Jason Peter Todd is a fictional antihero, and sometimes antivillain character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.The character first appeared in Batman #357 (March 1983) and became the second character to take up the Robin identity, sidekick to the superhero Batman. Though initially popular, following a revamping of his origin by Max Allan Collins, the character as written by Jim Starlin was not well received by fans. For 1988's Batman: A Death in the Family storyline, DC Comics held a telephone poll to determine whether or not the character would die at the hands of the Joker, Batman's nemesis. He was killed off by a margin of 72 votes (5,343 for, 5,271 against). Subsequent Batman stories dealt with Batman's guilt over not having been able to prevent Jason Todd's death. In 2005's Under the Hood story arc, the character was resurrected, eventually becoming the second character to take up the Red Hood alias and assuming a new role as an antihero who resembles Batman in many ways, except with a willingness to use lethal force and weapons.In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Jason Todd as #23 on their list of the 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics . Show less «