#robin cameo

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Original post date: September 4 2022

Original caption: the second drawing is the closest I’m gonna get to drawing byler do Not @ me

[smallangryartist]

i have art!! Going to try and start actually posting stuff here. anyways for now I have Sunday fanart from honkai star rail i love him so much. i have so many thoughts about him and penacony. Feels good to finish and fully render a piece hopefully i can do it more.

[whothefuckistimdrake]

Detective Comics #651 (1992)

We open on Harvey Bullock running away from people trying to kill him, as is his weekly custom.

Harvey manages to get away and fires up the Bat-Signal. 

Helplful! Bullock leaves files for Batman and Robin to look through.

That’s the last of Tim for this issue but the reveal of who is trying to kill Bullock is amazing.

I feel like murderous landlords is one of those things that are totally normal to Gothamites, but sound rightfully deranged to literally anyone else.

[whothefuckistimdrake]

Action Comics #683 (1992)

So for some reason Superman happens to fight the horrors of the night whenever Robin cameos with him? Because last time it was vampires, now it’s werewolves.

This even gets referenced.

Also, either Tim is lying or Gotham City not only has its own holidays, but it has holidays that get you out of school/work. That’s amazing and I want to know what they are. What local festivities does Gotham city partake in that actually warrant shutting down federal institutions. I’m fascinated.

So they talk a bit about the concept of vigilantes who turn to killing in their work, which is. Interesting.

[whothefuckistimdrake]

Batman #487 (1992)

“I’m fine” lol ok Bruce.

He goes to see the doctor the next day, who tells him there’s nothing physically wrong with him. lol, ok. Maybe he should see Leslie next time.

Bruce then does the responsible thing and starts lightening his load.

Even in regards to patrolling as Batman!

Batman Needs a Goldfish: 5

More proof that the ‘Batman needs a Robin’ argument is hollow nothingness to justify the executive decision that was getting a new Robin. Tim was supposedly brought in for Bruce’s stability, but when Bruce is clearly PTSD and taking actual healthy measures, Tim considers it an inconvenience.

Alfred spots that Bruce seems to be acting despondent and depressed, which should be a surprise to no one. Also don’t just throw your sandwich Tim, someone has to pick that up later.

Bruce eventually gets news that Morelli put a hit on Gordon, and rushes to save him, which seems to shock him out of his bad mood.

[whothefuckistimdrake]

Detective Comics #653 (1992)

So we missed part one of this story because Tim wasn’t in it, and jump in directly as Batman and Huntress are running from the police. I guess they’re going after some political ppl with diplomatic immunity. Batman meets with Gordon and Huntress does some research on the country involved.

This is probably my poor history knowledge shining through but I had no idea medieval knights were skilled in gunmanship.

Tim makes his appearance by helping Batman look up the bad guys.

Batmentor: 11

Bruce clearly cares about sheltering Tim from perspectives that could be a bad influence on him. Whether he’s right to do this is another matter though.

Also this isn’t really important but, Bruce. Your carseats have bat ears? REALLY? How does anyone take this man seriously.

Batmentor: 12

I’m going to give that a point for being a thing that transcends this issue; Tim does comment repeatedly across issues that he can’t drive because of his age.

[whothefuckistimdrake]

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #2

So Tim explains that Batman was arrested after apparently beating a cop to death.

It’s later revealed to have all been staged by Batman and Gordon to get Bruce into Arkham and figure out how Zsasz has been escaping. Bruce fights through several rogues and Dick goes to break him out. Tim doesn’t appear again so this is all from subsequent issues, but I was curious about the story and it’s a good read.

Dick’s gleeful/relieved face when he finds Bruce is too cute. Also, here’s Batman scooting through Arkham like a caterpillar:

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Batman #471 (1991)

So we begin the story with Killer Croc having nightmares about Arkham, only to wake up and remember he’s living underground with a bunch of homeless, occasionally leading them to steal from stores before escaping back through the tunnels.

Oh, and Bruce brings Ace on patrol.

So I guess this is breaching the subject of a city underneath Gotham? Tim thinks like a capitalist and guides Batman with the underground map they’ve put together.

Ace is still on patrol.

He sniffs out Croc in the tunnels, like a good pupper.

Meanwhile Croc and the homeless people are setting up a genuinely nice place underground using their stolen goods. But one of the guys still wants to turn Croc in when it’s over. One of the underground kids lost his dog, which Ace later saves from rats.

It’s around this point I realized Tim was not making another appearance, but I kept reading because I love that Bat Hound <3 Anyway Batman and Croc have a fight, the area floods and Croc is assumed dead.