The Robin Archives, Vol. 1

Robin Archives #1

by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney (Illustrator), Curt Swan (Illustrator)

Don't miss the first archive edition focusing on the early adventures of Robin, collecting stories from STAR-SPANGLED COMICS #65-85 (1947-1948)! Presented here are 21 exciting Golden Age solo adventures of The Boy Wonder featuring the talents of Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Curt Swan, Dick Sprang, Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer and more of comics' finest writers and artists!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Batman

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

William "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development. In later years, Kane acknowledged Finger as "a contributing force" in the character's creation. Comics historian Ron Goulart, in Comic Book Encyclopedia, refers to Batman as the "creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger", and a DC Comics press release in 2007 about colleague Jerry Robinson states that in 1939, "Kane, along with writer Bill Finger, had just created Batman for [DC predecessor] National Comics".

Film and television credits include scripting The Green Slime (1969), Track of the Moon Beast (1976), and three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip.

-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice collection of the first adventures of this Archtype Side-Kick hero. enjoyable read. Recommended

[Adam Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some modern re-imaginings of Robin have him as a somewhat useless and lame sidekick but the golden age Robin was an awesome character who massively increased the popularity of Batman with his introduction in 1940.

In this book, the full awesome power of Robin is on display in his first twenty-one solo adventures in Star Spangled Comics from 1947-48. Each story runs about 11 pages including the cover. While the story's length is short by modern standards, each adventure is a plot-driven romp. In this book, Robin travels to India, gets stranded on a desert island and single handedly takes on a troop of escaped Nazis on a desert island, he stars in a movie, travels through time, and even gets his own supervillain in the Clock.

My big question is how could you be a preteen in this era and not being reading Robin? He's what every boy wants to be boy: tough, smart, courageous, and encountering adventure every turn. He's also a role model as he's also compassionate, but not sappy, and several stories feature a strong anti-juvenile delinquency message. This book is the ultimate boyhood fantasy. It's even freed from bounds of political correctness as Robin uses a gun to hunt in the wild and even goes whaling with Eskimos.

This is an great book tells stories from a time in American history when being a boy was great and being the Boy Wonder was pure awesome, full of fantasy and wonder. This is Robin at his finest.

[Nicolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate to rate a Robin title so low, but this was just outlandish and goofy. It made the Superboy series seem reasonable by comparison.

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[Shiela · Rating 4 out of 5]

So nice to take a break from modern superheroes. back to the time when they're not insanely overpowered, but still entertaining.

[Mallory (The Local Muse) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun! Also, can we find a way to achieve Robin's hair color in real life?