Custom by Iron-Cow
On Earth-2, Richard Grayson (the original Robin) eventually succeeded Batman as a member of the Justice Society. As an adult, the Earth-2 Robin continued the battle against crime, wearing an updated uniform until finally giving up his life during the final battle against the Anti-Monitor.
The Earth-2 Robin figure originally began as (surprise, surprise) a DCUC Batman. I removed the original Batman head and replaced it with one from a DC Direct "Rebirth" Hal Jordan Green Lantern. The belt is taken from a DC Direct Silver Age Batman figure while the collar is trimmed material from a spare Justice League Unlimited Batman cape. The mask and hair were sanded down and then reworked with Magic Sculpt. The rest is just a simple bit of paint!
Sure, the costume is outrageously goofy, but that’s part of the appeal. And, while there’s no chance of him being intimidating in person, it does let the Earth-2 Robin shine as a fun action figure on the toy shelf.
(27 votes, average: 4.63 out of 5)
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June 29th, 2008 - 2:08 pm
AWESOME!!!! Let’s show some love for the JSA legacy! I just have one question; “Can I have him?”
June 29th, 2008 - 2:22 pm
There’s not too many customs I would actually buy. I would this one.
June 29th, 2008 - 2:50 pm
Hot Damn, that’s so frickin’ HOT!!
Stellar custom, I’m so drooling!
Talon
LOD
June 29th, 2008 - 2:54 pm
TOO SWEET, Matt!
June 29th, 2008 - 8:14 pm
PERFECT! My fav version of this character done absolutely to perfection!
June 29th, 2008 - 9:16 pm
The suck::awesome ratio of this character’s original design to its customized execution is off the charts, Matt. Talk about mutton dressed as lamb…score, dude!
June 29th, 2008 - 10:10 pm
This character MUST see retail — MUST!
Won’t be as good as this one though …
June 30th, 2008 - 2:20 pm
Again, another fantastic job. A+
July 2nd, 2008 - 1:50 pm
Easily the highlight of the Showcase, for me (tied with Swass’ Apache Chief)…as well as one of my favorite Iron Cow customs, period.
The head choice works better for Dick than it does for Hal. The chest symbol is done so smoothly, so sharply, I’d swear it was a factory label. What kills me, though, is the use of the belt…had I been making this, I’d have gone with the under-sized COIE one. But your use of the Silver Age version proves how wrong I’d have been…the sheer, riding-high-on-the-hips bulk of it is iconic for the 60’s Batman. And that gives this custom JUST the right amount of nostalgia to warm my heart, and make me feel like a comic-book-nerd kid again.
Bravo.