The television flashed with brilliance as the ten o'clock newsreel came on. I plopped on my bed, popcorn in hand, ready to watch for anything about Batman and—more specifically—Robin. The colors lit up my darkened room, and I prayed that Dad wouldn't see the faint flashes coming from under my door.

Finally, the introduction shots started for GC News. I leaned forward, eagerly observing the intro for my favorite part. It came, and I silently gasped as Robin's face filled the screen. It was gone in a flash, but the image was still fresh in my mind—the dark hair, black cape, red suit. The Boy Wonder filled my head.

I almost missed the first few lines of the captions rolling across the bottom of the screen. I managed to catch Batman's name, though, so I knew he would be on. I lied back on the bed and waited. I waited through boring expos, chats with the Mayor, and even the recap of GSU's big football game last Saturday. All for Robin.

I was half asleep when the large caption at the top of the screen caught my attention. "Dark Knight and Boy Wonder." I bolted upright and immediately stared at the television with rapt attention.

Vicki Vales' smiling face took over. "To begin our midnight reel, let me introduce to you the man who saves our city time and again." Batman's face filled the left-hand corner of the screen. The captions were just a few seconds behind and my eyes darted back and forth between the words and the reporter's figure. "Now, we all know how important Batman is to Gotham—but let's not forget his right-hand man. Tonight, our feature will be about Robin, our vigilante's go-to-guy." I leaned closer to the television set, if that was possible, and watched an hour long segment on my favorite person: Robin.