#batman 442

[syllepte]

"batman needs a robin. no matter what he thinks he wants" he's so brave

[maniacwatchestheworld]

I went to a MASSIVE comic shop the other day with my ex and hey! Look what we found! Part 5 of A Lonely Place of Dying! I didn't expect to find it so I picked it up!

Also I got a very round boi because I need the world to see my love for Two-Face. u.u I had some options. Be glad I didn't get a Funkopop figure. >.>

[nightwing-ing-it]

What Did Tim And Dick Think Of Each Other At First?

Tim:

Tim from the first moment he met Dick had been star struck by Dick. 

It was because Tim knew Dick’s acrobatics so well that he deduced that Dick had to be Robin and thus Bruce had to be Batman.  Tim really really looks up to Dick.

(Side Note: Tim may be smart but he’s also kind.  He’s aware Dick may not take it well when he tells him about how he saw Dick’s parents death and that he believes Bruce needs him as Robin but he’ll tell him anyways because that’s what he believes is right.  To me this is a very core principle of Tim Drake.  He understands the emotional side and empathizes but pushes towards the most logical side because he believes that it’ll be better for the greater good.  Tim is a ‘big picture’ thinker, a ‘10 steps ahead’ kind of person.)

This small interaction shows Tim doesn’t just idolize Dick, he does see him as a person, it’s just that in Tim’s head Bruce’s need for Robin supersedes Dick’s need for independence in Tim’s mind and he feels like it’s his obligation to make Dick see that too.

[Batman #441]

[Batman #442]

Of course in the end Tim becomes Robin.  Again, not because he wants to (I mean it’s not like he hates the idea) but more because it makes sense.  Bruce NEEDS Robin.  Dick will not be Robin.  Tim see’s it as his RESPONSIBILITY to be Robin.  Tim throughout the story though reveres Batman and Robin highly.

Dick:

We often forget (even I forget) that Tim didn’t just show up at Wayne Manor he went to Dick first and Dick brought Tim to the Manor.  And look at that incredulous smile Dick has as he introduces this very smart twelve- No THIRTEEN year old kid to Alfred. 

He was baffled and amused at first but after Tim tells his tale Dick takes Tim a lot more seriously, even listens to him about how Bruce needs him, and decides to show Tim the Batcave.

[Batman #411]

It was because Dick showed Tim the Batcave that Tim had access to the Robin costume.  It was because Alfred drove him to the fight he was able to help.  Later Dick and Alfred both advocate highly for Tim to become Robin and Dick can’t stop smiling almost the whole time.

[Batman #442]

Dick was loving that Tim wasn’t afraid to tell Bruce what he thought.  By this point Dick very obviously approved of Tim and had a lot of respect for Tim.

[goldenstripes001]

Timmy boy looks so small in this panel

Here it is without the speech bubbles:

He’s a little baby... not even a proper Robin yet! Little baby birb. This is a couple panels before Batman begrudgingly accepts Timmy boy as Robin.

(Batman 1940 #442)

Took me a couple minutes to get rid of the speech bubbles, mainly because I was trying to figure out what sizing it wanted it to be.

[syllepte]

look at that stupid silly smile, tim's so proud he survive that

[syllepte]

and brotherism strikes again, thank you marv wolfman

[syllepte]

bruce acting rudely and taking a little kid's mask off like that after being saved 🥀

[syllepte]

marv wolfman continually writing tim as an stalker, hilarious. why is this treated as fanon now? og tim was an stalker