Red Robin (identity)

Red Robin
Tim Drake as Red Robin on the cover of Red Robin #19 (March 2011). Art by Marcus To
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceKingdom Come #2 (June 1996)
Created byMark Waid
Alex Ross
CharactersDick Grayson
Jason Todd
Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong
Tim Drake
Red Robin
Series publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateAugust 2009 – August 2011
Number of issues26
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 superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The identity was first used in the future timeline of the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, where 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 miniseries; eventually, it was revealed that this Red Robin was not Dick Grayson, but rather Jason Todd, who appeared under the cape and cowl.[1][2] This was the first time the identity had been used in the main DC Universe reality. During the "Scattered Pieces" tie-in to the "Batman R.I.P." storyline, Ulysses Armstrong briefly appears as Red Robin. In 2009, a new ongoing series was introduced titled Red Robin starring Tim Drake (then under the name Tim Wayne) in the role. Drake was the third Robin before assuming the Red Robin persona.

  1. ^ "Dan Didio Comes Clean On The Countdown Teaser Image - Newsarama". Forum.newsarama.com. 2007-06-29. Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ^ "DC Nation" Justice Society of America, vol. 3, no. 7 (July 2007). DC Comics.