Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson are presently in love, however they as soon as nearly bought married (within the silliest costumes) as Batgirl and Robin.
Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson’s relationship is presently going sturdy, however they as soon as nearly bought married—and within the silliest costumes—whereas they had been nonetheless Batgirl and Robin. Dick and Babs have a protracted historical past collectively as each a vigilante group and a romantic partnership. However one case within the Seventies pressured them to get inventive and don some Bat-approved wedding ceremony gear.
Nightwing and Oracle have lengthy been romantically connected, however in pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity, Batgirl and Robin had a extra sophisticated relationship. The pair had been typically teamed up because the “dynamite duo” within the Seventies collection Batman Household. On this period, Barbara Gordon was a younger congresswoman dwelling and dealing in Washington, D.C. In the meantime, her youthful good friend Dick Grayson was a freshman on the fiction Hudson College. The pair labored carefully collectively on a lot of unusual circumstances, however they had been by no means significantly romantically connected—regardless of Robin’s admitted crush on Batgirl.
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One such unusual case from Batman Household #11 by Bob Rozakis, Curt Swan, and Vince Colletta sees the “dynamite duo” in a sticky scenario that completely foretells their future relationship. Via a collection of disguises, automotive chases, and meticulous planning, Dick and Babs handle to arrange a whole crew of assassins from the murderous group Maze. The one manner they will suppose to get these assassins—who’ve their eyes on killing Batgirl and Robin—in the identical room is to ask them to the marriage of Batgirl and Robin—with the promise of killing the pair afterwards. The opening web page of the story sees Batgirl and Robin in formal-wear variations of their typical costumes: Robin in a purple tux and Batgirl in white Bat-suit, veil and all.
Batgirl and Robin Make a Good-Wanting Bride and Groom
Despite the fact that Batgirl and Robin—Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson—will not be desirous about marriage for many years after this story was first revealed, it is a hilarious glimpse at one potential model of their wedding ceremony outfits. Pre-Crisis comics are recognized to be pretty goofy in each tone and look, and these costumes definitely match the period’s invoice. From Robin’s pixie boots to Batgirl’s pointed cowl-veil, followers of Dick and Barbara’s present romantic relationship can solely hope that any potential future the place the couple do get hitched can even embody wedding ceremony outfits as fashionable as these.
Despite the fact that the marriage itself was merely a lure for villains, Batgirl and Robin’s first pre-Crisis wedding ceremony gave the duo their silliest costumes—presumably ever. Whether or not Dick and Babs stay collectively in present DC continuity is at all times in query, however their historical past collectively is virtually as outdated as Barbara’s debut as Batgirl. There’ll at all times be extra Dick and Babs tales to be instructed, and there are numerous classic Robin and Batgirl tales to rediscover.