Detective Comics No. 38 April Special Replica Edition Comic – January 1, 1997

It didn't take long for the artists and authors to decide that Batman needed Robin and Bruce needed Dick. This was back in the period that a number of superheroes were gaining sidekicks. I guess they thought that sidekicks made the main characters more interesting. They certainly increased the sales of comic books, because the kids had someone to look up to. I know, in the 60's, I enjoyed stories with Robin better than stories without him. When Robin grew up and became Nightwing, it got boring, so I didn't read Nightwing as often.HOW MANY ROBINS HAVE THEIR BEEN IN THE COMIC BOOKSThere have been almost as many Robins in the comic books as there have been actors playing Robin on the big screen. HINT: You might think that Burt Ward was the first Robin, but there were two Robins before Burt (who also was on TV). In the 1943 Columbia Serial, "Batman", 16-year-old Douglas Croft played Robin for 15 chapters (15 weeks). A few years later, 26-year-old Johnny Duncan played Robin in the 1949 Serial, "Batman and Robin" -- Johnny may have started the tradition of Robin actors (almost) always being adults, in their twenties, when they take on the Robin role.People do disagree about how many Robins there have been. If we look at Robins who have been part of the continuity for awhile, I believe there have been four. I will allow you to do your own research.I highly recommend this "First Robin" issue to you, if for no other reason, for it's historic value. It's a shame that electronic books have no resale value to speak of.John

Although this does have the introduction of Robin in here, I think the biggest thing is all the early comics that are in this story. If you have always been curious about how comics were written back in the 40s, I would definitely pick this up. Since it is a different era it is quite different than today's comics, but they are all in good fun!

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Nice way to celebrate 80 years of my favorite childhood superhero. The cover is a classic. The advertisements contained within are fun to read, harkening back to a time so innocent it seems alien now. Definitely worth the price.

My favorite era of Batman, this is a fine story by a man finally getting his recognition, Mr. Finger

This book, featuring the first appearance of Robin the boy wonder also had some very good backup stories. The price for downloading was more than worth it.

It's the beginning of Dick Grayspn as Robin. Great find.

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