Happiness is having your own sidekick.
It’s a special day.
At least it is for me and my family. See, my kid turns 18 today.
Wow.
Now, one of the best things about having a kid is you get to have your very own sidekick. And I couldn’t be any luckier that Sam is mine (and my wife Wendy’s, for that matter).
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-10-at-9.22.00-PM.png)
At San Diego Comic-Con in 2010.
On Father’s Day, I published 13 COVERS featuring Batman and Robin for just this reason. (Click here.) But having your own website means getting to do it again — with 13 completely different covers.
I’ve been calling Sam my Robin for years. He thinks he’s old enough to be Nightwing. I say, “Not while you’re still living under my roof, mister!”
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_1395.jpg)
Yes, he’s gotten to be Batman too…
So here are 13 COVERS celebrating the Batman and Robin partnership. I kept it to the Bronze and Silver ages this time because those are the periods closest to my heart.
Just like Sam and Wendy.
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-11-at-10.00.44-AM.png)
Happy birthday, kid.
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![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/adams.jpg)
Neal Adams
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Infantino-Anderson.jpg)
Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Novick.jpg)
Irv Novick
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Infantino-Giella2.jpg)
Infantino and Joe Giella
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Rogers.jpg)
Marshall Rogers
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chan.jpg)
Ernie Chan
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2665.jpg)
Adams (with Frank Springer’s Batcave graphic)
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Infantino-Giella.jpg)
Infantino and Giella
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/giordano.jpg)
Dick Giordano
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Novick3.jpg)
Novick
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Infantino-anderson-2-1.jpg)
Infantino and Anderson
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Novick2.jpg)
Novick
![](https://13thdimension.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kane-and-Robinson.jpg)
Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Yeah, I’m cheating.
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Cover images and credits from the dynamic Grand Comics Database.
December 11, 2016
The cover of Batman #175 is still one of my all-time favorites. Part of the reason may be that I think it’s the first Batman comic I ever owned.