#pre crisis jason todd

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

Jason Todd on a meta level is tragic. He was an acrobat with his parents, they actually showed the parents being good parents. When tragedy striked, Dick offered to adopt him and officially handed him the Robin title and costume. And he had an adopted mom too! Natalia Knight.

But then the crisis comes in and they reboot his origin story because people had issues with him being too much like Dick.

So now the bond with Dick and him is far more distant, even though Dick gave Jason his phone number.

His dad is in and out of jail for trying to support them, his mother's health declines greatly until he is the one taking care of her. He feels betrayed when he found out his dad died because Bruce purposefully kept that information from him.

The surprise mom, instead of fighting for him, sells him out to the Joker.

And then came a writer who absolutely hated Robin and wanted him dead because of it. A poll about if he lives or dies is opened. And due to a small margin, he dies. And if he hadn't died, he still would have been in a coma.

[fancyhandsbakery]

Reminder that Jason's parents were originally kidnapped, killed, and thrown into a crocodile pit by Killer Croc. His parents' original names were Joseph and Trina Todd. They were helping Batman, Robin, and Batgirl investigate Killer Croc, who was threatening their circus.

I wish people would write more things with his original backstory. It's so interesting. And it really shows where Jason's sense of justice and responsibility comes from, his parents.

[fastestmanalive333]

Chibi Chris and Jay out here singing American Idiot

[momachan]

"No...! You-- can't-- hurt-- my-- new-- father!"

Detective Comics (1937-2011) #527. "Avatars Of Vengance"

[choaticgypsyvicking]

AND keep jason blonde

Just thought the funniest thing I think they could do with the new Dick and Jason's robin movie is to go back to pre crisis canon bringing back jasons circus origins and having all four parents die in the same acrobatics murder

[robingivesmemagic]

[ pls dont tag as ship ]

[everwalldigan]

The friendliest of reminders that Bruce cried in his room for an hour when Jason was taken away by cps

“Alfred has never known the man to act so helpless… so defeated” if anyone needs me I’ll be crying in the corner

[aalghul]

Forced to live in a world where the “best” pre-Jason’s death dynamic people are willing to give Dick and Jason is “Dick was initially rude and then warmed up to Jason” when Dick was nicer to Jason initially than he was to Tim when they met…this is my curse

[devil666132020]

Jason Infact get a girlfriend. Her name was Rena. And it was beautiful.

No sleep. Only draw.

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

I love it when fics recreate the custody battle that Jason was involved in Pre-Crisis

Yes, both Batmam and Nocturna wanted to take him in after his parents died (also Dick), so the two had a custody battle.

I like it and I think it's funny.

Because post-crisis it went like this:

Catherine: *died* aw dangit

Willis: *died* aw dangit

Sheila: *betrayed him, HE died to save her. She died anyway* aw dangit

Batman: *Didn't change anything after his death and saved Joker but left him in the rubble* aw dangit

So yeah someone should have a custody battle over Jason. This boy deserves some love

[fancyhandsbakery]

Things in Detective Comics #527(June 1983) "Avatars of Vengeance"

Bruce thinks he's getting old

Bruce calling off a date with Vicki Vale to go to the movies with Jason

Another moment where Bruce puts Jason before Vicki

Does anyone know what this poster in Jason's room is supposed to be of? Also, a shout out to Jason's cowlick.

"Batman's like a father to me now" This is Jason's 7th appearance. His parents died 2 issues ago. (Detective Comics #526)

I just like it

[fastestmanalive333]

Just drew Dick with Jay after Jay found out about his parents death in Detective Comics #526 and how Dick just comforted him, their deaths were all on dicks hands... and he blames himself for because of his actions another kid ended up as an orphan.... I wanted to draw them essentially mourning together.. I miss their pre crisis bond so much!

[momachan]

"I've been watching you, my child-- through the glass... No need for you to struggle-- for I've performed my paternal duties well... I've got the bats-- and I've just protected my offspring from a rare nocturnal predator another bat, no less! But don't worry my child-- soon you'll be just like me... After I've injected you with this bat-gland extract... and you'll be able to fend for yourself!"

Batman (1940-2011) #361. "The Most Successful Species!"

[nenehyuuchiha]

[cantsayidont]

Batman gets Superman roses for his birthday, in SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11 (1985), the much-quoted "For the Man Who Has Everything" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

[fastestmanalive333]

YES!!

I just wanted to draw Flying Todd Jason next to his Robin self idk man

I think it's fun to hc that the Flying Grayson's and the Flying Todd's were close friends or something to explain the names