Tim Drake

Timothy "Tim" Drake is a fictional character, a comic book superhero from the DC Comics universe. As the third and current Robin in the Batman comics, he serves as Batman's sidekick, and a superhero in his own right. DC Comics was left uncertain about readers' decision to kill Jason Todd, wondering if they felt Batman should be a lone vigilante, disliked Todd specifically, or just wanted to see if DC would actually kill the character. (See also: Batman: A Death in the Family). In addition, the 1989 Batman film did not feature Robin. Regardless, Batman editor Denny O'Neil introduced a new Robin. Tim Drake, who is to become the new Robin, first appears in a flashback in Batman #436 (August 1989). Drake first appears as a 13-year-old boy who has followed the adventures of Batman and Robin ever since witnessing the murder of the Flying Graysons when he was a child. This connects Drake to Dick Grayson, the first Robin, establishing a link that DC hoped would help readers accept this new... full article at wikipedia