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Robin Archives #2
The Robin Archives, Vol. 2
This new ROBIN ARCHIVES collects stories from the late 1940s in which the Boy Wonder faces the Sinister Knight, declares war on Batman, travels to Rancho Fear, battles crime in Hollywood, and meets the fearsome man with the Midas touch.
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256 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Jim Mooney
485 books3 followersJames Noel Mooney was an American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both during what comics historians and fans call the Silver Age of Comic Books and what is known as the Bronze Age of Comic Books. He sometimes inked under the pseudonym Jay Noel.
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March 6, 2026
very nice collection of these Golden Age of comics stories. Recommended
April 6, 2020
As stories these don't really hold up, so I'm looking at it more like a historical document. As a Robin fan I'm pleased that DC saw fit to release two volumes of these.
Standouts for me include: Robin's Rival, where a new hero named Wireboy shows up; The Killer Dog of Gotham City, story about Robin reforms a villainous dog; and Roberta the Girl Wonder, when Robin gets a new partner.
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Standouts for me include: Robin's Rival, where a new hero named Wireboy shows up; The Killer Dog of Gotham City, story about Robin reforms a villainous dog; and Roberta the Girl Wonder, when Robin gets a new partner.
For more (much, much more) on Dick Grayson, tune in to a special spotlight over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...
May 9, 2014
This second archive of Robin solo stories includes adventures from Star Spangled Comics #86-#105.
These are not as good as those in Volume 1. Part of the problem is actually Batman who effectively took over the strip #88-#95 in hopes of saving it from low circulation numbers. In Issue #96, Robin ceased being the cover feature and these went back to being stories featuring just Robin.
Some of the highlights include:
-A story where criminals make a counterfeit of Batman's utility belt (#89)
-A powerful boy inventor who accidentally discovers a way find Robin's Secret Identity (#96)
-Another bout between Robin and the Clock King (Called the Clock in this story) (#97)
-Robin encounters a wanna be second Boy Wonder (#98)
-Robin takes a wild killer dog under his wings and helps his go straight #100)
The lowlights are quite a few. We have some just goofy stories such as Robin running for Batman as a birthday present (#91), the attempted introduction of a wheel based criminal (#99), and the Underworld's attempt to rig school popularity contests (#101).
The worst story was probably #103 where introduces Roberta, the Girl Wonder and Robin lets her fight crime and allows her to over the, "She's a girl!" against fighting crime but then comes up with something even more stupid, and executes a plan to end her career that's one of the most jerky things done in comics.
Still, if you're fan of the Golden Age Boy Wonder, this is a worthwhile read even if the stories have lost a step.
These are not as good as those in Volume 1. Part of the problem is actually Batman who effectively took over the strip #88-#95 in hopes of saving it from low circulation numbers. In Issue #96, Robin ceased being the cover feature and these went back to being stories featuring just Robin.
Some of the highlights include:
-A story where criminals make a counterfeit of Batman's utility belt (#89)
-A powerful boy inventor who accidentally discovers a way find Robin's Secret Identity (#96)
-Another bout between Robin and the Clock King (Called the Clock in this story) (#97)
-Robin encounters a wanna be second Boy Wonder (#98)
-Robin takes a wild killer dog under his wings and helps his go straight #100)
The lowlights are quite a few. We have some just goofy stories such as Robin running for Batman as a birthday present (#91), the attempted introduction of a wheel based criminal (#99), and the Underworld's attempt to rig school popularity contests (#101).
The worst story was probably #103 where introduces Roberta, the Girl Wonder and Robin lets her fight crime and allows her to over the, "She's a girl!" against fighting crime but then comes up with something even more stupid, and executes a plan to end her career that's one of the most jerky things done in comics.
Still, if you're fan of the Golden Age Boy Wonder, this is a worthwhile read even if the stories have lost a step.
February 25, 2023
Nothing iconic, just a good collection of tightly-plotted, well-drawn little stories
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