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For a turn of years , Stephanie Brown ’s incumbency asRobinwas long forgotten byDC Comics , but with the publisher’sInfinite Frontierinitiative incorporating old stories into continuity , it seems she ’s easy being recognized for her time in the tights . While she continues to control as Spoiler , Stephanie ’s brief time as Robin was complicated and after a few mention of it , it ’s obvious it ’s been overlooked .
Stephanie Brown first appeared inDetective Comics # 647 in which she becomes Spoiler to help Batman stop her male parent , the villain Cluemaster . When Tim Drake , the third Robin and Stephanie ’s boyfriend , reluctantly retire , she convinced Batman totrain her as the next Robinin 2004’sRobin # 126 . Stephanie had a poor time as Robin both in persistence and in material life , and her metre was ended when she was fired two subject later by Batman after she disobeyed him in the field of operation . judge to make up for her insubordination , she accidentally initiates a Gotham - wide gang war . This resulted in her death at the manus of Black Mask , which was finally retconned . Stephanie then function as Batgirl in the pre - Modern 52era before returning to the Spoiler identity and having most of her continuity erased .
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InRobins # 1by Tim Seely and Baldemar Rivas , Stephanie is recognized as a Robin , but only to a certain extent . While in this outcome DC throw her the credit of being theonly female Robin in main canon , she ’s still show to have her own dubiousness in the Robin bequest saying she worries she ’s " come in her value in something she ’ll never be again " . Over in the Damian Wayne ’s solo seriesRobin # 5 , she say she ’s always felt like an foreigner amongst the Robins . Stephanie by all odds held the rubric of Robin and struggle alongside Batman , but she will always be disqualified due to the fact that Dick , Jason , Tim , and Damian all had farseeing career as the hero before proceed on . These other Robins were also written and drawn by a multitude of gifted writer and creative person over the years . Stephanie did n’t have anything like the same vulnerability in the role , of which she deserves .
What Steph could use is another period operating as Robin . InRobins , she put an exact day amount on her fourth dimension with Batman : 71 day , though Tim points out she was suspended for three week of that . Stephanie says she feels like an jock who peak early . WithTim Drake using the name " Red Robin " againand Damian having left the Bat - Family behind , it ’s the perfect time for Stephanie to suit up as Robin . It ’s commonplace for the Robins to work alone now , which would tolerate for Stephanie to be Robin and not have to make alongside Batman , as he would most likely disapprove . It would also be possible to give her some flashback stories to make her history more concrete much like what was shown in theRobin eightieth Anniversary 100 - Page Super Spectacular . Either way , Stephanie ’s impingement on the legacy could be much grander , and after her sentence as one of the Batgirls , who would n’t want that ?
While it ’s good to see that DC is recognise Stephanie ’s backstory , she still is n’t being given the credit she deserve . Before Damian officially calls it quits and themantle is ultimately nullify , DCComicsneeds to make it a precedency to narrate some more memorable stories withStephanie Brownsuited up asRobin .
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