The end of Batman #688

[drsevarius.insanejournal.com]

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[filkertom.insanejournal.com]

That really makes sense. Wasn't it Harvey who coined the phrase, "Robin the Boy Hostage"? He'd know that smile anywhere. And when does Bruce ever smile?

[rdfox.insanejournal.com]

I always thought it was Dini and Timm with "Decoy, the Pig Hostage," in the Tiny Toon Adventures short, "Bat's All Folks." (For those unfamiliar with it, it introduced Plucky's alter-ego, Batduck, and his secret identity, Spruce Vain. And in persuading Hamton J. Pig to be Decoy, Plucky explained to him, "Every hero needs someone to confide in, someone to watch his back... someone to wear a bright red suit and draw all the fire--er, attention.")

Though that was written in early '89 and first aired in late 1990, so I may be wrong...

[icon_uk.insanejournal.com]

Dini was riffing off Frank Miller, who was the one to coin "Robin the Boy Hostage" in "The Dark Knight Returns", when Bruce mentions that it's what Two-Face used to call Robin, and how much Dick hated the nickname.

[rdfox.insanejournal.com]

...that explains quite a lot, actually.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

Don't mean to nitpick, but the line is actually "Someone I can train! Someone I can nurture! Someone who can wear a bright red costume and draw all the fire - er, attention!" Sorry, I'm being a little overly nerdy, perhaps, but I just saw that episode not too long ago, and I tend to focus on things like that.