Overview
Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Don Newton to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's partner and sidekick, the character first appeared in Batman #357 (1983). Jason initially had a similar origin story to Dick; their parents were circus acrobats that were killed by criminals in Gotham City, leading to their adoption by Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego. Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event and the subsequent reboot of the DC Universe, Jason's origin was changed to being a pre-teen street urchin and petty thief whom Bruce adopted and mentored after catching him attempting to steal the tires off the Batmobile; this origin has since become the standard for subsequent iterations of the character.