Who Is Bernard Dowd? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bernard Dowd is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 39 comic issue appearances. Tim Drakes friend for a short period of time, as well as having many conspiracy theories involving Batman, Robin and the Government.

Who is Bernard Dowd?

Creation Bernard was created by Bill Willingham and Rick Mays . He made his debut in Robin #121. History Bernard attends the Louis E. Grieve Memorial Highschool, meeting Tim Drake on the first day of his junior year teaching Tim about the rules and cliques of the school, much to Tim's initial annoyance despite considering him his first new friend at school. Later, Bernard reveals his crush on Darla Aquista , but fears talking to her because of the jocks that are always around her, when she shows up at the diner he and Tim are eating at. So Tim in order to make Bernard happy approaches the jocks and offering to allow them to beat him, in return for him allowing them to beat him up instead, but he ends up befriending the jocks giving Bernard his shot to talk to Darla, who promptly asks him if Tim is seeing anyone. Bernard later is the one who brings to the attention of Tim Drake that Stephanie Brown has become the newest Robin , as well as presenting his theory that Batman owns secret orphanages through which he selects children to become Robin when the previous ones die, as well as Batman working for a secret shadow government that runs everything. Bernard is later present during Go.

Key facts

Bernard Dowd is of human origin and first appeared in "Johnny Got His Gun". The character is published by DC Comics. With 39 recorded issue appearances, Bernard Dowd ranks among the most featured characters in comics.