Why is robin called robin

Yeah I never knew that about Robin Hood. I should have, it makes sense. Joined: Jul 12, Messages: 3, Likes Received: 0. Joined: Mar 10, Messages: 9, Likes Received: 1. Joined: Oct 6, Messages: 12, Likes Received: 0. I like the Batman Forever explanations a lot more. The name is Dick's mother's nickname for him. And his costume is a variation of the Flying Grayson costume. I like the idea of him being based off of Robin Hood the most. You must log in or sign up to post here. Show Ignored Content.

Cause Rooster the boy wonder would have been stupid. Robin's Robin because he's Robin. Don't post to forums Gen. Bring back the main forum list. Use your keyboard! Still, there are some sources that claim otherwise.

According to the second theory, Robin was not named after Robin Hood — in fact, Robin Hood had no influence on the character at all — but after the small American robin bird, which was a reference to his acrobatic skills. This was discussed as far back as the late s, but aside from a few comic books, not many sources have supported this claim, at least not as many as those that supported the first theory. There are also those, like Len Wein, who — in his The Untold Legend of Batman — suggests that both theories are, in fact, true.

This book was published in Watson-like figure to Batman, who was partially modelled on Sherlock Holmes. This is why Bill Finger said of the matter:. Holmes had his Watson. I found that as I went along Batman needed a Watson to talk to. Intuitive, smart and resourceful, but largely untrained and completely unsanctioned by Batman, these would-be heroes succeed due to street smarts and simple strength in numbers. Rather than one Robin, there are now hundreds of them, each with his or her own unique set of skills and traits, as well as their own particular chip on their shoulder.

While a handful of these new Robins will undoubtedly come to the forefront as the series unfolds, We Are Robin envisions the Boy Wonder as a movement rather than an individual hero. Yes, there have been multiple Robins. There have been four in current DC Universe continuity alone. Can you name them? It worked, nearly doubling the sales of Batman comics at the time.

Robin, the Boy Wonder was born. Throughout that time, his role within the comic world expanded. Solo adventures were produced, and eventually Dick moved from a simple sidekick to the leader of his own team—the Teen Titans.

Still, nothing last forever. As comics got darker and more sophisticated in the s, Robin was used less frequently.