While Robin through training, Dick Grayson's first night as Robin was so impressive that it earned him the role outright and proved he'll always be Batman's greatest sidekick. While Batman would still put him through training, it honestly doesn't seem like it was needed - unlike the other Robins.

The impressive first showing of Batman is out fighting crime, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, Solomon Grundy, Poison Ivy, and the Joker find their way into the Batcave. The group is completely unaware of what they've almost found, and they never realize it thanks to Dick Grayson's intervention.

Seeing the group of supervillains coming within feet of seeing the Batcave, Dick immediately springs into action. In his first night as Robin, Dick Grayson ends up having to fight off some of Batman's most powerful villains, and he does it with minimal training. While Batman arrives shortly after, Dick is still able to hold off the criminals until that point, and he's the one who ends up taking down the Joker and saving Batman's life.

Dick Grayson's First Time Out as the Boy Wonder Was Way Harder Than Any Other Robin

Batman: Dark Victory #13 by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Gregory Wright, Richard Starkings, and Heroic Age.

Batman puts every Robin through a test called the Gauntlet, which involves Robin being dropped in a random part of Gotham and surviving for twelve hours without being caught by Batman as he hunts them. The Gauntlet is the toughest challenge Batman has, and every Robin has experienced it, including Dick Grayson. But comparing the first nights of every Robin, it really shows that Dick didn't need to take the Gauntlet or to possibly even to train. While other Robins go up against supervillains for their first fights, none are near Dick's level of competency.

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In Batman #410 by Max Allan Collins and Dave Cockrum, Jason Todd is brought out as Robin after six months of intense training by Batman. The first supervillain he goes up against is none other than Two-Face. After Two-Face takes a hostage, Jason convinces Two-Face to let the hostage go and to take him instead. It's a great play by Jason, and Jason quickly escapes the hostage situation shortly after, but Two-Face does end up getting away. Despite Jason's great moment, it took Batman and Jason a few more attempts before they finally caught Two-Face.

The Other Robins Struggled to Keep Up in Their Initial Outings

Batman #410 by Max Allan Collins, Dave Cockrum, Mike DeCarlo, Adrienne Roy, Todd Klein, and John Costanza

The third Robin's outing was much the same, as Tim Drake also came up against Two-Face in the pages of Batman #442 by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. In this story, Tim Drake has been desperately trying to convince Batman that he still needs a Robin after the death of Jason Todd. Tim even goes so far as putting on a Robin costume to prove his point, eventually culminating in Tim battling Two-Face, and he's very nearly killed. The only reason Tim survives is because of Alfred's interference, as he rescues the young boy. Together, they defeat Two-Face.

Damian Wayne is one of the only examples of a Robin who came into the role fully trained, but it still doesn't save him against Batman's more dangerous villains. In Grant Morrison's run on Batman, Damian Wayne is outsmarted and captured by the Joker. The other Robins' failures puts into perspective just how talented Dick Grayson really was at a young age. On his first night as Robin, Dick managed to take on Two-Face, the Joker, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy. Meanwhile, every other Robin struggled with either just the Joker or Two-Face. Of all Batman's sidekicks, Dick Grayson really was the best Robin.

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