Stephanie’s time as Robin ended in Robin #128 after three months, making her stint the shortest. (Currently, Tim will sometimes use the name Robin when Damian is out of town.) As for Damian himself, the current Boy Wonder has held the mantle for eleven years as of this writing. Tim is an unusual case, because he left the Robin mantle behind after nineteen years ( Red Robin #1), but began using the name again in 2019’s Young Justice #1. Jason Todd’s death in Batman #428 ended his Robin career after four years. Now let’s talk time served! Dick ended his time as Robin in 1984’s New Teen Titans #39, bringing his tenure to forty-four years.Damian Wayne first appeared in Batman: Son of the Demon #1 and officially became Robin (after much campaigning) in 2009’s Batman and Robin #1. Stephanie Brown first appeared in Detective Comics #647 and became Robin in Robin #126. Tim Drake first appeared in Batman #436 and officially became Robin in Batman #457. Jason Todd first appeared in Batman #357 and officially became Robin in Batman #368. Dick Grayson first appeared in 1940’s Detective Comics #38 and became Robin the same issue.The first time all five Robins ever got together was Batman and Robin Eternal #26 in 2016. It might surprise you to learn that bringing all of them together is a relatively recent trend. Robins #1 features all five main continuity Robins getting together to discuss their time as Batman’s assistant.Did you know Dick Grayson once ran a summer camp? What was Damian’s original name? Who was Robin the longest? Impress your friends with this trivia as we fill you in on everything you’ve never known about Robin! Inspired by this new series (which was greenlit by all of you in our “DC Round Robin” tournament earlier this year), we decided to follow their example and rundown some fun and obscure Robin facts. Robins is a new series starring Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne as they ponder what it truly means to be Robin. Now someone is targeting all the former Robins, causing each Boy (and Girl) Wonder to look back at their tenure. Since 1940, multiple heroes have taken on the mantle of Robin and served by Batman’s side.
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