Who was the first "Robin" (partner of Batman) you ever read about in comic books

[Fergus]

Dick Grayson was the first Robin I ever read.

[millernumber1]

I think it was Tim Drake, since I started reading seriously in 2005, and read a few issues from NML and Bruce Wayne: Murderer before that. I do remember reading a kid's picture book (not a full comic) about the Batman 66 show that had Dick as Robin in the 90s, though.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Poll / thread was originally started back in October 2021

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Who was the first character called "Robin" (part of the Batman family of comics, as opposed to guys like "Robin Hood") you ever read about in a comic book? (NOTE: We're not talking about who you saw in a TV show or movie, just who was the first one you read in a comic book story)...

. . . And remember, it's who was Robin in the story, not somebody who wasn't Robin in that story but may have been in earlier stories or would be Robin in later stories.

With 52 people having voted so far,

* Dick Grayson (original Robin) = 20 votes
* Tim Drake (introduced 1989) = 13 votes
* Damian Wayne (introduced 2006) = 11 votes
* Jason Todd (introduced 1983) = 6 votes
* We Are Robin gang (Duke Thomas, etc. / 2015-2016) = 1 vote
* Stephanie Brown (became Robin in 2004) = 1 vote

[InfamousBG]

I was born in 1981. I always knew who Dick Grayson was because of the 60's tv show my Dad loved. The first comic though? Probably Tim Drake. I love Tim. The 90's were great for him in my opinion.

[marvelprince]

Got into comics in the early 90s when it was Tim. I thought it was so cool Robin had his own book. And I remember seeing Spoiler for the first time in that series and loving her look (although at the time I’m not sure if I realized Spoiler was supposed to be a girl).

[millernumber1]

Got into comics in the early 90s when it was Tim. I thought it was so cool Robin had his own book. And I remember seeing Spoiler for the first time in that series and loving her look (although at the time I’m not sure if I realized Spoiler was supposed to be a girl).

In her first arc in Detective Comics, she was supposed to be a bit confusing, so you wouldn't know who she was. But I think they started drawing her much more obviously female in a few years.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Poll / thread was originally started back in October 2021

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With 66 people having voted so far,

* Dick Grayson (original Robin) = 27 votes
* Tim Drake (introduced 1989) = 19 votes
* Damian Wayne (introduced 2006) = 11 votes
* Jason Todd (introduced 1983) = 7 votes
* We Are Robin gang (Duke Thomas, etc. / 2015-2016) = 1 vote
* Stephanie Brown (became Robin in 2004) = 1 vote

[gregpersons]

I started with Knightfall, the Zsasz issue. So it was Tim first for me... unless you count the animated series or 60s show, which I probably saw before I read that comic.

[MajorHoy]

I started with Knightfall, the Zsasz issue. So it was Tim first for me... unless you count the animated series or 60s show, which I probably saw before I read that comic.

Well, since the first post stated

Who was the first character called "Robin" (part of the Batman family of comics, as opposed to guys like "Robin Hood") you ever read about in a comic book? (NOTE: We're not talking about who you saw in a TV show or movie, just who was the first one you read in a comic book story.)...

then Robin from "the animated series or 60s show" wouldn't count for this poll unless you read a comic book based on those shows prior to the "Knightfall" issue.

[gregpersons]

Well, since the first post statedthen Robin from "the animated series or 60s show" wouldn't count for this poll unless you read a comic book based on those shows prior to the "Knightfall" issue.

Yep! That's why I voted Tim Drake.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: Poll / thread was originally started back in October 2021

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With 70 people having voted so far,

* Dick Grayson (original Robin) = 29 votes
* Tim Drake (introduced 1989) = 20 votes
* Damian Wayne (introduced 2006) = 12 votes
* Jason Todd (introduced 1983) = 7 votes
* We Are Robin gang (Duke Thomas, etc. / 2015-2016) = 1 vote
* Stephanie Brown (became Robin in 2004) = 1 vote

[Triniking1234]

Knew about Dick being Robin in the 90s cartoon but when my first Batman comics were Knightfall back-issues where Tim was Robin.

[Alan2099]

The first Batman comic I ever read was Untold Legend of Batman which I got as a cereal promotion. It had Dick as Robin and I'd already known him from the cartoons and TV show. When I actually started reading comics as a regular thing, Tim was Robin.

[Triniking1234]

Someone's first Robin being Stephanine is wild and extreme luck cuz that's like 2 random issues someone just happen to pick up.

Duke tho? I can't believe someone's first Robin book is We Are Robin.

[kevink31593]

Tim Drake was the first Robin I read in comics! The first 3 Batman comics I ever bought/read were Batman #467-469, the "Shadow Box" 3 part arc from 1991, featuring Tim Drake in a follow up to the first Robin miniseries. Though I actually bought these issues in 1992, by way of a 3-pack of comics from KB Toys at the local shopping mall. I recall the 3-pack came with a cardboard backing board that could be cut up into trading cards. I still have the comics, but not the cards! Anyways, when I bought this 3-pack of comics in 1992, I had just recently started watching Batman: The Animated Series on Fox Kids TV, so of course the Batman comics caught my eye. I didn't realize that Tim was actually the 3rd Robin when I first read those issues, but I caught on pretty quick after I started buying more issues. I was only 10, but kids are smarter than people give them credit for!