Last month, I suggested that this New Teen Titans cover, with Dick Grayson lying unconscious in some monster’s arms, was probably one of many movie poster homages done by Batman-related comics:
Regardless of what truly inspired artist Jerry Bingham, however, I can tell you this much: it was neither the first nor the last time a Robin found himself in a pieta-style cover…
Oh, Boy Wonder, you’re worse than South Park’s Kenny… And it begs the question: How many ways can a Robin die?
But hey, I guess if they kill enough Robins, sooner or later they’ll end up with the greatest Batman story ever told!
In fairness, it’s not just the Boy Wonder. Catwoman has also tragically found herself in the Dark Knight’s arms multiple times:
And so have various other women, for that matter:
No wonder the Caped Crusader has such impressive biceps.
Of course, Batman comics being what they are, it doesn’t stop there…
So much angst! Man, it must suck to be Dark Knight sometimes. Seriously, there have even been a couple of Batman-mourning-Batman moments:
That said, as far as covers go, I guess this one is the most bizarre instance of the Caped Crusader agonizing over inert bodies:
