happening in Batman: Urban Legends #6In , the story follows Drake fighting some criminals along with a young man named Bernard on the streets of Gotham City. During the fight, Bernard, who doesn’t know Drake Is Robin, assures the protagonist that Drake “made me realize my true self. Who I am,” and says “I wish we could end our date,” Which means he realized his sexuality.
The chapter continues with some soul-searching moments for Drake, who describes it as a “lightbulb moment” in the inner monologue, before heading to Bernard’s house to dress up as Robin and have a date. accepts the offer.
Created by Jewish comic writer Marv Wolfman in the 1980s, Drake is the third hero to wear the cover of Batman’s sidekick, Robin, following in the footsteps of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. Up to this point, Drake has been directly viewed as heterosexual within the DC Comics universe, particularly in a long on-again-off-again relationship with fellow superhero Stephanie Brown.
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Many fans have rejoiced at this revelation of Drake’s sexuality. However, he would not be the first example of queerness to be found in the Batman comics.
Although their relationship was not sexual in any way, many people referred to Batman and Robin as homosexuals, for both positive and negative connotations. This was particularly evident in the 1940s, when in his controversial 1954 book the greed of the innocent, psychiatrist Fredrik Wortham specifically pointed to Batman and Robin being gay, although this was completely untrue in the context of the story.
However, DC Comics was so concerned that Batman was viewed as a lesbian that in 1956, they created an entirely new character, Batwoman, to serve as a love interest, although she was not seen as a continuation in the 1980s. was removed.