DC Comics, the largest English-language comics publisher, home to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, has announced that Jerry Robinson will be a creative consultant for the company. Robinson was an important contributor in the early years of the Batman series and brings a wealth of knowledge to the position. DC has expressed excitement to have him advising on characters he knows so well. Robinson has also voiced his excitement, calling DC Comics his “alma mater."

He first began working on Batman in 1939 with creator Bob Kane, while he was a student at Columbia University. He started as a letterer and background inker then moved on to penciller and primary inker for the early Batman strips, playing a vital role in early appearances of The Joker, Robin, Alfred, and The Penguin. Robinson executed many of the legendary covers of the Golden Age of comic books.

His career in comics flourished. After leaving Batman, he continued writing and drawing for various publishers in the comic book field. He changed directions in 1961 creating the political satire “still life” and then “Life with Robinson”, which was syndicated daily for 34 years.

Robinson’s skills and knowledge have been utilized and praised through the comic industry. He has been president of both the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and the National Cartoonists Society. In 1978 he founded Cartoonists & Writers Syndicate/Cartoon Arts International. He received the Clampett Humanitarian Award in 1999, Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000, and was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2004.