kind of a man Darkk really is. Robin joins the good side for a time, but in the crisis issue it is revealed that Robin has in fact been working with Darkk the whole time; in the end he is transformed into a Hawkman, before being reborn through Yggdrasil as the Atom. In the current New 52 DC Multiverse, these events took place on Earth-6. In the 853rd Century, the current Batman is aided by the robot called Robin the ""Toy"" Wonder. This Batman's parents were guards on the prison"
"in theaters as ""An Evening with Batman and Robin"" in one complete marathon showing. This re-release was successful enough to inspire the development (by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., under the auspices of producers William Dozier and Howard ""Howie"" Horwitz) of the 1960s television series ""Batman"". The series starred Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder and, as described above, was produced as a lampoon, being villain-driven and heavy on action-comedy. The serial was released on home video in the late '80s in a heavily edited format that removed the offensive racial content. Dan Scapperotti, a reviewer"
"Instead, he served as Batman's sidekick under the name of Red Robin. Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake's girlfriend and the costumed adventurer previously known as the Spoiler, volunteered for the role of Robin upon Tim's resignation. Batman fired the Girl Wonder for not obeying his orders to the letter on two separate occasions. Stephanie then stole one of Batman's incomplete plans to control Gotham crime and executed it. Trying to prove her worthiness, Brown inadvertently set off a gang war on the streets of Gotham. While trying to help end the war, Brown was captured and tortured by the lunatic crime"
"Batman (comic book) Batman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its main protagonist. The character first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27 (cover dated May 1939). Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of Spring 1940. It was first advertised in early April 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, Robin, the Boy Wonder. Though the ""Batman"" comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication, it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s, after"
"Lindsey. Ward and Lindsey married on July 19, 1965 and divorced in 1967. They had one daughter, Lisa Ann Ward, in 1966. He was briefly married to actress Kathy Kersh, whom he met when she appeared as a guest on the ""Batman"" TV show and to model Mariana Torchia. Since 1990, Ward has been married to Tracy Posner. Their daughter Melody Lane Ward was born on February 16, 1991. Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. , July 6, 1945) is an American actor and activist best known for his portrayal of Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played"
"he had no alternative and returned to his life as the Boy Wonder. Although Jack disapproved, he realized that his son was too important to Gotham as Robin, and reluctantly allowed the boy to continue with his duties. Jack died during the ""Identity Crisis"" storyline. Hired by the killer of Sue Dibny, Captain Boomerang breaks into the Drake family household in order to kill him. Jack, meanwhile, had been sent a gun by the same killer, in the hopes that Jack would kill Boomerang and place him as the supposed murderer of Sue. Jack shot Boomerang, who had stabbed him"
"in DC Comics to assume the mantle of Superboy. He was officially introduced as Superboy in ""Superman"" vol. 4 #6 (Nov. 2016). He co-stars with Damian Wayne in the Super Sons comic books as Superboy and Robin. The duo first met in the ""Superman"" story arc ""In the Name of the Father"". The two-part story was described as a prologue to the ""Super Sons"" series. Jonathan is 10 years old. He first appeared in his Superboy attire in ""Superman"" vol. 4 #2 (Sept. 2016). His Superboy outfit (design by Jorge Jimenez) consist of red sneakers, blue jeans, zippered jacket with"
"people of Earth fight crime and evil (most specifically Hitler) his first act shortly after getting out the meteor and hearing about Hitler was to swim to Europe and bash a few fascists, he was soon called Wonder Boy by the public at large, otherwise he had no other name or a secret identity, and apparently never wore anything but the costume he was “born” wearing. Wonder Boy was a fictional Quality Comics character and superhero who first appeared in ""National Comics"" #1 (July 1940), in the story ""The Boy from the Meteor"". The character was created by writer Toni"
"enrolled in college, while working part-time for his father's real estate company. At the age of 19, Ward auditioned for the role of Robin. West and Ward were up against Lyle Waggoner and Peter Deyell for the roles of Batman and Robin, respectively. Selected for the role of Robin, Ward thought people would find Gervis (the ""G"" is soft, as in gentleman) hard to pronounce and adopted his mother's maiden name, Ward. He also changed the spelling of Bert to ""Burt"" to add ""punch"". Unlike the series' lead, Adam West, Ward was required to perform some dangerous stunt work. He"
"Boy Wonders after they left. In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Tim's parents are alive. It's revealed that they were both in the Witness Protection Program, and asked Batman to look after Tim. It's also revealed that Drake is not their real name. However, after DC Rebirth, the Drake family's history has again changed and is closer to the original. A version of Jack Drake made a cameo in ""."" He works as one of Oswald Cobblepot's lieutenants, but is killed by the Riddler. In DC Animated Universe, this version of the character"
"is given the codename Robin. In """", Dick Grayson is Robin until he goes to college. The role is then taken up by Batman's son, Bruce Wayne Junior, against his mother's wishes. However, he gives up the role when Dick is murdered, in order to become Batman. Several years later, Clark Wayne, the biological son of Joel Kent and adopted son of Bruce Wayne Jr., takes on the role of Robin, before becoming Knightwing. Set in the 1960s, """" was written and drawn by Howard Chaykin and Dan Brereton and published in 1997-98. It has Bruce Wayne as a detective"
"Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in ""Detective Comics"" #27, in 1939. Originally named the ""Bat-Man"", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and owner of Wayne Enterprises. After witnessing the murder of his parents Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne as a child, he swore vengeance against criminals, an oath"
"Batman and Son ""Batman and Son"" is a 2006 comic book story arc featuring the DC Comics character Batman. Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Andy Kubert, the story was published in four parts in the comic book ""Batman"" starting in #655 and ending in #658. The story was the beginning of Morrison's run in the ""Batman"" comic as well as his long-term take on the character of Batman through multiple titles over the next seven years. The arc introduced Batman's son, Damian Wayne, bringing him into the mainstream continuity of the DC Universe. Morrison was hired by DC"
"1984's """" and 1985's """". In 1969, the series was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Superman segments and renamed ""Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder"". Batman would next appear in ""The New Adventures of Batman"" in 1977. In 1985, Warner Home Video released five selected episodes of the series on VHS as part of the ""Super Powers"" video collection. These videos were re-released in 1996 and are out of print. In 1996, episodes were included in ""The Superman/Batman Adventures"" on the USA Network. They later aired on the Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The Superman portion of the program consisted"
"An assassin known as the Magician, who seems unstoppable, is in Gotham. Bruce Wayne ran across him in Eastern Europe before becoming Batman and barely survived. By Paul Jenkins and Sean Phillips Batman must track down a new serial killer on the street who murders prostitutes with a crossbow, with the only witness to the case an autistic teenager. By Dennis O'Neil and Dave Taylor When a married acrobatic couple are killed during a performance, Batman adopts their son, Dick, and trains him to become his sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder. Note: a retelling of the origin of the first"
"and poses as 'Joker Junior', claiming to be the original's protege. The Joker kills the second Batman (an adult Dick Grayson) before revealing his true identity to the police as he gloats about how he has finally killed Batman, but Bruce Junior, Bruce Wayne's son and Grayson's Robin, manages to switch costumes with his mentor to create the impression that the Joker killed Robin rather than Batman. In 1975 Grayson's spirit attacks the Joker in an attempt to kill him, but the spirit of the deceased Alfred Pennyworth convinces Grayson to pass on as the Joker can be no threat"
"his original codename. Batman did this more out of habit, and Barbara did it as a flirting sort of way to annoy Dick. The police department who discover the Batcave in the beginning of the episode call Robin as 'Red Robin', a reference to ""Kingdom Come"", and they theorize that Bruce Wayne was Red Robin (with his father as Batman and his mother as Batwoman). In the ""Krypto the Superdog"" episode, ""Bathound and the Robin"", a literal robin called Robbie is saved by Ace the Bathound and wants to be Ace's sidekick, much to the dismay of Ace. Robbie's costume"