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|character_name = Tim Drake
|image          = Robin (Tim Drake).png
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|caption        = Tim Drake on the cover of ''Robin: A Hero Reborn'' trade paperback (January 1991).<br />Art by [[Brian Bolland]].
|publisher      = [[DC Comics]]
|debut          = '''As Tim Drake:'''<br />''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #436 (August 1989)<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Marv Wolfman|Wolfman, Marv]]|penciller=[[Pat Broderick|Broderick, Pat]]
|inker=[[John Beatty (illustrator)|Beatty, John]]|title=[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]|volume=|issue=#436|date=August 1989|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><br />'''As Robin:'''<br />''Batman'' #442<br />(December 1989)<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Marv Wolfman|Wolfman, Marv]]|penciller=[[Jim Aparo|Aparo, Jim]]|inker=[[Mike DeCarlo|DeCarlo, Mike]]|title=[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]|volume=|issue=#442|date=December 1989|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><br />'''As Red Robin:'''<br />''[[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]'' #1 (August 2009)
|creators       = [[Marv Wolfman]] (writer)<br />[[Pat Broderick]] (artist)
|full name      = Timothy Jackson Drake<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=Thomas, Brandon|artist=[[Freddie Williams II|Williams II, Freddie E.]]|title=Robin|volume=4|issue=#167|date=December 2007|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><ref name="redrobin1">{{Cite comic|writer=[[Christopher Yost|Yost, Christopher]]|artist=Bachs, Ramon|title=Red Robin|volume=|issue=#1|date=August 2009|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Fabian Nicieza|Nicieza, Fabian]]|penciller=[[Marcus To|To, Marcus]]|inker=McCarthy, Ray|title=Red Robin|volume=1|issue=#15|date=October 2010|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref>
|species        = [[Human]]
|alliances      = [[List of Batman supporting characters|Batman family]]<br />[[Teen Titans]]<br />[[Young Justice]]<br />[[Batman Incorporated]]<br/>[[Justice League]]
|partners       =[[Batman]]<br />[[Stephanie Brown (character)|Spoiler/Batgirl]]<br/>[[Conner Kent|Superboy (Conner Kent)]]<br/>[[Cassandra Sandsmark|Wonder Girl]]<br/>[[Bart Allen|Kid Flash]]<br>[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]<br>[[Cassandra Cain|Batgirl/Black Bat]]<br/>[[We Are Robin|Sparrow]]<br/>[[Jaime Reyes|Blue Beetle]] 
|aliases        = [[Robin (character)|Robin]]<br>[[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]<br>[[Batman]]<br>Drake
|powers         =
*Genius-level intellect
*Expert [[martial arts|martial artist]] and hand-to-hand combatant
*Highly skilled [[acrobat]] and [[gymnast]]
*Master detective
*Master strategist, tactician, and field commander
*Proficient in utilizing high-tech equipment and weapons
}}

'''Timothy Jackson''' "'''Tim'''" '''Drake''' is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]], commonly in association with the superhero [[Batman]]. Created by [[Marv Wolfman]] and [[Pat Broderick]], he first appeared in [[Batman: Year Three|''Batman'' #436]] (August 1989) as the third character to assume the role of Batman's crime-fighting partner and [[sidekick]] [[Robin (character)|'''Robin''']]. Following the events of ''[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl]]'' in 2009, Drake adopted the identity of '''[[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]'''. In 2019, Tim returned to his original Robin persona and briefly used the mononym "Drake".

As a young boy, Tim was in the audience the night [[Dick Grayson]]'s parents were murdered and later managed to discover the identities of Batman and the original Robin through their exploits. After the death of the second Robin, [[Jason Todd]], and witnessing Batman spiral into darkness, Tim attempted to convince Dick to resume the role of Robin, stating that "Batman needs a Robin". However, Dick refused to return to being Batman's sidekick, and instead, Tim was appointed as the third Robin. [[Neal Adams]] redesigned the entire ''Robin'' costume specifically for Tim Drake's character, with the sole exception of the redesigned "R" logo by [[Norm Breyfogle]].

Subsequent stories emphasize Tim's superior detective skills compared to the previous two Robins, which make him more similar to Batman. He succeeded Dick as the leader of the [[Teen Titans]], and later led his superhero team, [[Young Justice]]. He was briefly followed in the role of Robin by [[Stephanie Brown (character)|Stephanie Brown]], and later for a longer period by Batman's biological son, [[Damian Wayne]], during the time Tim operated as Red Robin. Tim has been shown to have a close friendship with [[Conner Kent|Superboy]]. Tim's most high-profile romantic pairings have been with superheroes Stephanie Brown and [[Cassie Sandsmark]].

In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in [[IGN]]'s Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. He has also been featured in various adaptations, including several television series, such as those set in the [[DC Animated Universe|DCAU]], ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'' (2010–2022), and ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'' (2018–2023) as well as the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' video game series.

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==Publication history==
Tim Drake was created to succeed Jason Todd as Robin after DC killed off Todd in their story ''[[A Death in the Family (comics)|A Death in the Family]]''. Named after [[Tim Burton]], director of the then-upcoming [[Batman (1989 film)|1989 film]], Tim first appeared in 1989's ''[[Batman: Year Three]]'' by writer [[Marv Wolfman]] and penciler [[Pat Broderick]], before having his origin detailed in ''Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying'', a crossover story between the ongoing series ''Batman'' and ''New Titans'', written by Wolfman and penciled by [[George Pérez]] and [[Jim Aparo]] (the latter with inks by [[Mike DeCarlo]]), in which he first introduced himself to Dick Grayson and impressed the former Robin with his skills. This led Grayson and later [[Alfred Pennyworth]], Bruce Wayne's butler, to support Tim's request to be Batman's new partner. Not wanting to make the same mistake as he did with Jason Todd, Batman had Tim endure an intensive period of training that was never given to his predecessors. As such, Tim remained a non-superhero supporting character for the first year of his regular appearances in the ''Batman'' title, mainly operating in the [[Batcave]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lauren R. |title=Robin and the Making of American Adolescence |date=2021 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick |isbn=978-1-9788-1979-5 |pages=50–54}}</ref>

According to Wolfman, Tim was created to stand out from Grayson and Todd by having high intellect, a strong sense of justice and family outside of Batman's own.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Starlin |first1=Jim |title=A Death in the Family |date=November 16, 2011 |publisher=DC Comics |page=146}}</ref>

The ensuing Tim Drake storylines, authored by [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] and penciled by [[Norm Breyfogle]], coupled with the 1989 release of Burton's ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', spurred sales of both ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' and ''[[Detective Comics]]''. For the latter title, Grant attested in 2007 that "when the ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' movie came out, the sales went up, if I recall correctly, from around 75,000 to about 675,000." 1989-90 was indeed the "Year of the Bat:" Capital and Diamond City Distributors reported that the ''[[Batman: Year One|Year One]]''-inspired ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' dominated four out of the five spots for preorders (''not'' total sales and second printings). The only exception was the third preorder spot, snagged by ''Batman'' #442, the conclusion to Tim Drake's "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1989 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1989.html |website=www.comichron.com}}</ref> The "Year of the Bat" continued into the first half of 1990. Preorders for ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' issues featuring a revived [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] began to compete with, and even edged out, the last three parts of [[Grant Morrison]]'s and [[Klaus Janson]]'s ''[[Batman: Gothic|Gothic]]'' storyline in ''Legends''. [[Todd McFarlane]]'s ''Spider-Man'' arrived in the second half of 1990, inaugurating six months of Spidermania (or Mcfarlamania, depending on the reader).<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1990 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1990.html |website=www.comichron.com}}</ref> DC closed out 1990 with vendors under-ordering issues, prompting the publisher to push ''Batman'' #457 and the first part of the ''Robin'' mini-series into second and then third printings. The next year, 1991, witnessed the ascension of [[Chris Claremont]]'s, [[Jim Lee]]'s, and [[Scott Williams (comics)|Scott Williams]]'s ''X-Men'' against [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], as well as [[Fabian Nicieza]]'s and [[Rob Liefeld]]'s ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]'', into the top of the preorder rankings. The only exception to this X-mania was, again, Tim Drake and the sequel to the ''Robin'' miniseries, the first variant issue of which garnered the third spot, firmly wedged between variant issues of ''X-Force'' and ''X-Men''. The mini-series pitted solo Robin against the Joker, in response to fan demands for a matchup since "A Death in the Family". The 1990s comics booming bust had begun.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1991 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1991.html |website=www.comichron.com}}</ref> In a supplemental interview with Daniel Best, Alan Grant added that "every issue from about that time [after the 'Year of the Bat'] that featured Robin sales went up because Robin did have his fans." Although both Grant and Breyfogle initially believed that their ''[[Anarky]]'' character could potentially become the third version of Robin, they were quick to support the editorial decision to focus on Drake. The [[Social anarchism|social anarchist]] duo adopted the character as their [[Anarchist economics|own]] in the early 1990s, during Grant's shift to [[libertarian socialism]] but before his late 1990s emphasis on [[Frank R. Wallace|Neo Tech]]. Breyfogle agreed that "it was a big thing to bring in the new Robin, yes. I know my fans often point specifically to that double-page splash where his costume first appears as a big event for them as fans and I usually have to point out to them that [[Neal Adams]] was the one who designed the costume. The 'R' symbol and the staff were all that was mine." In the "Rite of Passage" storyline for ''[[Detective Comics]]'', Grant and Breyfogle intertwined Drake matching wits with [[Anarky]]; a criminal and anthropological investigation into an apocryphal [[Haitian Vodou|Haitian ''Vodou'']] cult (revealed by Batman, asserting anthropological and investigative authority, as a front for extortion and [[crony capitalism]]); the murder of Drake's mother by vilified cult leaders; the beginning of Drake's [[nightmare disorder|recurrent nightmares]] and [[psychological trauma|trauma]]; as well as the perspective of a child of one of the cult's Haitian followers, unknowingly and inadvertently orphaned by Batman at the end of the four-issue arc.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Irving |first1=Christopher |title=Gotham City's Other Dynamic Duo |journal=Back Issue |date=June 2007 |volume= |issue=#22 |pages=18–20 (with Daniel Best interview notes)}}</ref>

Tim Drake eventually transitioned from preadolescence to adolescence, becoming the third Robin throughout the storylines "Rite of Passage"<ref>'' Detective Comics'' #618-621, July–September 1990</ref> and "[[Identity Crisis (DC Comics)|Identity Crisis]]",<ref>''Batman'' #455-457, October–December 1990</ref> with all issues scripted by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle. Story arcs that included Drake only in [[subplot]]s or featured his training in criminal investigation, such as "Crimesmith"<ref>'' Batman'' #443-444, January–February 1990</ref> and "The Penguin Affair",<ref>''Detective Comics'' #615 and "Batman" #448-49, June 1990</ref> were either written or co-written by Grant and Wolfman, with pencils by Breyfogle, Aparo, and [[M. D. Bright]]. Immediately afterwards, the character starred in the five-issue miniseries ''Robin,''<ref>''Robin'' #1-5, January–May 1991</ref> written by [[Chuck Dixon]], with interior pencils by [[Tom Lyle]] and cover art by [[Brian Bolland]]. The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story "Debut",<ref>'' Batman'' #465</ref> again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle. Lauren R. O'Connor contends that, in early Tim Drake appearances, writers such as Grant and [[Chuck Dixon]] "had a lexicon of teenage behavior from which to draw, unlike when Dick Grayson was introduced and the concept of the teenager was still nascent. They wisely mobilized the expected adolescent behaviors of parental conflict, hormonal urges, and identity formation to give Tim emotional depth and complexity, making him a relatable character with boundaries between his two selves." In the ''Robin'' ongoing series, when Drake had fully transitioned into an adolescent character, Chuck Dixon depicted him as engaging in adolescent intimacy, yet still stopped short at overt heterosexual consummation. This narrative benchmark maintained Robin's "estrangement from sex" that began in the Grayson years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lauren R. |title=Robin and the Making of American Adolescence |date=2021 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick |isbn=978-1-9788-1979-5 |page=54}}</ref> Erica McCrystal likewise observes that Alan Grant, prior to Dixon's series, connected Drake to Batman's philosophy of [[hero]]ic or [[Antihero|anti-heroic]] "[[vigilantism]]" as "therapeutic for children of trauma. But this kind of therapy has a delicate integration process." The overcoming of trauma entailed distinct identity intersections and emotional restraint, as well as a "complete understanding" of symbol and self. Bruce Wayne, a former child of trauma and [[survivor guilt]], guided "other trauma victims down a path of righteousness." Tim Drake, for example, endured trauma and "emotional duress" as a result of the death of his mother (his father was in a coma and on a ventilator). Drake contemplated the idea of fear, and overcoming it, in both the "Rite of Passage" and "Identity Crisis" storylines. Grant and Breyfogle subjected Drake to [[nightmare disorder|recurrent nightmares]], from hauntings by a ghoulish Batman to the disquieting lullaby (or informal nursery rhyme), "My Mummy's dead...My Mummy's Dead...I can't get it through my head," echoing across a cemetery for deceased parents. Drake ultimately defeated his preadolescent fears "somewhat distant from Bruce Wayne" and "not as an orphan." By the end of "Identity Crisis", an adolescent Drake had "proven himself as capable of being a vigilante" by deducing the role of fear in instigating a series of violent crimes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCrystal |first1=Erica |title=Gotham City Living: The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media |date=2021 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |location=London, UK |isbn=978-1-350-14889-5 |pages=36–46}}</ref>

As the character continued to appear in the main Batman titles, the original ''Robin'' miniseries was followed by the four-issue miniseries ''Robin II: The Joker's Wild!''(December 1991-February 1992) and the six-issue miniseries ''Robin III: Cry of the Huntress'' (December 1992-March 1993) both also written by Dixon. Due to the success of these miniseries, DC launched the first ongoing monthly ''Robin'' series in its history, once again written by Dixon, with Tim Drake as its main adolescent character.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #1 (November 1993)</ref> The ongoing series continued for over 15 years, ending with issue #183.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #183 (April 2009)</ref> Mike Mullins on ''[[Newsarama]]'' has stated:

<blockquote>Throughout [the entire Robin series], the character of Robin has been captured consistently, showing him to step up to greater and greater challenges. Robin is a character who shows initiative and is driven to do what he views as right. He knows he is living up to a legacy left by Dick Grayson and strives to not disappoint Bruce Wayne, Batman. Tim is a more natural detective than previous Robins and is talented with computers, which allows him to stand in his unique spotlight. Unlike his predecessors, Tim is not the most proficient combatant and has had to work on his fighting technique, taking up the bo staff to give him an edge that Batman does not need. Tim almost always seeks to analyze a problem and outthink his opponent but has shown the ability to win a fight when necessary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mullins|first=Mike|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/040926-Robin.html|title=Reminiscing About Robin: A Look Back in Wonder|date=April 26, 2009|publisher=[[Newsarama]]|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927004009/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/040926-Robin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>

During this period, the character also featured prominently in the comic series ''[[Young Justice]]'', written by Peter David, as a core team member from 1998 to 2003. Subsequently, Tim Drake also became a prominent team member in the new incarnation of ''[[Teen Titans]]'' written by Geoff Johns, from 2003 to 2011.

The ongoing series ''Robin'' (vol. 4) was written by Chuck Dixon until issue #100,<ref>'' Robin'' (vol. 2) #100, (May 2002)</ref> in which the series was handed off to [[Jon Lewis (cartoonist)|Jon Lewis]]. Lewis's run as a writer concluded with issue #120.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #120, (January 2004)</ref> Bill Willingham wrote the series for issues #121-147.<ref>'' Robin'' (vol. 2) #121-147, February 2004-April 2006)</ref> As part of DC Comics' "One Year Later" relaunch initiative, in which the events of all ongoing titles skipped forward one year, Adam Beechen took over as writer on ''Robin'' with issue #148.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #148 (May 2006)</ref> Later, a return to the title by Dixon was aborted abruptly<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #170-174 (March–July 2008)</ref> upon his departure from DC again. The final nine issues of the series were written by Fabian Nicieza,<ref>'' Robin'' (vol. 2) #175-183 (August 2008-April 2009)</ref> tying into the then-ongoing "Batman R.I.P." storyline.

Following the miniseries ''Batman: Battle For the Cowl'', Tim Drake took on the new identity of the Red Robin as the character [[Damian Wayne]] was made the new Robin. The character began starring in a new ''Red Robin'' ongoing series, written for its first twelve issues by Christopher Yost<ref>'' Red Robin'' #1-12 (August 2009-July 2010)</ref> and thereafter by Fabian Nicieza.<ref>'' Red Robin'' #13-26 (August 2010-August 2011)</ref> The series was canceled along with the rest of DC's publishing line for [[The New 52]] reboot.

In ''The New 52'' period, Tim Drake primarily appeared as a main character in the ''Teen Titans'' series, with some guest appearances in the Batman titles, under the superhero name Red Robin. Tim was also the main character in the 26-issue weekly series ''Batman and Robin Eternal'' alongside the other former Robins. Meanwhile, a version of Tim from five years into the future was also a main character in the weekly series ''[[The New 52: Futures End]]''; this alternate-future version of Tim would become the title character in the subsequent ''Batman Beyond'' series up until its relaunch with ''DC Rebirth''.

As of the ''DC Rebirth'' relaunch, Tim Drake became the main character in the series ''Detective Comics'' written by James Tynion IV where it was reinvented as a team book.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #934-981 (August 2016-July 2018)</ref> The character featured in issues #934-940 and #965-981, with some flashback appearances in the interim.

The character has subsequently become a main character in the relaunched ''Young Justice'' series written by Brian Michael Bendis.

The character received widespread media attention when it was revealed that he was [[Bisexuality|bisexual]] in DC's relaunch initiative [[Infinite Frontier]] through ''Batman: Urban Legends'' #6 (August 2021), written by Meghan Fitzmartin. This reveal made Tim notable for being one of the most prominent [[LGBT themes in comics|LGBT characters in comic books]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comic-watch.com/news/commentary-the-queer-journey-of-robins-sum-of-our-parts-and-why-it-matters | title=COMMENTARY: The Queer Journey of Robin's "Sum of Our Parts," and Why It Matters | date=August 12, 2021 }}</ref> He subsequently received a story in ''[[DC Pride (comics)|DC Pride 2022]]'' and his own ''Tim Drake: Pride Special'' before DC announced a new ongoing series written by Fitzmartin. The series, ''Tim Drake: Robin'', launched on September 27, 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/06/16/ongoing-series-tim-drake-robin-september-27/ | title=Tim Drake gets ongoing series 'Tim Drake: Robin' September 27th  | date=June 16, 2022 }}</ref> and ran for 10 issues, ending on June 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-ending-batgirls-issue-19-spoilers-comic-series/| title=DC Ending Two Fan-Favorite Series|first=Jenna|last=Anderson|newspaper=[[ComicBook.com]]| date=March 17, 2023}}</ref> He also was concurrently a main character in the series ''Batman'' written by [[Chip Zdarsky]].<ref>''Batman'' #125- (July 5, 2022-)</ref> He was featured in issues starting from #125, and in "The Toy Box" back up story starting from issue #131. 

''Tim Drake: Robin'' received a nomination for [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book|Outstanding Comic Book]] at the [[34th GLAAD Media Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/2023-glaad-media-awards-nominations-film-tv-journalism-nominees-34th-edition-1235224677/| title=GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards|first=Valerie|last=Complex|newspaper=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==

===Introduction===
Tim Drake is the son of [[Jack Drake]] and Janet Drake, coming from the same [[social class]] as Bruce Wayne.<ref name="batmanunauthorized">{{cite book|title=Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City|last1=Porter|first1=Alan J.|author2=Chris Roberson|author3=Jake Black|editor=Dennis O'Neil|editor-link=Dennis O'Neil|year=2008|publisher=Smart Pop|isbn=978-1-933771-30-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/batmanunauthoriz0000unse/page/142 142]|url=https://archive.org/details/batmanunauthoriz0000unse/page/142}}</ref> When he was a young child, he visited the circus for the first time with his parents. The Drakes asked the Flying Graysons for a photo together, resulting in a momentary bond between Tim and [[Dick Grayson]] as they met for the first time.<ref name="batman441">{{Cite comic|writer=[[Marv Wolfman|Wolfman, Marv]]|penciller=[[Jim Aparo|Aparo, Jim]]|inker=[[Mike DeCarlo|DeCarlo, Mike]]|title=[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]|volume=1|issue=441|date=November 1989|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref> Dick Grayson's parents were murdered that night, as witnessed by Tim from the audience.

Growing up, Tim's parents were frequently absent for months at a time as they traveled around the world on archaeological digs and thus he was left in a [[boarding school]] with relatively little adult supervision. By the age of nine, Tim, who had a very sharp intellect, had deduced the identities of Batman and Robin as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, after witnessing a gymnastic maneuver by Robin that he previously saw Grayson display in the Haly Circus. Inspired by the heroes' exploits, Tim trained himself in martial arts, acrobatics, detective skills, and scholastics to better himself both physically and intellectually, though having no intention of joining Batman one day, mainly for his self-fulfillment. When Tim reached the age of thirteen, he saw that Batman had grown reckless and violent following the second Robin ([[Jason Todd]])'s murder by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]. Reasoning that "Batman needs a Robin", Tim at first approached Dick Grayson – who had since become [[Nightwing]] – to ask him to become Robin again. Dick refused, but Tim's actions in an encounter with [[Two-Face]] prompted him and Alfred Pennyworth to see Tim as a potential third Robin. Batman agreed to mentor Tim, train him, and use his assistance in the Batcave, but at first refused to involve Tim in the field out of concern for the boy's safety, not wanting a repeat of Jason's fate. After a series of events culminating in Tim's mother's death, his father's paralysis, and Tim rescuing Batman in an encounter with the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]], Batman eventually enlisted him as the third Robin at the age of fourteen.

===''Robin'' (vol. 2) (1989–2009)===

Before joining [[Batman]] as the third Robin, Tim Drake was given a modern redesign of the Robin costume and sent to train abroad with numerous experts to refine his martial arts.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|cowriters=[[Grant Morrison]], [[Greg Rucka]], [[Mark Waid]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|inker=Mitchell, Steve|title=[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]|volume=1|issue=457|date=December 1990|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref> When Bruce Wayne retires after ''[[Batman: Knightfall|Knightfall]]'', Robin goes solo to defend [[Gotham City]]. Robin would eventually go on to co-star with other teenaged superheroes in ''[[Young Justice]]'' and ''[[Teen Titans]]''. He also made guest appearances in other DC comic books such as ''[[Nightwing]]'' and ''[[Azrael (comic book)|Azrael]]''.

Robin would also become increasingly closer to fellow teen vigilante Stephanie Brown, also known as the Spoiler. Although at first, he regarded her as reckless in operating without Batman's guidance, the two would eventually become romantically involved. For a brief period when Tim's father found out about him being Robin and he retired from the role, Stephanie temporarily replaced him as the new Robin.

Following the death of his father in ''[[Identity Crisis (DC Comics)|Identity Crisis]]'' (2004) and the presumed death of Stephanie in ''[[Batman: War Games]]'' (2004–2005), Tim relocated to [[Blüdhaven]], the city where [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]] fights crime, for a period of time to escape the "ghosts" of Gotham City and to stay close to his stepmother Dana Winters, who was admitted into a Blüdhaven clinic after going into psychological shock over Captain Boomerang killing Jack Drake.<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Bill Willingham|Willingham, Bill]]|artist=[[Damion Scott (comics)|Scott, Damion]]|title=Robin|volume=2|issue=#132|date=December 2007|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Bill Willingham|Willingham, Bill]]|artist=[[Damion Scott (comics)|Scott, Damion]]|title=Robin|volume=2|issue=#134|date=December 2007|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref>

Tim Drake was then given another redesign of the Robin costume with a red and black color scheme. The colors are those of [[Conner Kent|Superboy]]'s costume, in tribute to Superboy following his death in ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|copencillers=[[Joe Bennett (comics)|Joe Bennett]]|inker=Brado, Belardino|coinkers=Jack Jadson|title=[[52 (comics)|52]]|volume=|issue=#51|date=April 2007|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[James Robinson (writer)|Robinson, James]]|penciller=[[Don Kramer|Kramer, Don]]|inker=Faucher, Wayne|title=[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]|volume=|issue=#654|date=August 2006|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref>

Once Dick takes over the role of Batman after Bruce's apparent death in ''[[Batman R.I.P.]]'' and ''[[Final Crisis]]'', he fires Tim from the Robin mantle and gives it to [[Damian Wayne]], due to Dick believing he and Tim are equals. Tim, believing that Bruce is still alive, assumes the identity of [[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]] and leaves Gotham City to go on a worldwide search for Wayne.<ref name="redrobin1" /><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Tony Daniel|Daniel, Tony S.]]|penciller=Daniel, Tony S.|inker=[[Sandu Florea|Florea, Sandu]]|title=[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl]]|volume=1|issue=2|date=June 2009|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic|writer=[[Tony Daniel|Daniel, Tony S.]]|penciller=Daniel, Tony S.|inker=[[Sandu Florea|Florea, Sandu]]|title=[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl]]|volume=|issue=#3|date=July 2009|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref>

===''Red Robin'' (2009–2011)===
''[[Red Robin (comic book)|Red Robin]]'', which was launched in late 2009, depicted Tim Drake's search to find evidence that Bruce Wayne was still alive after cutting himself off from the rest of the [[List of Batman supporting characters|Bat-family]]. He was approached by [[Ra's al Ghul]]'s assassins, who were also interested in finding out what happened to Batman. At the same time, [[Tamara Fox|Tamara "Tam" Fox]], Lucius Fox's daughter, has been sent to find Tim Drake to bring him back to Gotham. Tim goes to Iraq and manages to discover definitive proof that Bruce was alive and lost in time, but was ambushed by an assassin from the Council of Spiders. He manages to drive himself and Pru (one of the assassins working for Ra's al Ghul, who had become an ally of Tim's) to Tam's hotel room, and they are promptly abducted by the League of Assassins.

Although initially reluctant, Tim Drake allied with Ra's before nearly bleeding to death due to their encounter with the Council of Spiders. He was put in charge of the [[League of Assassins]] by Ra's and used the time to simultaneously plan how to stop the Council of Spiders and destroy the League of Assassins. After failing to foil all but one of the Council's assassination attempts, Tim realizes that the Council will be attacking the League's base, and realizes that he left Tam in danger at the base. Rushing back to base, he simultaneously manages to delay the Council of Spiders, blow up the League's base, and escape with Tam.

After crippling Ra's' League of Assassins, Drake returns to Gotham City to overthrow Ra's' plans to use [[Hush (character)|Hush]] (surgically altered to resemble Bruce Wayne) to gain control of the Wayne family resources and destroy all that Batman held dear by directing his assassins to target all of the Batman's associates. Realizing that these attacks are a smokescreen and that the real target is coercing Hush to sign away Wayne Enterprises, Red Robin decides to confront Ra's head-on. He calls upon all of his friends to protect the various targets. Drake has since moved back to Gotham City and reestablished ties with his family and friends.

After Bruce Wayne's return, Tim begins to aid his plans for expanding their mission globally with [[Batman, Inc.]]<ref>'' Red Robin'' #17 (January 2011)</ref> Tim is eventually appointed as the head of the newest incarnation of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]] that now serve as Batman Inc.'s black-ops wing.<ref>''Batman Inc.'' #6 (May 2011)</ref> Red Robin eventually rejoins the Teen Titans and takes over leadership from [[Cassie Sandsmark|Wonder Girl]]. He remains the team's leader during their climactic battle against [[Superboy-Prime]] and the new [[Legion of Doom]].<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #98 (July 2011)</ref>

Following an adventure with the [[Cassandra Cain|Black Bat]] where he faces Ra's al Ghul's sister,<ref>'' Red Robin'' #25 (July 2011)</ref> Tim stalks and attempts to kill a revived Captain Boomerang during the ''[[Brightest Day]]''. Though Tim ultimately stops himself from killing Boomerang, he is chastised by Batman for his actions.<ref>''Red Robin'' #26 (August 2011)</ref>

===''The New 52'' (2011–2016)===

In September 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 4) #0 revealed Tim Drake's new origin, showing a large departure from his original origin, removing his connections to Dick Grayson's origin story. In ''The New 52'', Tim is a talented athlete and computer genius who comes close to discovering Batman's identity, but never totally figures it out. When Tim finds the Batman and gets rejected for the role of sidekick, he decides to bring the Batman to him, by hacking the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]]'s bank account and donating millions of dollars, thus putting his family in danger. The Penguin's goons come after Tim and his family, but Batman saves them. Tim's parents are forced to go into witness protection, but they believe Tim deserves better and ask Bruce to take care of him for them. The Witness Protection Program renames him "Tim Drake", and he takes on the identity of the "Red Robin", rather than that of "Robin", out of respect to Jason Todd. In later issues, he is shown to be a founding member of the Teen Titans as well as their leader and he shows feelings for Wonder Girl which are reciprocated.

Tim was unwilling to meet with the rest of the Bat-family at the Batcave after he was infected with the Joker's new compound "HA". He was present when Damian was killed by the [[Heretic (comics)|Heretic]] and admitted to Bruce that even though he had a dysfunctional relationship with Damian that he did grieve for him. He was also at the final battle between Batman and the Heretic when [[Talia al Ghul|Talia]] killed her son's clone and blew up Wayne Tower.

Tim was also part of the Bat-family's assembled team which went to [[Apokolips]] to retrieve Damian's body. As their mission focused on retrieving Robin, Tim, Jason, and Barbara wore costumes that resembled Damian's colors and each wore a Robin symbol. Following the completion of their mission and the revival of Damian, he handed him the Robin symbol on his suit to welcome Damian back to life and the role of Robin.

In the pre-''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]'' timeline of ''Futures End'', refugees from Earth-2 are given a signal from [[Brother Eye]], which allows them into the Earth-0 Universe, but start a war when [[Darkseid]] follows them, leading to the deaths of the Teen Titans, except for Drake. Tim abandons his Red Robin mantle and becomes a bartender until an attack by [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]], where changes to the timeline are made. Brainiac is captured, and [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]] dies at the hands of Brother Eye's Batman-Joker hybrid. Tim dons Terry's suit, travels back in time, and prevents Brother Eye from sending the signal to Earth-2, creating a new future. Tim is launched into the new future, 35 years later, where he becomes the new Batman and destroys a weakened Brother Eye.

===''DC Rebirth'' (2016–2021)===
In ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', Tim Drake still operates under the Red Robin alias. He gains a new and third overall Red Robin suit similar to his first Robin suit except with two "R"s as his logo instead of one. It is revealed later on in ''Detective Comics'' #965 that Tim Drake's origin story has reverted to that of the original universe, where he discovers Batman and Robin's identities after Jason Todd's death and became Robin before adopting the Red Robin persona.

Tim is primarily featured in ''Detective Comics'' as part of Batman and [[Batwoman]]'s new team in Gotham, along with [[Cassandra Cain|Orphan]], [[Stephanie Brown (character)|Spoiler]], and [[Clayface]].<ref name="Tynion IV 2016">{{Cite book|title=Detective Comics #934|last=Tynion IV|first=James T.|publisher=DC Comics|year=2016}}</ref> Batman and Batwoman were preparing this group to combat enemies known as the Colonists,<ref name=" Tynion IV 2016"/> later revealed to be a military group under the command of Batwoman's father, [[Jacob Kane]], who have modeled themselves after Batman in a more violent matter. After the team rescues Batman and Tim hacks their database to discover their plans, Jake sends two waves of Bat-Drones to take down the "League of Shadows", which will kill hundreds of innocents in the process.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Comics #938|last=Tynion IV|first=James T.|publisher=DC Comics|year=2016}}</ref> As his teammates evacuate the locations the drones were sent to, Tim hacks the drone's mission directive to make himself the sole target, knowing that the drones will stop once the target is eliminated.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book|title=Detective Comics #939|last=Tynion IV|first=James T.|publisher=DC Comics|year=2016}}</ref>

While Tim manages to take down the first wave of drones, he is killed apparently by the second wave, devastating the Bat-family and his former Teen Titans teammates.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Detective Comics #940|last=Tynion IV|first=James T.|publisher=DC Comics|year=2016}}</ref> However, just before Tim was blasted by the second wave, he is teleported to an unknown place by Mr. Oz and kept prisoner. Tim swore that his friends will find him.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #940</ref>

Later, Batman learns from Ascalon, a robotic entity created by the Order of St. Dumas, that Tim is still alive, with Batman resolving to find Tim.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #962</ref>

In Mr. Oz's prison, Tim is forced to relive his memories of the past. Realizing that Oz is using [[Kryptonian]] technology, Tim easily hacks into it and frees himself as Oz reveals himself to be [[Jor-El]] and disappears. As he tries to find a way out, Tim finds Batman but discovers this version of Batman is Tim Drake from the ''Titans Tomorrow'' future. Unable to accept a future where he decides to become Batman, Tim is forced to aid his older self in evading and containing a freed [[Doomsday (DC Comics)|Doomsday]]. Tim learns from his future self that Dick, Jason, and Damian all tried to be Batman, but either retired or was forced to be put down by Tim (in the case of Damian). After Doomsday is lured back to his cell, both Tims teleport out of Jor-El's prison and arrive in Gotham in the ''Titans Tomorrow'' future. Before being sent back, Tim is asked by his future self to apologize to Conner Kent, but the younger Tim has no idea who Conner is, although he later admits that the name is tugging at his heart, though he does not know why. Tim is incapacitated by his future self, as the latter decides to go back in time to kill Batwoman, the apparent cause of Tim becoming Batman.<ref>'' Detective Comics'' #965–966</ref> Tim returns to Gotham and is reunited with the Bat-family, but warns them about Future Tim.

After a battle with Ulysses Armstrong and Brother Eye, Tim leaves Gotham to investigate the alternate timelines, and Tim's restored memories of his past friends from Young Justice. This leads him to Metropolis, where he is reunited with Wonder Girl and [[Bart Allen|Impulse]], and meets [[Teen Lantern]] and Ginny Hex. The five young heroes later travel to Gemworld, where they are reunited with Superboy and meet Princess [[Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld|Amethyst]]. Soon lost in the Multiverse, Young Justice struggles to return home, with Tim taking on the new identity of Drake during an attack by his Earth-3 counterpart. However, this identity was retired shortly after returning to his universe, and Tim returned to being Robin.

=== Infinite Frontier (2021-present) ===
Following [[Infinite Frontier]], Tim's history is smoothed over again, restoring his pre-New 52 histories as Batman's third apprentice and re-establishing him as having been Robin since that time. In ''Batman: Urban Legends'', it is revealed that he and Stephanie Brown broke up off-panel and he reconnected with a friend from high school, [[Bernard Dowd (comics)|Bernard Dowd]]. Bernard is kidnapped,<ref>'' Batman: Urban Legends'' #4 (2021)</ref> sending Tim on a rescue mission while still trying to understand what he truly desires from life.<ref>'' Batman: Urban Legends'' #5</ref> During the rescue, Bernard tells Robin that his friend Tim helped him [[coming out|come out]] and understand himself, prompting Robin/Tim to realize his own identity as a bisexual man.<ref>{{cite web |title= DC Pride: Tim Drake Special #1 |url= https://www.dc.com/comics/dc-pride-tim-drake-special-2022/dc-pride-tim-drake-special-1 |website=DC |access-date=March 19, 2023 |date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> Afterward, out of costume, Bernard asks Tim on a date, which Tim accepts.<ref>''Batman: Urban Legends'' #6</ref> Tim would later tell Bruce (and the rest of the Batman Family off panel) about his breakup with Stephanie and new relationship with Bernard before moving to the Gotham marina on his own.<ref>''Batman: Urban Legends'' #10</ref> Tim Drake plays a minor role in assisting Batman during the "[[Joker War]]" and "[[Fear State]]" events.

In ''Tim Drake: Robin'', Tim lives on a house boat while working to forge his own path away from Batman.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #1''</ref> However, shortly after his move, Tim/Robin gets framed for a crime he didn't commit while investigating a series of murders happening to the marina residents. He works with Darcy Thomas/Sparrow (a former initiate in the We Are Robins movement) and Detective Williams to find the real culprit.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #2''</ref> But this is made more difficult by the appearance of glowing animals and mudlike creatures that take the form of trusted friends and family.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #3''</ref> Tim ultimately realizes that all these events are linked to a villain obsessed with him, with things coming to a head when Bernard gets kidnapped.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #4''</ref> Tim confronts the villain, a metahuman who uses the codename Moriarty and who dubs themselves Tim's nemesis.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #5''</ref> Tim defeats Moriarty and saves Bernard, and the couple confirm their commitment to each other.<ref>''Tim Drake: Robin #6''</ref>

In the main [[Batman|Batman comics]] written by [[Chip Zdarsky]], Tim Drake learns the existence of [[Failsafe (comics)|Failsafe]] (a robot that [[Zur-En-Arrh]] created in case Batman killed someone) and meets Zur-En-Arrh for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herbison |first=Andrew |date=2022-09-11 |title=DC's Unhinged Batman May Have a Secret Robin |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-of-zur-en-arrh-robin-costume-dc/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Batman 127 Robin Tim Drake Meets Zur-En-Arrh Banner - Comic Book Revolution |url=https://www.comicbookrevolution.com/batman-127-failsafe-part-three-review/batman-127-robin-tim-drake-meets-zur-en-arrh-banner/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.comicbookrevolution.com |language=en}}</ref> He tries assisting Batman as well as Zur-En-Arrh (who temporarily took over Batman's body), but watches helplessly as Failsafe teleports Batman to a different universe. Tim Drake goes through multiple universes, and finally rescues Batman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waldyn |first=Scott |date=2023-05-02 |title=Review: Batman #135 |url=https://thebatmanuniverse.net/batman-484/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Batman Universe |language=en-US}}</ref> He comes into [[Gotham War|conflict]] with Batman when Batman starts being aggressive toward his enemies, and fights [[Damian Wayne]]. He is temporarily captured by the villains, but escapes and helps Batman save the day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=2023-10-31 |title=Gotham War Finale Proves Who the Best Robin Is |url=https://www.superherohype.com/comics/553302-gotham-war-finale-proves-who-the-best-robin-is |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype |language=en-US}}</ref> Tim Drake finds Bruce Wayne again after he escapes from his prison, and convinces Bruce to open up and rely on his family again.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Will Salmon |date=2024-05-07 |title=Batman #147 debuts a new look for the Caped Crusader - but his enemies are only getting stronger |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/batman-147-new-suit/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Tim Drake helps Batman and the Bat-family rescue Damian and defeat Zur-En-Arrh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} |date=2024-06-02 |title=Tim Drake Loses The Robin Redbreast In Batman #148 (Spoilers) |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tim-drake-loses-the-robin-redbreast-in-batman-148-spoilers/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> Bruce Wayne builds a new home for the Bat-family calling it the Pennyworth Manor as a new base after regaining his money.

== Characterization ==
Tim Drake's character has been officially described as being a "self-made" hero who adopted the role of Robin following Jason Todd's death, is a fan of the Batman/Robin duo enough, and is noted for his compassion as a superhero. Additionally, he is described as possessing an analytical mind and highly intelligent, his detective abilities comparable to [[Batman]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=DC Infinite Encyclopedia: Red  Robin |url=https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/red-robin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511105413/https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/red-robin/ |archive-date=2021-05-11 |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=www.dcuniverseinfinite.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official DC Comics Website: Tim Drake |url=https://www.dc.com/characters/tim-drake |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=DC |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Skills and abilities==
Similar to Batman, Tim Drake possess no inherent super-powers and instead relies of a combination of physical abilities and technology; As Robin, Tim Drake underwent training from numerous characters ([[Batman]] primarily,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beatty |first=Scott |title=Batman: Secret Files and Origins #1 |publisher=DC Comics |year=1997}}</ref> [[Dick Grayson]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dixon |first=Chuck |title=Nightwing : love and bullets |date=2000 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=1-56389-613-3 |location=New York, NY |oclc=44104480}}</ref> [[Henri Ducard]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dixon |first=Chuck |title=Robin. Volume 1, Reborn |date=2015 |publisher=DC Comics |others=Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle, Tom Lyle, Dick Giordano, Steve Mitchell, Bob Smith |isbn=978-1-4012-5857-3 |location=Burbank, CA |oclc=919041842}}</ref> [[Cassandra Cain]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gabrych |first=Andersen |title=Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins #1: "Taking Sides" |publisher=DC Comics |year=2005}}</ref> and [[Lady Shiva]]).<ref name=":0" /> Due to the training, he his proficient in numerous martial artis: [[Aikido]], [[Karate]], [[Boxing]], [[Judo]], [[Chinese martial arts|Kung Fu]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first=Jon |title=Robin v2 #103 |publisher=DC Comics |year=2002}}</ref> [[Tai chi|Tai Chi]],<ref name=":1" /> [[Krav Maga]],<ref>{{Cite book |title=Futures end |date=2014–2015 |others=Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen, Patrick Zircher, Ethan Van Sciver |isbn=978-1-4012-5244-1 |location=New York, NY |oclc=884480187}}</ref> and esoteric Tibetian martial styles which include healing arts (which utilize pressure points).<ref name=":0" /> In battle, he also favors a [[Bō|bo staff]].<ref name=":0" /> These abilities would improve as Red Robin, making him an expert martial artist.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=The DC comics encyclopedia : the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe |date=2021 |others=Matthew K. Manning, Stephen Wiacek, Melanie Scott, Nick Jones, Landry Q. Walker, Alan Cowsill |isbn=978-0-7440-2056-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1253363543}}</ref>

Compared to Batman's other male proteges ("Robins"), the character's analytical mind and intelligence is highlighted;<ref name=":3" /> considered a genius with an IQ of 142,<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |title=Batman and Robin Eternal. Volume 1 |date=2016 |others=James, IV Tynion, Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Jackson Lanzing |isbn=978-1-4012-5967-9 |location=Burbank, CA |oclc=933560484}}</ref> he is considered a highly apt detective that allows skills in and [[forensic science]] and [[criminology]],<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=DC ultimate character guide |date=2019 |others=Melanie Scott (Author) |isbn=978-1-4654-7975-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1089398386}}</ref> highly skilled in computer operation and hacking,<ref name=":5" /> and is knowledgeable in various fields of science; he displayed knowledge in biology, engineering, and genetics apt enough to attempt at re-cloning [[Superboy]] and designing one of the Bat-Family's base-of-operations.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=May 2006 |title=[[Teen Titans]] |issue=#34 |volume=3 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]] |penciller=[[Tony Daniel|Daniel, Tony S.]] |inker=Conrad, Kevin |coinkers=[[Art Thibert|Thibert, Art]]}}</ref> He is considered a natural leader, having led various teams,<ref name=":2" /> and is fluent in several other languages including  Cantonese,<ref>{{Cite comic |date=August 2010 |title=Red Robin |issue=13 |volume=1 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza|Nicieza, Fabian]] |penciller=[[Marcus To|To, Marcus]] |inker=McCarthy, Ray |coinkers=McKenna, Mark}}</ref> Russian,<ref>{{Cite comic |date=February 2011 |title=Red Robin |issue=18 |volume=1 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza|Nicieza, Fabian]] |penciller=[[Marcus To|To, Marcus]] |inker=McCarthy, Ray}}</ref> Spanish<ref name="redrobin1" /> and German.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=October 2009 |title=Red Robin |issue=#3 |volume= |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |writer=[[Christopher Yost|Yost, Christopher]] |penciller=Bachs, Ramon |inker=Major, Guy}}</ref>

==Costumes==

Tim Drake's original Robin costume had a red torso, yellow stitching and belt, black boots, green short sleeves, gloves, and pants. He wore a cape made of Kevlar and Nomex that was black on the outside and yellow on the inside. This costume was different from that of his predecessors in that it provided increased protection with an armored [[tunic]] and [[gorget]], long boots, an emergency "R" [[shuriken]] on his chest in addition to the traditional [[batarang]]s and a collapsible bo staff as the character's primary weapon.

Following ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' and ''52'', Tim Drake modified his costume to favor a mostly red and black color scheme in tribute to his friend [[Conner Kent|Superboy (Kon-El)]], who died fighting Earth-Prime's [[Superman-Prime|Superboy]]. This Robin costume had a red torso, long sleeves, and pants, with a cape that was black on the outside and yellow on the inside. It also had yellow stitching and a matching belt, a black domino mask, gloves, and boots. It bears a striking resemblance to Bob Kane's unused design for Batman.

Tim Drake resumed the motif of a red and black costume when he took on the identity of the [[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]. The Red Robin costume consisted of a long-sleeved red tunic, along with black boots, tights, gloves, cape, and cowl. It also included a black-and-gold utility belt that carries Drake's weaponry, such as his bo staff and throwing discs. After Drake's confrontation with Ra's al Ghul in ''Red Robin'' #12, the costume was slightly altered with spiked gauntlets, a cropped tunic, and a new utility belt.

The theme of a red and black costume continued in 2011 with Tim Drake's ''[[The New 52|New 52]]'' Red Robin outfit. The costume was altered considerably, as it was a single-piece red and black costume, with assorted belts on his waist and legs. The full cowl was replaced with a black domino mask, similar to his previous two Robin costume designs. His chest harness was attached to a set of rocket-powered wings, designed by Virgil Hawkins a.k.a. [[Static (DC Comics)|Static]], that allow the Red Robin the ability to fly. He continued to use his bo staff and other assorted equipment.

In the 2016 ''[[DC Rebirth]]'' relaunch, Tim Drake maintains the role of the Red Robin. This Red Robin costume serves as a homage to his first Robin costume. His costume is returned to a similar look as his original Robin costume consisting of a red torso, yellow utility belt, black pants, green short sleeves, gloves, and boots. He also has a new cape that is black on the outside and yellow on the inside, similar to the Robin cape. While his Red Robin suit is similar to his first Robin suit, it has two "R"s as his logo instead of one, to show that he is no longer Robin and now the Red Robin. The mask is similar to his ''New 52'' domino mask. His bo staff remains his primary weapon.

With the revived ''[[Young Justice]]'' series, Tim has returned to the identity of Robin. His new costume shares similarities with his ''DC Rebirth'' suit; however, it has various adjustments and revisions. His suit still has the red torso, black pants, and armored sleeves; however, his pants now merge into split-toed boots with green highlights, losing the green leg guards. He has replaced the bulkier arm guards with smaller arm guards with blades similar to Damian Wayne's Robin suit. His cape, while still black and gold, is now scalloped to look similar to his later OYL cape. Tim's double-R logo has been replaced with his original single "R" logo. He continues to use a bo-staff as his primary weapon.

For a brief period in ''Young Justice'', Tim adopted the Drake identity, wielding a bo staff and wearing a capeless brown suit with black on the arms and boots and gold accents, before returning to his original Robin costume in ''Young Justice'' (vol. 3) #19.

In the 2025 ''Batman'' series, Tim Drake takes on a significantly redesigned costume, sporting a more angular red-and-yellow design and missing the prominent green of other Robin costumes. The "R" logo is yellow, and more angular than previous designs. This costume is designed to match with the new Batman costume from the same series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DMlZEIGsP05/?utm_source=ig_embed |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

==Other versions==
{{Further|Alternate versions of Robin}}

* An alternate timeline variant of Tim Drake who became Batman following Bruce Wayne's death appears in ''[[Titans Tomorrow]]''.<ref name="TTvol3no17">{{Cite comic |date=December 2004 |title=Teen Titans |issue=#17 |volume=3 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]] |penciller=[[Mike McKone|McKone, Mike]]}}</ref>
* An alternate timeline variant of Tim Drake who became Batman following [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]]' death appears in ''[[The New 52: Futures End]]''.
* An alternate universe variant of Tim Drake appears in ''[[DC Comics Bombshells]]''. This version is a former prisoner of Katherine-Webb Kane's orphanage, where he was forced to build robots for the [[Axis powers]].<ref>''DC Bombshells'' #7</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Tim Drake appears in ''Nightwing: The New Order''.<ref>''Nightwing: The New Order'' (2017)</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Tim Drake who was infected by the [[Anti-Life Equation]] and subsequently killed by Batman appears in ''[[DCeased]]''.

==In other media==
{{See also|Robin in other media}}

===Television===
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in media set in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU). Similarly to [[Jason Todd]], this version displays a rebellious personality and was originally a street thief whose father Steven Drake was killed by [[Two-Face]].
** Tim first appears in ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', voiced by [[Mathew Valencia]].<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Robin / Tim Drake Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Robin-Tim-Drake/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
** Tim appears in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Knight Time",<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Knight Time|series=Superman: The Animated Series|series-link=Superman: The Animated Series|credits=Writer: [[Robert Goodman]], Director: Curt Geda|network=[[The WB Television Network|The WB]]|air-date=October 10, 1998|season=3|number=43}}</ref> voiced again by Mathew Valencia.<ref name="btva2" />
** Tim makes guest appearances in ''[[Static Shock]]'',<ref>{{Cite episode|title=The Big Leagues|series=Static Shock|series-link=Static Shock|credits=Writer: Len Uhley, Director: Dave Chlystek|network=[[The WB Television Network|The WB]]|air-date=January 26, 2002|season=2|number=14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Future Shock |series=Static Shock |series-link=Static Shock |network=[[The WB Television Network|The WB]] |season=4 |number=40 |credits=Writer: Stan Berkowitz, Director: Victor Dal Chele |air-date=January 17, 2004}}</ref> voiced by [[Eli Marienthal]] in the episode "The Big Leagues" and [[Shane Sweet]] in "Future Shock".<ref name="btva2" />
** Tim makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' episode "Hereafter". Additionally, an alternate timeline variant of Tim makes a cameo appearance in "The Savage Time".
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by Cameron Bowen.<ref name="btva2" /> This version is a member of the [[List of Young Justice characters#Founding Members|Team]] whose costume is primarily based on that of his appearance in "One Year Later". In the third and fourth seasons, ''[[Young Justice: Outsiders|Outsiders]]'' and ''Phantoms'', he joins [[Batman Inc.]] and the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]] respectively.
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in ''[[Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]],'' voiced by [[Scott Menville]]. He appears in the episode, "The Best Robin", as a member of Team Robin, alongside [[Carrie Kelley]] and [[Dick Grayson|Silver Age Robin]].  
* Tim Drake appears in ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'', portrayed by [[Jay Lycurgo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Jacob |title=Jay Lycurgo Tapped To Play Tim Drake In 'Titans' Season 3 |url=https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/01/28/jay-lycurgo-tim-drake-titans-season-3/ |website=Full Circle Cinema |access-date=January 28, 2021 |date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128170338/https://fullcirclecinema.com/2021/01/28/jay-lycurgo-tim-drake-titans-season-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This version is a delivery boy who idolizes Batman. After deducing [[Dick Grayson (Titans character)|Nightwing]]'s identity and following Jason Todd / Robin's death, Drake approaches the former to become the new Robin and join the [[Teen Titans|Titans]], but is turned down. Nonetheless, he assists them in finding [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane]] and a resurrected Todd, only to be killed by the former. In the afterlife, Tim meets and joins forces with [[Donna Troy]] and [[Hank Hall]] to escape. Eventually, Drake rejoins the Titans to help them save Gotham City from Crane and is invited by Nightwing to join the team in [[San Francisco]]. In the fourth season, Tim becomes the new Robin and starts a romance with Bernard Fitzmartin, a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist and ally to the Titans.

===Film===
* The DCAU incarnation of Tim Drake / Robin appears in ''[[Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman]]'', voiced again by Eli Marienthal.<ref name="btva2" />
* The DCAU incarnation of Tim Drake / Robin appears in ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'', voiced by [[Dean Stockwell]] as an adult and again by Mathew Valencia as a teenager.<ref name="btva2" /><ref name="btva3">{{cite web |title=Tim Drake Voice - ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (Movie) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Batman-Beyond-Return-of-the-Joker/Tim-Drake/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> In flashbacks, he was kidnapped, tortured, and brainwashed by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and [[Harley Quinn]], who turned him into a miniature version of the former nicknamed Joker Jr. and secretly embedded stolen [[Project Cadmus]] technology into him. Batman and [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]] eventually rescued him, but Drake killed the Joker during the confrontation and was left traumatized. Over the course of two decades, Drake received treatment and therapy from Dr. [[Leslie Thompkins]], was forced into retiring as Robin by Batman, got married, and found work as a communications engineer. He is later possessed by the Joker via the Cadmus technology, but is freed by [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis / Batman II]]. While recovering in the hospital, Drake reconciles with the original Batman and approves of McGinnis as a worthy successor to Bruce Wayne.
* Tim Drake as Red Robin appears in the ''[[Batman Unlimited]]'' film series, voiced by [[Yuri Lowenthal]].<ref name="btva5">{{cite web |title=Red Robin / Tim Drake Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Red-Robin-Tim-Drake/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* A young, alternate universe variant of Tim Drake appears in ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]'', voiced by [[Tara Strong]].
* A [[Feudal Japan]]-inspired incarnation of Tim Drake / Red Robin appears in ''[[Batman Ninja]]'', voiced by [[Kengo Kawanishi]] in Japanese and [[Will Friedle]] in English.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/batman-ninja/ |title=Ninjabattoman BATMAN NINJA kōshiki saito [2018-nen 6 tsuki 15-nichi (kin) gekijō kōkai] |date=2018-06-15 |access-date=2018-07-03 |website=[[Warner Bros.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505030503/https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/batman-ninja/ |archive-date=2022-05-05 |url-status=live |language=ja |script-title=ja:ニンジャバットマン BATMAN NINJA公式サイト【2018年6月15日(金) 劇場公開】 |trans-title=Batman Ninja Official Website [Released in theaters on Friday, June 15, 2018]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Batman Ninja Anime's English Trailer Reveals Dub Cast, Home Video Release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/batman-ninja-anime-english-trailer-reveals-dub-cast-home-video-release/.127749|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 3, 2018|date=February 13, 2018|first=Karen|last=Ressler|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125164918/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/batman-ninja-anime-english-trailer-reveals-dub-cast-home-video-release/.127749|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="btva5" />
* Tim Drake appears in ''[[Batman: Death in the Family]]'', voiced by Nick Carson.<ref name="btva4">{{cite web |title=Batkid / Tim Drake Voice - ''DC Showcase: Death in the Family'' (Short) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/shorts/DC-Showcase-Death-in-the-Family/Batkid-Tim-Drake/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> Based on the viewer's choices, Tim can save Jason Todd / Red Robin from Two-Face and convince him not to kill him. Following this, Todd reforms and adopts Tim as his sidekick, '''Bat Kid'''.
* Tim Drake appears in ''[[Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League]]'', voiced by [[Kengo Kawanishi]] in Japanese and Nathan Wilson in English.<ref name="btva5" />
* Tim Drake as Robin will appear in the animated adaptation of ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]''

===Video games===
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in ''[[Batman: Dark Tomorrow]]'', voiced by [[Jonathan Roumie]].<ref name="btva2" />
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu]]'', voiced by [[Scott Menville]].<ref name="btva2" />
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]'', voiced by [[Wil Wheaton]].<ref name="btva2" />
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Young Justice: Legacy]]'', voiced again by Cameron Bowen.<ref name="btva2" />
* Tim Drake as Robin and Red Robin appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Tim Drake as Red Robin appears in the mobile version of ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''.
* Tim Drake as Robin appears in ''[[Infinite Crisis (video game)|Infinite Crisis]]'', voiced again by Cameron Bowen.
* Tim Drake as Red Robin makes a cameo appearance in [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Cyborg]]'s ending in ''[[Injustice 2]]'' as a member of the [[Teen Titans]] who was killed years prior.
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Gotham Knights (video game)|Gotham Knights]]'', voiced by Sloane Morgan Siegel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parijat |first=Shubhankar |date=September 3, 2020 |title=''Gotham Knights'' Reveals Its Voice Cast |url=https://gamingbolt.com/gotham-knights-reveals-its-voice-cast |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=GamingBolt |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva2" />
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as an obtainable outfit in ''[[Fortnite: Battle Royale]]'' as part of the Chapter 6: Season 3 Battle Pass. His Red Robin outfit is included in an unlockable alternative style.

====Lego====
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman: The Videogame]]'', voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]].<ref>'' Game Informer'' features a two-page gallery of the many heroes and villains who appear in the game with a picture for each character and a descriptive paragraph. See "''Lego Batman'': Character Gallery", ''Game Informer'' #186 (October 2008): 92.</ref>
* Tim Drake as Robin and Red Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[Charlie Schlatter]].
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham]]'', voiced again by Charlie Schlatter.
* Tim Drake as Robin appears as a non-playable character in ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'', voiced again by [[Scott Menville]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Warburton |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Warburton |user=doa1984 |number=626464109106724864 |date=July 29, 2015 |title=@DennisParkerNL ha ha no it's Tim. He's more of a 'fun' character. Just wanted to make sure Damien got a lil love too. |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
* Tim Drake as Red Robin appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by Cameron Bowen.

====''Batman: Arkham''====
{{Further|Batman: Arkham}}
Tim Drake as Robin appears in the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' series. This version is darker and gritter than his comics' counterpart, a decision made by the producers to have him fit with the series' overall tone. Additionally, he dates, later marries, [[Barbara Gordon]].
* Robin first appears in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', voiced by [[Troy Baker]]. He initially makes a cameo appearance in the story mode as an NPC before becoming a playable character in the ''Harley Quinn's Revenge'' [[Downloadable content|DLC]] and several "challenge maps". Furthermore, his comics Red Robin suit and [[Dick Grayson]]'s Robin costume from ''Batman: The Animated Series'' appear as alternate skins.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Greg|title=Batman: Arkham City – Everyone Probably Gets Robin|date=June 14, 2011 |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/06/14/batman-arkham-city-everyone-probably-gets-robin|publisher=IGN|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906071725/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/14/batman-arkham-city-everyone-probably-gets-robin|url-status=live}}</ref>
* A mind-controlled Robin appears as a boss in ''[[Batman: Arkham City Lockdown]]''.
* Robin appears in ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'', voiced by [[Matthew Mercer]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Mercer |first=Matthew |author-link=Matthew Mercer |user=matthewmercer |number=596430660346060800 |date=May 7, 2015 |title=I am extremely proud to announce that I am the voice of Tim Drake (Robin) in #ArkhamKnight! http://t.co/sbFkxjEooB |language=en |access-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818013351/https://twitter.com/matthewmercer/status/596430660346060800 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He initially appears as a "Dual-Play" character in the story mode and the ''Batgirl: A Matter of Family'' DLC before becoming a playable character in the ''A Flip of the Coin'' DLC as well as the challenge maps. Moreover, his classic, ''[[The New 52|New 52]]'', and ''[[One Year Later (comics)|One Year Later]]'' suits from the comics and Dick Grayson's Robin costume from ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1966) all appear as alternate skins.
* Robin makes a minor appearance in ''[[Batman: Arkham VR]]'', voiced by [[Tom Austen]].<ref name="btva2" />

===Miscellaneous===
* The DCAU incarnation of Tim Drake appears in ''[[Batman Beyond (comic book)|Batman Beyond]]'' (vol. 2). Despite being freed from the Joker's control by Batman II, Drake struggles to maintain his sanity. Bruce Wayne later offers him a job at Wayne Incorporated as a communications expert, with the latter accepting on the condition that Bruce not involve him in further vigilantism and pay for his children's college tuition.<ref>''Batman Beyond Unlimited'' #2 (May 2012)</ref>
* The ''Injustice'' incarnation of Tim Drake / Red Robin appears in the ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics)|Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' prequel comic as a new member of the Teen Titans. Following the Joker destroying Metropolis and [[Superman]] killing him in retaliation, the Titans join [[Conner Kent|Superboy]] in fighting Superman. However, Superboy is mortally wounded and the Titans are forced to exile themselves to the [[Phantom Zone]] to save him.
* The ''Injustice'' incarnation of Tim Drake / Red Robin appears in the ''[[Injustice 2 (comics)|Injustice 2]]'' prequel comic, during which he is killed by [[General Zod]] amidst Batman's Insurgency's effort to rescue the Titans from the Phantom Zone.

==Collected editions==
Tim Drake's earliest appearances as Robin were reprinted in trade paperback form shortly after their original publication. However, the ongoing series ''Robin'' was not regularly reprinted in trade paperbacks until the beginning of Bill Willingham's run as a writer with issue #121. The entire series was reprinted from that point onwards, as was its successor ongoing series ''Red Robin''. All trade paperbacks from this period have since gone out of print.

Beginning in 2015, DC began publishing new editions of trade paperbacks collecting Robin-centric stories starring Tim Drake. These collections began with the story arcs "Rite of Passage" and "Identity Crisis", and continued onward to include the three ''Robin'' miniseries and begin collecting the ''Robin'' ongoing series. Publication of these trade paperbacks stopped after five volumes.

As of 2024, ''Robin'' (vol.4) #23-120 have never been fully republished in trade paperback, though select issues have been republished in other collections that had multi-series crossover arcs (such as ''Robin'' (vol.4) #27-30 being collected in the ''Batman: Contagion'' trade paperback).

Beginning in 2024, a new paperback compendium collecting Chuck Dixon and Alan Grant's run as writers, titled ''Robin: Tim Drake,'' was released, containing previously collected material alongside stories never before included in a Tim Drake story collection.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Material collected
! class="unsortable" | Release date
! class="unsortable" | ISBN
|-
! colspan="4" | Original trade paperback collections
|-
| '''''Robin: A Hero Reborn'''''
| ''Batman'' #455-457, ''Robin'' #1-5
| June 1991
| {{ISBNT|978-1-56389-029-1}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Tragedy and Triumph'''''
| ''Detective Comics'' #618-621, ''Robin II: The Joker's Wild!'' #1-4
| November 1993
| {{ISBNT|978-1-56389-078-9}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Flying Solo'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #1-4, material from ''Showcase '94'' #5-6
| July 2000
| {{ISBNT|978-1-56389-609-5}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Unmasked!'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #121–125
| September 2004
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-0235-4}}
|-
| '''''Robin/Batgirl: Fresh Blood'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #132–133; ''Batgirl'' (vol. 2) #58–59
| September 2005
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-0433-4}}
|-
| '''''Robin: To Kill a Bird'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #134–139
| April 2006
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-0909-4}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Days of Fire and Madness'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #140–145
| August 2006
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-0911-7}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Wanted'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #148–153
| March 2007
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-1225-4}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Teenage Wasteland'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #154–162
| November 2007
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-1480-7}}
|-
| '''''Robin: The Big Leagues'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #163–167
| March 2008
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-1673-3}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Violent Tendencies'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #170–174; ''Robin/Spoiler Special'' #1
| December 2008
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-1988-8}}
|-
| '''''Robin: Search for a Hero'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #175–183
| August 2009
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-2310-6}}
|-
| '''''Red Robin: The Grail'''''
| ''Red Robin'' #1–5
| April 2010
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-2619-0}}
|-
| '''''Red Robin: Collision'''''
| ''Red Robin'' #6–12, ''Batgirl'' (vol. 3) #8
| September 2010
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-2883-5}}
|-
| '''''Red Robin: The Hit List'''''
| ''Red Robin'' #13–17
| June 2011
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-3165-1}}
|-
| '''''Red Robin: 7 Days of Death'''''
| ''Red Robin'' #18–21, 23–26, ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #92
| March 2012
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-3364-8}}
|-
| '''''Tim Drake: Robin Vol. 1'''''
| ''Tim Drake: Robin'' #1-6, "Elephant in the Room" (from ''DC Pride: Tim Drake Special'' #1)
| September 26, 2023
| {{ISBNT|978-1-77952-057-9}}
|-
| '''''Tim Drake: Robin Vol. 2'''''
| ''Tim Drake: Robin'' #7-10, ''Urban Legends'' #4-6, and #10
| April 16, 2024
| {{ISBNT|978-1-77952-491-1}}
|-
! colspan="4" | New edition trade paperback collections
|-
| '''''Robin Vol. 1: Reborn'''''
| ''Batman'' #455–457, ''Detective Comics'' #618–621 and ''Robin'' #1–5
| November 2015
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-5857-3}}
|-
| '''''Robin Vol. 2: Triumphant'''''
| ''Batman'' #465, 467–469, ''Robin II: The Joker's Wild!'' #1–4 and ''Robin III: Cry of the Huntress'' #1–6
| March 2016
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-6089-7}}
|-
| '''''Robin Vol. 3: Solo'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #1–5, ''Robin Annual'' #1–2 and material from ''Showcase '93'' #5–6, 11–12
| December 2016
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-6362-1}}
|-
| '''''Robin Vol. 4: Turning Point'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #6–13, #0 and material from ''Showcase '94'' #5–6
| July 2017
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-6587-8}}
|-
| '''''Robin Vol. 5: War of the Dragons'''''
| ''Robin'' (vol. 4) #14–22, ''Robin Annual'' #3 and ''Detective Comics'' #685–686
| January 2018
| {{ISBNT|978-1-4012-7512-9}}
|-
! colspan="4" | Compendium collections
|-
| '''''Robin: Tim Drake Compendium Book One'''''
| ''Batman'' #455-457, #465-469, #480, ''Detective Comics'' #618-621, ''Robin (vol. 1)'' #1-5, ''Robin II: The Joker's Wild!'' #1-4, ''Robin III: Cry of the Huntress'' #1-6, ''Robin (vol. 2)'' #1-5, ''Robin Annual'' #1-2, ''Superman (vol. 2)'' #70, ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #14, and stories from ''Batman 80-Page Giant'' #2 and ''Showcase '93'' #1-6, #11-12.
| July 23, 2024
| {{ISBNT|978-1-77952-593-2}}
|-
|}

==Other collected editions==
* '''''Batman: A Lonely Place Of Dying'''''
* '''''Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest''''' (new edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #7)
* '''''Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: KnightsEnd''''' (new edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #8–9 and 11–13)
* '''''Batman: Zero Hour''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #10)
* '''''Batman: Prodigal''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #11–13)
* '''''Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder ''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #25-26)
* '''''Batman: Contagion''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #27–30)
* '''''Batman: Legacy''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #31–33)
* '''''Robin, the Boy Wonder: A Celebration of 75 Years''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #46)
* '''''Batman: Cataclysm''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #52-53)
* '''''Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 1''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #54)
* '''''Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 2''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #67)
* '''''Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 3''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #68–72)
* '''''Batman: No Man's Land Vol. 4''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #73)
* '''''Batman Arkham Asylum Special''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #85)
* '''''Batman: New Gotham Vol. 2: Officer Down''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #86)
* '''''Bruce Wayne: Murderer?''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #98–99)
* '''''Batman: War Games Vol. 1''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #121, 126–129)
* '''''Batman: War Games Vol. 2''''' (modern edition) (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #130–131)
* '''''Teen Titans Vol. 5: Life and Death''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #146–147)
* '''''Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul''''' (''Robin'' (vol. 4) #168–169 and ''Annual'' #7)
* '''''Batman: Gotham Shall Be Judged''''' (''Red Robin'' #22)
* '''''Tim Drake: Pride Special #1''''' (''Urban Legends'' #4-6, 10 and "Elephant in the Room")

==See also==
{{Portal|Comics|Speculative fiction}}
*[[Alternative versions of Robin]]
*[[List of Batman supporting characters]]
*[[List of DC Comics characters]]
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dccomics.com/characters/robin Robin] at DC Comics' official website
* [https://www.dccomics.com/characters/tim-drake Tim Drake] at DC Comics' official website
* {{Gcdb|type=character|search=Tim+Drake|title=Tim Drake}}
* {{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=4484|title=Timothy "Tim" Drake}}
* {{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=84|title=Robin (Tim Drake)}}
* {{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=32631|title=Red Robin (Tim Wayne)}}
* [http://www.thebatsquad.net/robin/index.html Tim Drake's Bibliography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008010926/http://www.cindycenter.com/FreddieFinal.mp3 Podcast interview with Robin comics artist Freddie Williams II]

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