13 GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS: The Groovy Glory of EARTH-TWO ROBIN
Featuring Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, George Perez, Jerry Ordway and MORE! — UPDATED 11/4/25: Time to dig into the cavernous 13th Dimension vaults! Every once in a while I reprint a piece just for the fun of it. This one’s from Nov. 23, 2021 — from before Walt Grogan was even a 13th Dimension regular. I’ve even revamped the piece with the BATMAN’S HOT-LINE banner he did! Dig it! — Dan — There are an infinite number of reasons to hate, or at least to be deeply suspicious of Facebook, but at its best it’s a gathering place for people who share interests — especially really, really specific interests that are otherwise pretty darn obscure. Case in point is one of my favorite Facebook groups — Walt Grogan’s Robin: The Grown-Up Boy Wonder of Earth-Two! The group has about 400 members but man, is it vibrant, with users discussing all aspects of the adult version of the Golden Age Robin, popularized in the DC Comics of the Silver and Bronze Ages. And the best part is when users post commissions of Robin drawn by some of comics’ top artists — which Walt himself often enhances with note-perfect coloring. I’m a big fan of Earth-Two Robin myself and to this day, I can’t believe that no company has produced an 8-inch, Mego-style action figure of the character. But, hey, at least you can get this. (I have one!) Anyway, I’ve invited Walt to give you a tour of the world of the Grown-Up Boy Wonder, along with 13 GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS, featuring the artistry of Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, George Perez, Jerry Ordway and many more. Dig this — and join the group! — By WALT GROGAN One of my earliest memories is “reading” what I believe to be an issue of World’s Finest in my crib. This would have been around 1962. Whatever that issue was, Superman, Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder were in it, as I came to learn, and it started my lifelong love affair with the DC Universe. As I grew, my parents bought me more and more comics, probably because they were cheap but also because they saw that I kept re-reading them even before I could read. My mother was a big believer that reading stimulated the intellect and encouraged it...
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