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Lyle recounts how he landed the Robin assignment after finishing Starman and lobbied for Chuck Dixon as writer. He discusses Robin #1's stunning 600,000-copy sales (three times DC's projections), his fight to give Tim Drake spiked rather than helmet hair, and the involvement of Tim Burton in selecting the new Robin costume designed by Neal Adams. Post-Robin, Lyle is writing, plotting, pencilling, and inking a revival of The Comet for DC.

Lyle describes his visual approach to drawing Robin and how he conveys the character's youth, agility, and energy on the page, discussing his collaboration with writer Charles Dixon.

Features a note from Neal Adams correcting a misconception in a prior Tom Lyle interview about Robin's hair design; a sharp letter from Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics) criticizing DAK's editorial rebuttal of Chester Brown's dismissal of superhero comics; and a spirited defense of superhero comics from reader Clif Langlois.