13 COVERS: ROBIN in the Golden Age

It’s ROBIN WEEK … and we present our first 13 COVERS salute: The Boy Wonder in the Golden Age!

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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

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(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

Bob Kane/Jerry Robinson

Jim Mooney/John Giunta. A personal favorite, I own this.

Jim Mooney/John Giunta. A personal favorite, I own this.

Kane/Robinson

Kane/Robinson

Jim Mooney

Jim Mooney

Jack Burnley/Charles Paris

Jack Burnley/Charles Paris

Dick Sprang/Jack Burnley. Robin's winning!

Dick Sprang/Jack Burnley. Robin’s winning!

Win Mortimer

Win Mortimer

Dick Sprang

Dick Sprang

Burnley/Paris

Burnley/Paris. He was a circus performer, you know.

Fred Ray/Jerry Robinson

Fred Ray/Jerry Robinson

Kane/Robinson

Kane/Robinson

Mortimer

Mortimer

Mortimer

Mortimer

Cover images and credits from the fantastic Grand Comics Database.

 

 

 

Author: Dan Greenfield

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  1. I had Batman #9

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