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Robin: Tim Drake Compendium #1

DC · Series began 2024 · [September] 2024

Dates

Cover date
[September] 2024
On sale
July 23, 2024
Pages
1132

Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 978177952593255999

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Story arc: Eclipso: The Darkness Within

This is part 21 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #1
  2. Superman: The Man of Steel Annual (1992) #1
  3. Green Lantern Annual (1992) #1
  4. Detective Comics Annual (1988) #5
  5. Superman Annual (1987) #4
  6. Demon Annual (1992) #1
  7. Justice League America Annual (1991) #6
  8. Flash Annual (1987) #5
  9. Green Arrow Annual (1988) #5
  10. Action Comics Annual (1987) #4
  11. Hawkworld Annual (1990) #3
  12. Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual (1992) #1
  13. Robin Annual (1992) #1
  14. The New Titans Annual (1989) #8
  15. Justice League Europe Annual (1990) #3
  16. L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 Annual (1992) #3
  17. Wonder Woman Annual (1988) #3
  18. Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) #4
  19. Batman Annual (1961) #16
  20. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #2
  21. Robin: Tim Drake Compendium (2024) #1

Creators

pencils: Tom Grummett, Damion Scott, Steve Pugh, Norm Breyfogle, Kevin Breyfogle, Brian Bolland, Tom Lyle, Kevin Maguire, Michael Netzer, Jim Aparo, Jon Bogdanove, Dan Jurgens, Sam Kieth, Mike Zeck, Grant Miehm, Arthur Adams, Ed Hannigan, Michael Golden, José Luis García-López, Kieron Dwyer, Jim Balent, George Pérez, Bob McLeod, Alan Davis, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Kelley Jones, Matt Wagner, Tom Mandrake, Chris Sprouse, Eduardo Barreto, Travis Charest, Stephen DeStefano, Graham Nolaninks: Scott Hanna, Robert Campanella, Steve Pugh, Norm Breyfogle, Dick Giordano, Steve Mitchell, Brian Bolland, Bob Smith, Tom Lyle, Andy Mushynsky, Michael Netzer, Jim Aparo, Dennis Janke, Brett Breeding, Sam Kieth, Mike Zeck, José Marzán Jr., Terry Austin, Ed Hannigan, Fred Fredericks, Michael Golden, José Luis García-López, Frank McLaughlin, Carlos Pedrazzini, George Pérez, Bob McLeod, Mark Farmer, Ray Kryssing, Neal Adams, Kelley Jones, Matt Wagner, Tom Mandrake, Diego Barreto, Graham Nolancolors: Lee Loughridge, Patrick Martin, Noelle Giddings, Adrienne Roy, Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmore, Brett Breeding, Bob LeRose, Mike Zeck, Steve Oliff, Joe Orlando, Kiko Taganashi, Michael Golden, Kirk Mobert, Tom McCraw, Olyoptics, Gloria Vasquez, Joe Schiettino, Brian Bollandscript: Ian Edginton, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Louise Simonson, Dan Jurgens, John Wagner, Doug Moenchletters: Willie Schubert, Todd Klein, Tim Harkins, Jim Aparo, Bill Oakley, John Costanza, Ken Bruzenak, Albert DeGuzman

Stories

  • Footsteps · 10 pages
  • Rite of Passage, Part One: Shadow on the Sun · 22 pages

    The Obeah Man forces Janet and Jack Drake's plane to land in the jungles of Haiti, takes them prisoner and then makes the plane appear to have crashed.

  • Rite of Passage, Part Two: Beyond Belief! · 22 pages

    The Obeah Man makes ransom demands for the return of Tim's kidnapped parents.

  • Rite of Passage, Part Three: Make Me a Hero · 22 pages

    Batman follows the clues to find the location of Tim's missing parents. Tim tracks down the person who electronically stole ten million dollars from WayneTech and other corporations.

  • Rite of Passage, Part Four: Trial by Fire · 22 pages

    In Haiti, Batman battles the Obeah Man to rescue Tim's parents with tragic results: Tim's mother is killed and his father is paralyzed.

  • Identity Crisis, Part One · 22 pages

    Tim mourns his mother and feels he is ready to be Robin, but Batman disagrees. Meanwhile, something is causing ordinary people to suddenly go on murderous rampages.

  • Identity Crisis, Part Two: Without Fear of Consequence... · 22 pages

    Vicki Vale is captured as she tracks down those responsible for causing ordinary people to go on sudden killing sprees. Batman attempts to rescue her. Meanwhile Tim has discovered the culprit, but is unable to reach Batman to let him know who he is up against.

  • Master of Fear · 22 pages

    With Batman and Vicki captured by the Scarecrow, Tim risks his potential future as Robin by disobeying Bruce's orders to go rescue them. After successfully rescuing Batman and defeating the Scarecrow, Batman presents to Tim a new Robin costume for him to wear.

  • Big Bad World · 22 pages

    Batman is ready to officially make Tim Drake the new Robin. Tim isn't ready and goes to Paris to learn ancient Tibetan fighting and healing techniques from Rahul Lama and Shen Chi. While out on the town he meets a girl, Ling, who's involved with a local gang. It seems she might be in trouble so Tim, disguised as Robin, goes to help her. As he is trying to help Ling, he comes upon the gang who are in the process of beating up Clyde Rawlins. Clyde and Robin take on the gang.

  • The Shepardess · 22 pages

    Clyde and Robin chase off the gang and head back to someplace safe to recover. Lady Shiva is seen in the shadows observing. Sir Edmund is unhappy with the gang's work and sends them back out to find Clyde and Robin. A hitman, Ducard, is hired to follow Sir Edmund out of the country and off him. Meanwhile Lady Shiva shows up where Clyde and Robin are hiding to warn them that they've been found. The three evade the gang and Robin and Clyde end up at an old farm house where Clyde starts to teach Robin a different style of fighting.

  • The Destroying Angel · 22 pages

    Lady Shiva drops in on Robin and Clyde at the old farmhouse to aid in tracking down Lynx and the gang Sir Edmund sent to retrieve an old WWII weapon for him. They figure out where to find the gang and go to intercept them in order to stop them from taking the weapon. They do catch them but the gang still gets away with part of the weapon. A biological weapon. The three head to Hong Kong to meet the plane carrying the weapon.

  • Strange Company · 22 pages

    Robin, Lady Shiva, and Clyde track the gang down in Hong Kong and find out where the plane carrying the weapon is landing. They meet the plane and follow the offloaded weapon to Sir Edmund's business headquarters downtown. Robin, Lady Shiva, and Clyde lay low while preparing to break into Sir Edmund's. At the same time Lady Shiva continues Robin's training.

  • The Dark · 23 pages
  • Debut · 22 pages

    On Tim's first night patrolling as Robin, he tries to come to the aide of a damsel in distress but his efforts backfire. Bruce makes an effort to help two underprivileged youths. Later a charity event becomes the setting for a bizarre drama.

  • No More Heroes · 22 pages

    Batman and Robin are chasing Willy the Sap and his gang when they hide in an amusement park.

  • Shadow Box, Part One · 22 pages
  • Shadow Box, Part Two · 22 pages
  • Shadow Box, Part Three · 23 pages
  • The Funniest Thing Happened... · 22 pages

    Joker escapes from Arkham asylum. With Batman out of town, Robin must try to figure out what the Joker is planning. The trail leads to Osgood Pellinger, a computer specialist, but Joker captures Osgood before Robin can rescue him.

  • Tomorrow a Tragedy · 22 pages

    Using schematics supplied by Osgood Pellinger, the Joker infiltrates the Phone Company and plants a device that will give him control of the computers in Gotham. Joker also figures out that the Batman is out of town and Robin is on his own.

  • ...A Comedy Tonight!! · 22 pages

    Robin tries to track down the computers Joker is using to control the city.

  • Chill Factor · 24 pages

    Robin figures out how to track down Joker's lair. While the police rescue Dr. Pellinger, Robin defeats the Joker.

  • To the Father I Never Knew... · 22 pages
  • Night Moves · 22 pages

    Robin arrives in Metropolis, hunting vampires.

  • Raising the Stakes · 22 pages

    Superman and Robin get some unexpected help stopping Dr. Ruthven... from the demon Blaze. Blaze also saves Sam Foswell from his suicide jump, to use as her pawn.

  • The Anarky Ultimatum · 54 pages

    Robin must stop Anarky and get back the five black Eclipso diamonds he stole. Various people are possessed by the black Eclipso diamonds.

  • The Hammer · 23 pages

    Bikers come to Gotham from out of town at the same time as people are starting to die. When Robin nearly gets killed in a fight, Batman asks him to lay low. Tim goes to his friend Ives' birthday party in Little Odessa, a Russian neighborhood in Gotham. Tim meets a young girl, Ariana Dzerchenko, whose family has been having trouble with the Russian mob. He has to hide helping her from Batman. Tim lies to his father and sneaks out of the house. Before too long, Robin finds himself face to face with The KGBeast.

  • The Beast · 22 pages

    It's problems on problems when Robin's childhood ex-girlfriend Ariana is kidnapped by the Russian mob during a face-off with KGBeast. To make matters worse, the Ghost Dragons show up spoiling for a fight, and all on top of trouble in school.

  • Dosvedanya, Baby · 22 pages

    King Snake moves in on the territory of KGBeast and Robin has new troubles with his father.

  • Fall from Grace · 22 pages

    Robin finds out the secret identity of the Huntress, and they join forces to find evidence surrounding Russian agents involved in counterfeiting. Jack Drake decides to send Tim away to boarding school in Metropolis.

  • Circle of Darkness · 22 pages

    Robin and the Huntress find the headquarters of the Commissar, but he takes Huntress captive. Robin tries to rescue her, but finds himself captured as well.

  • Murder Ink · 23 pages

    Robin and Huntress face off against the KGBeast.

  • Sorrow Street, Chapter One · 23 pages

    Catwoman is commissioned to steal a painting that has already been stolen by the new bad guy on the block.

  • Sorrow Street, Part Two: Window Chopping · 18 pages

    Catwoman tries to dig up info on the new bad guy on the block, and he tries to kill her for her curiosity.

  • Sorrow Street, Part III: Fishing for Bracuda · 18 pages

    Catwoman robs Bracuda's home after which she and Robin mop up men in his employ which only proves to make the mob boss madder.

  • Sorrow Street, Part IV: Block Party · 18 pages
  • The Take Down · 18 pages
  • One Stone · 18 pages
  • Looking Sharp · 56 pages

    The alien parasite Venev attacks Rae Sharp and Carter Channel and they'll never be the same again.

  • Raptors · 18 pages

    Robin asks Nightwing for help in bringing down Bracuda.

  • Partners · 18 pages

    The dynamic duo have a final showdown with Bracuda and Chulo.

  • Outcast · 23 pages

    After a serious struggle with an unbalanced Jean-Paul Valley, Robin disassociates himself from him. At Blackgate Prison, Cluemaster and his fellow inmates seem to be planning a breakout. A dangerous group of high-end car thieves, the Speedboyz, are targeting gatherings where the wealthy attend. Hard-boiled Deputy Sheriff Shotgun Smith mistakes Robin for one of the car thieves.

  • Busted! · 22 pages
  • Clueless · 22 pages
  • Breathless · 22 pages
  • Last Gasps · 23 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanJokerSelina KyleCatwomanCommissioner James GordonTim DrakeAlfred PennyworthRobinEdward NigmaRiddlerStephanie BrownJonathan CraneScarecrowHelena BertinelliThe HuntressHarvey BullockMr. FreezeVictor FriesJean-Paul ValleyRenée MontoyaSpoilerLady ShivaSandra WoosanVicki ValeAnatoli KnyazevKGBeastArthur BrownCluemasterSarah Essen

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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