Jerry Robinson

When comics came along in the 1930s there was a talent pool waiting. And one reason is so many areas were closed…

— Jerry Robinson

You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even the names, Kal-El and…

— Jerry Robinson

We were just emerging from the Depression. Superman started in 1938. Batman started in 1939. So, we were just recovering.

— Jerry Robinson

So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name…

— Jerry Robinson

So, Im thinking of a name for a villain that has a sense of humor. I thought of The Joker as a…

— Jerry Robinson

Looking at the Batman pages is like revisiting my youth. My first seven years in New York were the first seven years…

— Jerry Robinson

We really lived, ate, drank and slept Batman - ideas, characters and stories.

— Jerry Robinson

I did 32 years of political cartoons, one every day for six days a week, I wrote and drew every word, every…

— Jerry Robinson

I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things.

— Jerry Robinson

Even though at 17 it was limited, I had a life before Batman.

— Jerry Robinson