Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Don Newton to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's partner and sidekick, the character first appeared in Batman #357 (1983). Jason initially had a similar origin story to Dick, being an orphan adopted by Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego, after his circus acrobat parents were killed by criminals in Gotham City. Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event and subsequent reboot of the DC Universe, Jason's origin was changed and he was reinterpreted as a street urchin and petty thief whom Batman adopted after catching him attempting to steal the Batmobile's tires; this origin has since become the standard for subsequent iterations of the character.