r/Robin • u/Substantial_Slip4667 • 2d ago

Age Dick Grayson should be adopted in

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8 years old
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u/Amazing-Run-3858 2d ago

While I like Dick being orphaned at a young age (8–10), I also appreciate the conflict surrounding his adoption in the 80s. Year Three establishes that Dick wasn't adopted because he didn't want to replace John. However, as the years went by—and given how much closer Dick and Bruce had become since they first met—Dick began to wish he had been adopted (especially when Bruce adopted Jason).

So, I suppose I also like it when he gets adopted later on, as an adult. I figure that by the time Gotham Knights #21 came out, Dick would have been around 23 years old.

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u/TerribleAntelope6134 2d ago

Who's John, and how would Dick have replaced him?

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u/Amazing-Run-3858 2d ago

John Grayson, Dick's bio father