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Robin in all his Glory
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Most people think that Detective Comics # 38 was the first appearance of Robin, but actually he has always been there.  Back then people just weren't as observant as we are today.
Fortunately little dogs with nicely combed hair are here to set the record straight.  DC produced various covers of some of their titles which today are extremely rare.
For example here's Detective Comics 24 (technically the first appearance of Robin and pre-dating Batman's first arrival.
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Next up is Detective Comics 29.  Where Robin heroically saves the day.  It was this book that made the Golden-age,.... GOLDEN
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Breath-taking isn't it?

But there's more.  Not wanting to stop there, DC really outdid themselves, Recognizing how more important Robin is than boring old Batman, Robin is forefront on the cover of Detective 31.
Not only forefront, but foremost in our hearts.
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Oh sure Batman finally got some traction (thanks to history revisionists) but it wasn't uncommon to see Batman relegated to a mere honorable mention, while Robin was hot muscle to deal with.

Here's Detective 35 Variant.

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Detective Comics 37 shows Robin not remaining on the sidelines, as he's about to prevent Batman from being double-teamed.
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Detective Comics wasn't the only title to have variant cover treatment (before it became a thing).  Here's House of Secrets 92, which puzzled Wrightson but he drew it anyway.
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Sometimes DC would tend to "over-explain" things to us.
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Bob Kane drew a goofy arm.  I kept it, as best I could.
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can you add Robin to Tec 27 and Action 1 ?

Edited by Gotham Kid

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