Robin
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Junior SuperFriends Team Member
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| Real name: | Dick Grayson |
| AKA: | The Boy Wonder |
| Species: | Human |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Hair: | Black |
| Relatives: | Bruce Wayne (foster father) |
| Base: | Hall of Justice |
| Affiliations: | SuperFriends Teen Titans (comics) |
| Weaponry: | Utility Belt has a wide range of devices |
| Voiced by: | Casey Kasem for all six seasons |
Robin is actually Dick Grayson, young ward to Bruce Wayne, aka the Batman.
Bound together by the tragedy they share, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson's lives are distinctly similar. As part of the traveling circus's high wire act "The Flying Graysons,"
Dick Grayson witnessed his parents' death while they performed at the Haley Circus. A two bit extortionist cut the wire to gain kickbacks from the circus owner. Batman, who was in the audience, felt an instant connection to the boy and took him in.[1]
As Batman's sidekick and partner, Robin is considered a worthy, although maybe somewhat inexperienced member of the JLA.
[edit] Notes
- We see Dick Grayson for the first time in The Fear.
- His origin is spoken of in The Planet-Splitter (being a trapeze artist, parent’s dying and Batman taking him in)
- Although shown to be present during the foundation of the Super Friends,[2] it was revealed in the SuperFriends comic book, issue #1 that Robin is not an actual member of the Justice League, rather he is a member of the Teen Titans. By 1984, this is no longer the case, as it is revealed that he is now a Junior SuperFriend.[3]
- Casey Kasem voiced the role of Robin in The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–1969) and for all six seasons and the shorts of the Super Friends series (1973-1985).
- Burt Ward played Robin in the live action Batman series, (1966-1968) as well as the live action Legends of the Superheroes (1979), and did the voice of Robin in The New Adventures of Batman (1977).
[edit] Episode Appearances
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| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
[edit] References
- ↑ Robin's origin is referenced in the Season 1 episode: The Planet-Splitter.
- ↑ As depicted in the Season 3 episode, History of Doom.
- ↑ As revealed in the Season 5, episode: The Case of the Shrinking Superfriends
