Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940. Dick is the original and most popular incarnation of Robin, the crime-fighting partner of Batman, with whom he forms the Dynamic Duo. The son of master acrobats dubbed the Flying Graysons, he is later adopted by Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne.
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| Subject | Dick Grayson |
| Category | DC Comics superhero |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1940 |
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