Batman's teenage side kick shares the distinction of not only being part of the original four WGSH but to have never been cut from the WGSH lineup (unlike Aquaman.)

The Boy Wonder comes with green oven mitts, rubber booties, green briefs, and a head sculpt that harkens back to the sixties. Robin in the early seventies was more of a young adult but Mego went for the classic look, probably because the DC style guide artwork hadn't been updated. Whatever the reason, Robin is one of the most beloved WGSH ever created.

In 1977, Mego released Robin's team of crime fighting buddies, The Teen Titans but alas, he was a head taller than them.

First edition Robins is known as the Removable Mask Robin because you could actually remove his mask! Batman had a similar feature in the first run. Mego ran with this for a brief time and later went with a painted on mask. The mask itself is fragile and easily lost, so it is very hard to find in today's collector market. Imitations and frauds abound when you're talking about Robin masks so be careful when purchasing.

This side-by-side comparison illustrates just how yellow the Yellow sleeves and shorts are for the very first version of Mego Robin. There is a argument as to whether this is an error by Mego or a chemical process caused by the green dye used in early Robins. It is possible to have a RM Robin with green sleeves and shorts but an RM Robin must be on a typw 1 body with an early cloth belt. RM Robin came in a sold box (Very rare!), first issue Window box ( Captain America appears on the header with no copyright info) and Kresge cards (which we actually have a photo of).

Here is another very good piece of evidence with respect to the "Green turning yellow" argument. Note the pit stains on this RM Robin; note the slow transition to yellow. Mego Forum member Heath credits this to heat and humidity.

Packaging for Mego Robin

This is a later issue Robin Box as evidenced by the type 2 body and the presence of Shazam. The artwork for the back of the box has been traced to an issue of Batman, for more information click on Mego Comic Book Origins

The interesting Variant on this later issue box is the presence of the TM logo below Robin's name

Take that Riddler! Robin was featured in the US and UK releases of the Mego Fist Fighters line.

Cards

This is the first Robin available on a Kresge card, as evidenced by the header (featuring only the four original WGSH) and the presence of a removable Mask. It's a shame but the masks often broke in the packaging, a fact that perhaps influenced the move to a painted mask. It seems that Robin made the move quicker than Batman. (Photo is courtesy of Tom)

Another example of A Kresge card containing a catalog, which seemed to occur for a brief period. Note the header change and the figure now has a painted mask. Another Kresge variant (featuring Captain America in the header) also exists.

One of the last issue Kresge carded Robins (as evidenced by Green Arrow in the header) is courtesy of Scott Arendson

A nice example of the US 1976 edition and the US 1977 edition Robin card (Provided by Troy Maynus) Robin Cards. One of the nice things about the character being run for so long is the ability to find him on a nice US card for a decent price.

On the right is a Harbert (Italy) carded Robin, the artwork is from the 1979 series. Note the graying head that is quite common. On the left is a Palitoy UK Green Card, one of the easier Palitoy cards to find.

Here is a Canadian carded Parkdale Novelty Robin, courtesy of Will (Sowth). The big difference in this card is the bilingual (English and French) nature of the packaging. Parkdale was the first to release Robin in Canada but Grand Toys followed up with their own packaging in 1979 when they gained they became the sole distributor for Mego in Canada.

 

The Ultra Rare Lili Ledy (Mexico) boxed Robin courtesy of Foreign Mego. Mexican Robin came with the red boots pictured and sometimes hard green booties similar to his US counterpart.

Just a few of the different items Mego produced for Robin, courtesy of the very generous Scott Arendsen. Scott sets Mego boy wonder items as high priority and it shows.

Robin popped up frequently in other Mego series as well; of note are the Pocket Heroes , Twelve Inch Heroes , Bend N Flex and Comic Action Heroes lines.