Global InformationNightwing information
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 Variant cover art of Nightwing (July 2016 vol.4) #1 from DC Comics Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Brad Walker. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman: Superman #158 (January 1963) Richard Grayson: Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (July 1984) |
| Created by | Superman: Edmond Hamilton Curt Swan Dick Grayson: Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
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| Alter ego | Dick Grayson Superman (Pre Crisis Era) Power Girl Chris Kent |
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| Notable aliases | Robin Batman Red X Agent 37 Target Talon Gray Son of Gotham |
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Nightwing is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent is Dick Grayson, who takes the name when he leaves his role as Batman's partner and sidekick Robin in his adulthood.
Although Nightwing is commonly associated with Batman, the title and concept have origins in classic Superman stories. The original Nightwing was an identity assumed by Superman when stranded on the Kryptonian city of Kandor with Jimmy Olsen. Drawing inspiration from Batman and Robin, the two protect Kandor as the superheroes Nightwing and Flamebird. Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths and Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! continuity reboots in 1985 and 1994, respectively, Nightwing was reimagined as a legendary vigilante from Krypton whose story inspires Dick Grayson's choice of name when he leaves behind his Robin identity.
Other stories set among the Batman family of characters have seen acquaintances and friends of Grayson briefly assume the title, including his fellow Robin alumnus Jason Todd. Meanwhile, Superman stories have seen Superman's adopted son Chris Kent and Power Girl take up the name for brief turns as Nightwing. Various other characters have taken the name in stories set outside DC's main continuity as well.
In 2013, Nightwing placed 5th on IGN's Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics[2] and Grayson as Nightwing was ranked the #1 Sexiest Male Character in Comics by ComicsAlliance in 2013.[3]
- ^ Grayson #1
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (2013-11-19). "The Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics". IGN. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew (2013-02-14). "ComicsAlliance Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2015-07-28.