Jason Todd is Batman's most tragic fallen sidekick, but he wasn't the first 'dead Robin.' An early adventure with Dick Grayson resulted in his seeming death, with Batman coming close to breaking his 'no kill' rule before discovering Robin can be saved.
Jason Todd’s death at the hands of the Joker is arguably the most iconic sidekick fatality in comic book history. For many years following his brutal execution, the Bat-Cave featured his Robin costume in a display case as a memorial to him. However, just as Jason Todd wasn’t the first boy to wear the Robin costume, he also wasn’t the first of Batman’s partners to die while wearing it.
The famous scene of Joker clubbing Jason to death with a crowbar occurs in Batman #428, written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Jim Aparo, during the controversial “A Death in Family” storyline. The previous issue included an advertisement asking Batman readers to call a dedicated hotline and vote on whether they thought Jason Todd should survive his encounter with the Joker. Many fans were skeptical, doubting that DC Comics would actually be willing to kill the Boy Wonder.
Ironically, it seems Jason would’ve preferred Batman’s reaction to Dick’s presumed death over a morbid mannequin in a Robin costume. Following his complicated resurrection as the Red Hood, Jason was outraged to discover Batman didn’t avenge his death by killing the Joker. The disparity in Batman’s reaction is even worse when examining the intended possibility of Jason surviving his fateful encounter.
When Dick presumably died, Batman was willing to risk everything. He compromised his secret identity and was prepared to break his ultimate rule against an innocent civilian just to ensure Robin’s safety. When Jason actually died, or even in the alternate reality where he survived, Batman was obviously devastated, but he responded by following his standard procedures. Jason Todd was not Batman’s first experience with a “dead” Robin, but it was without a doubt his worst.
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