Harvey Harris was a detective from Gotham City, and the idol of young Bruce Wayne.
History
Harris was one of the foremost detectives of the Gotham City Police Department in Bruce Wayne's youth. Wayne decided to approach him as a mentor, but feared that the detective would never cooperate if he knew Wayne's real identity and his reasons for approaching him. To prevent that, Wayne protected his true identity with the aid of a prototype Robin costume, and rescued Harris from being murdered by an assailant. In gratitude, Harris mentored Wayne in the arts of detective work and criminal detection.
He came up with the name Robin for his young masked student, thinking the boy looked as brilliant as a robin redbreast in his red, green and yellow costume. For a summer, Robin was Harris's sidekick and nurtured his interest in crimefighting that eventually grew to becoming Batman. Contrary to his fears, Harris eventually deduced Wayne's real identity but never interfered in Wayne's obsession. Harris died years later, taking the secret to the grave.[1] [2]
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Notes
- This version of Harvey Harris, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
Related
- 5 Appearances of Harvey Harris (Earth-One)
- 1 Images featuring Harvey Harris (Earth-One)
- 1 Quotations by or about Harvey Harris (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Harvey Harris (Earth-One)
Footnotes
  This character is or was an officer of, or held a title in the Gotham City Police Department, in any of its various incarnations. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "GCPD members" and "Police Officers" categories. |