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Red Robin

Red Robin

167 appearances · Copper/Modern Age · 1995–2026 · 2 key issues
Who is Red Robin?

In the dystopian future of DC's Kingdom Come, Dick Grayson — the original Robin and former Nightwing — has taken on the mantle of Red Robin, bringing his Batman-instilled detective skills and acrobatic combat mastery to Superman's reformed Justice League.

Few costumes in the DC Universe carry as much weight as the Red Robin mantle, which first took flight in 1995's Robin #20, brought to life by the legendary team of Chuck Dixon and Mike Wieringo. Emerging from the Copper/Modern Age and still making waves into 2026, this is a character with genuine staying power — 153 catalog appearances across flagship titles like Detective Comics, Batman, and their own dedicated Red Robin series speak to a figure who earned a permanent place in Gotham's mythology. With two key collector issues to their name and a page-sharing résumé that includes Batman, Dick Grayson, and Damian Wayne, Red Robin operates at the very heart of the Bat-family's world. If you love the layered, legacy-driven storytelling that defines DC at its best, this is absolutely a character worth diving into.

Identity

Real name. Dick Grayson (Richard Grayson)

Powers. No superpowers; peak human acrobat and martial artist, skilled detective and combatant (former Robin/Nightwing trained by Batman).

Affiliations. Superman's Justice League (Kingdom Come); formerly partnered with Batman

★ First appearance
Kingdom Come #2
Aug 1996

Trivia

  • When DC revisited the Red Robin concept, it rebranded Tim Drake as a standalone identity rather than simply 'the current Robin' — a notable behind-the-scenes shift in how the character was positioned across the line.screenrant.com
  • James Tynion IV has written more of Red Robin's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 31 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1995–2024

Robin #20 1995
Robin #20
A DC Universe Christmas #[nn] 2001
A DC Universe Christmas #[nn]
Batgirl #50 2004
Batgirl #50
Robin #177 2008
Robin #177
Batgirl #6 2009
Batgirl #6
Red Robin #17 2011
Red Robin #17
Batman Beyond Unlimited #11 2013
Batman Beyond Unlimited #11
Batman / Superman #16 2015
Batman / Superman #16
Batman #53 2018
Batman #53
Batman #83 2020
Batman #83
Batman: Urban Legends #9 2022
Batman: Urban Legends #9
The Joker by James Tynion IV Compendium #[nn] 2024
The Joker by James Tynion IV Compendium #[nn]

Appearances (1–150 of 167, oldest first)

Robin (1993)
A DC Universe Christmas (2000)
Batgirl (2000)
Ultimate Edition: Kingdom Come (2005)
Wednesday Comics (2009)
World's Finest (2009)
Adventure Comics (2009)
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010)
#3
Teen Titans (2003)
Superboy (2011)
Batman: Streets of Gotham - The House of Hush (2011)
Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home (2011)
Teen Titans: Team Building (2011)
Batman: The Black Mirror (2011)
Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes (2012)
#1
Justice League Dark (2011)
#4
Superman: Reign of Doomsday (2012)
Static Shock (2011)
Batman: Gotham Shall Be Judged (2012)
Batman Beyond Unlimited (2012)
#11
Dial H (2012)
#10
Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)
Batman Incorporated (2012)
Justice League (2011)
Batman / Superman (2013)
Absolute Batman Incorporated (2015)
Grayson (2014)
World's Funnest (2016)
Batman - Detective Comics (2017)
Batman - Detective Comics Paperback (2017)
Batwoman (2018)
#1
Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason Omnibus (2018)
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)
#38