1) This is back when Timmy was not drawn as a midget. Of course, I love him as a cuddly midget too, but I like my men to be six footers and the long-awaited growth spurt never happened.
2)Timmy thinks Bruce is the greatest guy in the whole world. That reminds me of something Dick says in a bronze age comic book.
3)They want Tim to go into business - at FOURTEEN!
4)The fact that Bruce, Alfred and Dick feel more like family to him than his own Dad. Well, I don't LOVE that but - d'aww! *cuddles Tim* I suppose this is where the Jack Drake-bashing fanfic originated. Still, he made up for it in later years and even allowed Tim to keep on being Robin once he understood why Tim needed it, which is a pretty damn awesome feat for an ordinary parent. So I still think the character-hate is unwarranted.
5) He spray-spaints "I'm a chump" on the creeps who descreated his mother's grave. Oh, for the days of tempered reactions and screwball humour that this Robin was once known for!
6)That letter. It's so levelly and maturely written, instead of being a typical teenage emo-fest screaming recriminations. Quintessential Timmy.
7)The fact that he writes it out, seals it in an envelope, addresses it and then casually throws it in the fire on his way out. This, in a nutshell is why Tim Drake is such completist freak-boy fascinating character.
Things I do not love:
1)Tim's hair.
I'm glad you posted this. I wanted to post it myself but felt too lazy. =)