It’s ROBIN WEEK … and we present our first 13 COVERS salute: The Boy Wonder in the Golden Age!
Robin was the sensational character find of 1940 — 75 years ago. He was the laughing young daredevil and scrappy aide de camp of his mentor Batman, debuting in Detective Comics #38.
Wanna know why it’s ROBIN WEEK? Read this. Plus, check out a little Bronze Age fun, with Robin, the Teen Fashionista.
Meantime, here’s Robin in the Golden Age …
(My standard caveat: This is a subjective list and not a ranking of any kind. This is pretty much what I dig and you may feel very differently. So, rather than beef about a cover you don’t see, instead join in the fun and share your own choices in the comments section or in whatever social-media thread you saw this.)
Bob Kane/Jerry Robinson
Jim Mooney/John Giunta. A personal favorite, I own this.
Kane/Robinson
Jim Mooney
Jack Burnley/Charles Paris
Dick Sprang/Jack Burnley. Robin’s winning!
Win Mortimer
Dick Sprang
Burnley/Paris. He was a circus performer, you know.
Fred Ray/Jerry Robinson
Kane/Robinson
Mortimer
Mortimer
Cover images and credits from the fantastic Grand Comics Database.
December 2, 2015
I had Batman #9