All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder #1
In All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder #1, a tense standoff unfolds between Batman and Green Lantern when the latter arrives to confront Batman over the mysterious transformation of Dick Grayson—now Robin, painted entirely in yellow, rendering Green Lantern’s power ring useless. As accusations fly and the situation escalates, Batman is forced to confront the emotional distance between himself and the boy he’s taken under his wing, leading to a quiet, pivotal moment in a graveyard where he challenges Robin to find his parents. Written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Jim Lee, with inks by Scott Williams, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by Jared K. Fletcher, the issue’s cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams captures the stark, high-stakes atmosphere of this defining encounter.
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Batman and Green Lantern meet but Batman had Robin paint everything yellow so Green Lantern's ring can't operate on any of it. Green Lantern accuses Batman of kidnapping Dick Grayson and making him into Robin. Batman notes that Grayson was just found the day before. Green Lantern starts to leave, but then is told his ring is missing and Robin has it. Green Lantern tries to retrieve it, but Robin crushes his windpipe. Batman performs an emergency tracheotomy and realizes he has rushed things with Robin. Batman decides to rectify that, takes him to a graveyard, and tells him to find his parents.
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