Cover: Win Mortimer & Charles Paris

Detective Comics #145

Mar 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Robin, the Boy Failure!”

In "Robin, the Boy Failure!", Dick Grayson wakes with no memory of who he is after a heroic rescue, leaving Bruce Wayne to devise a bold plan: have the young man temporarily take on the mantle of Robin in hopes of triggering his lost past. With art by Dick Sprang and inks by Charles Paris, this 1949 tale explores identity and memory through a gripping, character-driven mystery, all framed by Win Mortimer’s striking cover.

artist Dick Sprang · inker Charles Paris · cover Win Mortimer, Charles Paris

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Full credits

artist Dick Sprang

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils Win Mortimer

cover inks Charles Paris

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Dick Grayson suffers from a case of amnesia after rescuing a woman from near death. Bruce devises a plan for the youngster to "assume" the role of Robin in order to try and shock him into remembering his true identity.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).