Robin appeared in Batman comic books from 1940 to 1989.
This Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books until 1988 , when the character was murdered by the Joker in the storyline `` A Death in the Family '' -LRB- 1989 -RRB- .	Robin	#Robin monthlies	Batman	Batman	Joker	Joker (character)	A Death in the Family	Batman: A Death in the Family
`` A Death in the Family '' is a four-issue Batman comic book story arc first published by DC Comics in Batman # 426-429 from 1988 - 1989 , which gave fans the ability to influence a critical plot point through voting with a 900 number , which would determine whether Jason Todd , the second person to assume the mantle of Batman 's sidekick Robin , survived a bomb .	DC Comics	DC Comics	Batman	Batman	comic book	comic book	story arc	story arc	1988	1980s in comics	1989	1980s in comics	900 number	Premium-rate telephone number	Jason Todd	Jason Todd	Robin	Robin (comics)
Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing .	DC Comics	DC Comics	Robin	#Robin monthlies	superhero	superhero	Batman	Batman	Nightwing	Nightwing
The character 's second incarnation Jason Todd debuted in Batman # 357 -LRB- 1983 -RRB- .	Jason Todd	Jason Todd	Batman	Batman
