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Actually, he should be the Joker's sidekick, because I think post-Crisis he was named after Robin Williams
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I thought Robin should be Lex Luthor's sidekick, named after Robin Leach, the "Lifestlyes of the Rich and Famous" guy.
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It was revealed in Nightwing #7, that Dick's momther used to call him 'little Robin'. I don't know originally how the name came about but that's the current continuity explanation.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: It was revealed in Nightwing #7, that Dick's momther used to call him 'little Robin'. I don't know originally how the name came about but that's the current continuity explanation.
Seems to me that's ben the explanation all along.
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Seems to me that's ben the explanation all along. [/QB][/QUOTE]
No. Originally he was, in fact, actually named for the bird. That's why his costume is red. "robin red breast." Bats and birds, winged creatures. The bats is a dark winged creature of the night, the Robin a bright colorful bird of the day. Nightwing & Flamebird and all that sort of thing.
Some retons are just superfulous.
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It must seem that way to modern generations. On the other hand, when you look at the real-life chronology of things, it's easy to see it couldn't be so...
Apr'40 / DETECTIVE COMICS #38 -- Robin The Boy Wonder
Nov'41 / MORE FUN COMICS #73 -- The History Club (debut of GA & Speedy)
Jan'60 / THE FLASH #110 -- Meet Kid Flash!
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I figured while I was at it, I might as well pull out BATMAN ARCHIVES Vol.1 which reprints DETECTIVE COMICS #38...
"And thus Dick Grayson by the hand of fate, is transformed into that astonishing phenomenon, that young Robin Hood of today-- ROBIN THE BOY WONDER!"
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