Jason Todd

Jason Todd
Jason Todd as Red Hood. From the cover of Batman Eternal #26 (December 2014); art by Clay Mann.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	as Jason Todd: Batman #357 (March 1983) as Robin: Batman #366 (December 1983) as Red Hood: Batman #635 (February 2005) as Red Robin: Countdown to Final Crisis #14 (January 2008) as Wingman: Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #1 (July 2012)
Created by	Gerry Conway (writer) Don Newton (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Jason Peter Todd
Team affiliations	Batman Family Batman Inc. Teen Titans Challengers From Beyond The Outlaws League of Assassins
Partnerships	Batman Arsenal Starfire Rose Wilson Damian Wayne Artemis Bizarro Scarlet
Notable aliases	Red Hood, Robin
Abilities	Highly skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant Expert marksman Utilizes high-tech equipment and weapons

Don Newton (artist)

Jason Todd is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. The character first appeared in Batman #357 (March 1983) and became the second character to take the role of Batman's vigilante partner Robin.

Though initially popular, the character as written by Jim Starlin was not well received by fans following a revamping of his origin by Max Allan Collins. For 1988's "Batman: A Death in the Family" storyline, DC Comics held a telephone poll to determine whether or not the character would die at the hands of the Joker, Batman's nemesis. He was killed off by a margin of 72 votes (5,343 for, 5,271 against). Subsequent Batman stories dealt with Batman's guilt over not having been able to prevent Jason's death. In 2005's "Under the Hood" story arc, the character was resurrected and became the second character to take up the Red Hood alias. Assuming the role as a vigilante antihero with a willingness to use lethal force and weapons, Jason Todd operates as the Red Hood in current DC Comics continuity.

In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Jason Todd as #23 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".

By the time Len Wein took over as editor of DC Comics' Batman titles in 1982, Dick Grayson had largely moved on to starring as the leader of the young superhero team the Teen Titans in DC's New Teen Titans title. However, with the character no longer featured in Batman comics, the disadvantages of telling Batman stories without the character to act as a sounding board for the protagonist became apparent. Jason Todd was created as Dick Grayson's replacement as Robin but was almost a complete clone of the first Robin until Crisis on Infinite Earths.The character debuted in Batman #357 (March 1983) and made his second cameo appearance in Detective Comics #526 (May 1983), but it wasn't until later that year when he would appear in costume as Robin in Batman #366 (Dec 1983) when he showed up towards the end of the story to help Batman fight the Joker.