| Robin | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Robin_Earth_2.jpg) Robin of Earth-Two as seen in the interior artwork from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19 (September 1986). Art by Ken Steacy. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #55 (August 1967) Detective Comics #38 (April 1940, retroactive) |
| Created by | Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky based on the original Robin by Bob Kane and Bill Finger |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Richard "Dick" Grayson |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Batman Family Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron |
| Partnerships | Batman |
| Notable aliases | Batman |
| Abilities | Master detective, peak human physical condition, martial arts master, escapologist, expert ventriloquist, access to high tech equipment |
Robin of Earth-Two is an alternate version of the superhero Robin, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a parallel world that was retroactively established as the home of characters which had been published in the Golden Age of comic books. This allowed creators to publish comic books taking place in current continuity while being able to disregard Golden Age stories featuring Robin, solving an incongruity, as Robin had been published as a single ongoing incarnation since inception. Unlike his main counterpart, Robin is the only alter ego of Dick Grayson, who uses the title into adulthood, rather than taking on later codenames such as Nightwing or Batman. In addition, the name "Robin" is not taken on by later characters.
The character history of the Earth-Two Robin accordingly adopts all of the earliest stories featuring the character from the 1940s and 1950s, while the adventures of the mainstream Robin (who lived on "Earth-One") begin later in time and with certain elements of his origin retold. Both were depicted as separate, though parallel, individuals living in their respective universes, with the "older" Earth-Two character eventually reaching his retirement and death. After the events of DC's continuity-altering Flashpoint, Earth 2's Dick Grayson never adopted the role of Robin, which was instead originated by Helena Wayne, daughter of Earth-2's Batman and Catwoman, who later took the name Huntress. Dick instead married Barbara Gordon and lived an ordinary life until Darkseid's second invasion forced him to learn survival skills from Ted Grant.