Warning: This article contains spoilers for Batman: Urban Legends #23!Few heroes understand working with children better than Batman. Since Dick Grayson leapt onto the pages of Detective Comics in 1940, rarely has The Dark Knight been without a Robin. As much as the Robins may be Batman's greatest assets, they are children—and children don’t always listen.

While Jason Todd is widely considered to be the “rebellious Robin”—mainly due to his more popular alter-ego as Red Hood rather than his time in the Robin costume—his predecessor was actually more prone to defying orders. Jason may have initially been caught stealing tires from the Batmobile, but his respect for Batman often overshadowed his overzealous reactions toward criminals.

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Dick Grayson's "Leap Before You Look" Attitude Makes Him An Incredibly Impulsive Robin.

Batman: Urban Legends #23 Dick Grayson Drives Batmobile

In Batman: Urban Legends #23 story "Hot Pursuit" by Kenny Porter and Simone Di Meo, Batman and Robin feature in a high-speed chase. But this time, Batman isn’t behind the wheel. With Firefly in hot pursuit, Batman awakes, injured but alive, in the passenger seat of the Batmobile and Robin gives him little reassurance: “Hang on tight, boss—I don’t have my learner’s permit yet!” Directly disobeying Batman’s orders to get himself to safety if it looks like Bruce may die, Dick Grayson is far too stubborn with a smidge of overconfidence. Ignoring Batman’s protests, Robin even cracks jokes about his “simulator” experience at the arcade and how ridiculous Bruce sounds claiming the car with the giant bat head “is not a toy”. In the end, the experience brings the dynamic duo closer together, but not without the destruction of the Batmobile.

Dick Grayson’s heart has always come before his head, which is evident in how he treats Batman. Since Bruce is family, Dick refuses to leave him to die, even if it puts his own life and millions of Wayne-dollars at risk. Just as his parents taught him in the circus, being partners means being equals, and always having each other's backs. Robin’s impulses are a perfect reflection of the priorities his parents instilled in him, which he explains to Batman when things get serious: “I’m never going to let my family fall again.”

Robin's impulsiveness is one of his greatest strengths. Matched with spontaneity and a thirst for justice, Robin's quick-thinking (or lack thereof) makes him one of Gotham's greatest heroes. Dick Grayson set precedent for those that followed, teaching Batman that children are not soldiers (and should not be trusted with the Batmobile).

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Batman: Urban Legends #23 is now available from DC Comics.