Red Robin (comics)
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Tim Drake as Red Robin on the cover of Red Robin vol. 1 #19 (March 2011); art by Marcus To.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Kingdom Come #2 (June 1996) |
| Created by |
Mark Waid (writer) Alex Ross (art) |
| Characters |
Dick Grayson Jason Todd Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong Tim Drake |
| See also |
Robin (comics) Dick Grayson Tim Drake |
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Incentive variant cover of Red Robin 1 (Jun 2009). Featuring the Tim Drake version of the character. Art by J. G. Jones. |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | August 2009 – August 2011 |
| Number of issues | 26 |
| Main character(s) |
Tim Drake Dick Grayson |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Chris Yost |
| Penciller(s) | Ramon Bachs Marcus To |
Red Robin is a name that has been used by several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In current DC Comics continuity, Red Robin is Tim Drake (under the alias of Tim Wayne). Tim Drake was the third Robin before assuming the Red Robin persona.
In the alternate world of Kingdom Come, a middle-aged Dick Grayson reclaims the Robin mantle and becomes Red Robin. His uniform is closer to Batman's in design than any previous Robin uniform. Red Robin then reappeared in promotional material for the DC Countdown event; eventually, it was revealed that this Red Robin was not Dick Grayson, but rather Jason Todd who appeared under the cape and cowl. During the Scattered Pieces tie-in to Batman R.I.P., Ulysses Armstrong briefly appears as Red Robin. In 2009, a new ongoing series was introduced titled Red Robin.
In Kingdom Come, a middle-aged Dick Grayson reclaims the Robin mantle and becomes Red Robin, not at the side of his former mentor Batman, but rather with Superman's League. His uniform is closer to Batman's in design, rather than any previous Robin uniform. Age has not slowed him down, as he possesses all of his stealth and fighting skills. In this story he has a daughter with Starfire; Mar'i Grayson (Nightstar). At the end of the comic and the novel, Bruce and Dick had reconciled.
In Countdown to Final Crisis #17, Jason dons the outfit in the "Bat Bunker" (Earth-51's equivalent to the Batcave) as he and Earth-51 Batman join the fight raging on the Earth above the bunker. Jason keeps his new suit and identity for the rest of his tenure as a "Challenger of the Unknown", only to discard it on his return to New Earth and revert to his "Red Hood" street clothing.
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