As I recall, Feiffer's gripe was based on his reaction AS a kid: he could, conceivably, dedicate himself, push himself, and grow up to become Batman.

But he couldn't be Robin, because he wasn't ALREADY Robin.

Sales indicate that Feiffer was not in the majority there. =)

I should drag part of this thread over to legacy2020, so we can converse freely about who Batman and Robin really HAVE been over the years.