Robin (Tim Drake)
| Tim Drake | |
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Tim Drake as Robin in Detective Comics #829 (May 2007); art by Andy Clarke.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
As Tim Drake Batman #436 (August 1989) As Robin Batman #442 (December 1989) As Red Robin: (Cameo Appearance) Robin #181 (February 2009) (Full Appearance) Red Robin #1 (August 2009) |
| Created by |
Marv Wolfman (writer) Pat Broderick (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Timothy Jackson Drake-Wayne |
| Team affiliations |
Batman Family Teen Titans Young Justice Wayne Enterprises Batman Inc. Outsiders |
| Partnerships |
Batman Nightwing Oracle Stephanie Brown Superboy (Conner Kent) |
| Notable aliases | Robin, Red Robin, Alvin Draper, Joker Junior, Todd Richards, Gary Glanz, Caroline Hill |
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Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, and first appeared in Batman #436 (August 1989) as the third character to take the role of Batman's vigilante partner Robin until 2009. Following the events in Batman: Battle for the Cowl, he uses the alias Red Robin.
The character has been featured in various other formats, such as The New Batman Adventures and Young Justice: Invasion. In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
Tim Drake was named after Tim Burton, director of the then-upcoming 1989 film, and introduced in 1989's Batman: Year Three and his origin detailed in Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying, in which he first introduced himself to Dick Grayson and impressed the former Robin with his skills. This led to Grayson and later Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler, to support Tim's request to be Batman's new partner. Not wanting to make the same mistake as he did with Jason Todd, Batman had Tim endure an intensive period of training that was never given to his predecessors. Eventually, after Tim rescues Batman from Scarecrow, he proves his capability and becomes Robin. Batman editor Dennis O'Neil hoped that Grayson's approval of Drake would ease reader acceptance of him. Evidently, this approach was successful with the character being so accepted by readers that, after three successful miniseries, the character had his own 183-issue series from 1993 through 2009. Mike Mullins on Newsarama has stated:
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