Who Is Jack Drake? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jack Drake is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jack Drake , with over 215 comic issue appearances. He was a businessman, archeologist and the father of Tim Drake, who was the third Robin and currently Red Robin. He was killed by Captain Boomerang.

Who is Jack Drake?

Creation Jack Drake was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick . He first appeared in Batman #436 , in a flashback He doesn't appear in the present day until Batman #455 . Major Story Arcs Jack Drake spent most of his comics existence unaware of his son's double life as Robin . In the early stories of Tim Drake 's Robin, Jack was often just a hair away from discovering who his son was. Eventually however, Jack put it all together and realized what had always been right under his nose. He stormed the Wayne Mansion and actually talked his way into the Batcave , where he threatened to expose everything if Tim didn't quit his life of crime fighting immediately. Tim did quit and had every intention of staying retired to protect Batman and all of his allies' identities. In that time, Stephanie Brown briefly took up the Robin mantle.

Key facts

Jack Drake is of human origin and first appeared in "Year 3 Part 1: Different Roads". The character is published by DC Comics. With 215 recorded issue appearances, Jack Drake ranks among the most featured characters in comics.