Comic Title: Robin Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2010
On Sale Date: March 31, 2010 Direct Market Date March 31, 2010
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Direct Market Date March 31, 2010
Source: Previews, #251

Cover Price: $59.99
Page Count: 256

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Robin's Rival"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Robin (of Earth-2)

Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted From:
Star Spangled Comics #98 (1949)

Feature Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #152; next appearance in Detective Comics #153)

Supporting Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #152; next appearance in Detective Comics #153)

Villain(s)

• Three jewel thieves and several unnamed crooks (no further appearances)
• Louie Gregg (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Wireboy (Clarence Pierce; no further appearances)
• Bud Carter, Fred Hammond, Harry Blake, and their teacher (no further appearances)
• Clarence's mother (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clarence Pierce, a classmate of Dick Grayson, aspires to become a crime fighter like Robin. He creates a costume for himself and a device which allows him to ride on telephone wires. Naming himself Wireboy, Clarence tries to become a crimefighter.

Wireboy succeeds in capturing a trio of jewel thieves on his first night out, but he soon becomes a problem for Robin by interrupting cases. Robin tries to learn his rival's secret identity, and Clarence does the same. Robin outsmarts Clarence and learns his secret. He then convinces the boy to give up crimefighting after saving Wireboy from a bomb.