Warning: SPOILERS for Batman #130With just one line, Batman redefines "Batman and Robin" for a new (and badass) era. Batman and Robin have been appearing as the "Dynamic Duo" for over eighty years, but, over time, Batman has begun to be known as more of a solo character. Now the potency of the "Batman and Robin" combo is being reclaimed for DC's new age.

The misconception that "Batman works alone" can be debunked merely with the year of Robin's debut: 1940, only a year after Batman's debut in 1939. For the majority of Batman's history, he has worked with a number of partners, from Batgirl to Commissioner Gordon to Alfred Pennyworth. None is more iconic than Robin, no matter the iteration of the character. In the most recent arc of the main Batman title, the third Robin, Tim Drake, has once again been working alongside Batman as the famous Boy Wonder. Batman's cast has expanded greatly over the decades, but the "Failsafe" story returns his original partnership with Robin to the spotlight.

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That spotlight on the Dynamic Duo brightens immeasurably in Batman #130 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles. Batman has been trapped in a battle with the unbeatable robot Failsafe, designed by Batman himself as a contingency plan for if the Dark Knight ever went rogue. Superman, Robin, and now Batman have taken sanctuary in the Fortress of Solitude, but Failsafe has found them at last. Though Bruce does fret over Tim's safety, he decides there's only one possible way to save them all: "This thing is designed to defeat Batman," he tells Tim. "But it doesn't stand a chance...against Batman and Robin."

"Batman and Robin" Is an Unbeatable Combo

Batman and Robin Put on Their Masks Side by Side

The central idea behind the majority of this new Batman run has been that Batman is stronger, both as a character and a hero, with partners by his side. This climactic moment with Batman and Robin putting on their masks side by side, almost as if they are one unit, emphasizes that idea. It's only made stronger by the fact that Batman himself is the one to insist that Failsafe "doesn't stand a chance against Batman and Robin." It seems that Batman has finally learned his lesson in this new, brighter age for DC Comics: the Dynamic Duo is singular in every sense of the word. "Batman and Robin" is just as culturally significant as it is narratively, and it's beyond refreshing to see the pair once again take center stage in the pages of Batman, just as they did way back in the 1940s.

Batman might be one of the most important characters of the last century, but "Batman and Robin" has existed as a single unit for just as long. Both Batman and Robin may have intense and entertaining adventures as solo characters, but they've always been stronger together. Hopefully the follow-up arc to "Failsafe" will continue to interrogate the importance and power of this famous and unbeatable Dynamic Duo.

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