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Summary
A shameful Revelation of Saint John the Divine is shakingNightwingto his core , as DC has revealed that Nightwing ’s parents were never originally meant to die — but Dick Grayson was . One of the major reasons that Batman take in a untried Dick Grayson was because of the similar tragedy they shared with the death of their parent . Now that story is changed in a shocking bend to decade - old Batman lore .
DC just disclose the bombshell truth of Dick Grayson ’s origin inNightwing#117 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo . This storey explores the root ofNightwing ’s veneration of jumping , and it ’s utterly heartrending . The cock-a-hoop reveal is that the dark his parents died , thing were n’t as they seemed — Dick was think to jump before his parents , think thatTony Zucco had always intend to toss off Dick Graysonandnothis parents .
The tragical night in Haly ’s Circus saw Nightwing ’s parents fall to their decease right in front of him after their line had been cut , but this was never supposed to happen , as Dick himself explains in a encounter with Tony Zucco . The intended murder victim was none other than Dick Grayson himself .
DC completely rewrites Nightwing ’s kinship with an iconic Justice League member by reveal that Dick Grayson satisfy them before Batman .
Dick Grayson Was Meant to Be Murdered - Not His Parents
Batman History Changes Forever
Before Dick Grayson ever met Bruce Wayne , Haly ’s Circus had aim into some fiscal worry when it visited Gotham City . Mobster Tony Zuccothreatened the genus Circus to ante up for auspices money . Naturally , the circus reject , and to try a point , Tony Zucco orchestrated an accident . This resulted in the demise of John and Mary Grayson and left their new son Dick completely shock . From here , Dick Grayson became Robin and finally grew up to be Nightwing . ButDick Grayson has just unearthed a long - swallow memorythat completely changes the context of this dark .
Created by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson , Dick Grayson debut as the first Robin — in the same story that establish the tragic deaths of his parent — in 1940’sDetective Comics#38 .
Dick Grayson remember that , to start off their family trapeze act , Dick was planning to stick out first . He always jumped first . This simple fact imply thatJohn and Mary Grayson were n’t opine to die that nighttime , as Dick was supposed to be the first one to use the track line . They had changed the routine and gone first , cause them to steep to their death . This actually resolve an inconsistencywith Dick Grayson ’s backstory . If Zucco want the carnival to pay up , there was little effective in kill the chief act . rather , Zucco destine to down Dick , the least important member of the act , strictly to goad the circus into paying that aegis money .
This Reveal Changes Everything About Nightwing
How Will This Twist Affect Nightwing Going Forward?
Dick Grayson ’s own memory just get so much bad . Originally , he believed that his parent were killed just to get back at the circus — that it was a brutal act of violence from an vicious criminal . Now he knows it ’s much worse . It was n’t just a brutal act of violence , but it was one intended for him . Dick Grayson may cease up with significantly more guilt trip issues , as he could now directly pick himself for his parent ' death . Even if he does n’t fall into that trap , Nightwingnow has a much potent reason to detest Tony Zucco .
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NIGHTWING # 117 ( 2024 )
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own . Inspired by the original Kryptonian Hero of Alexandria of the same name , Grayson has risen to comic Good Book immortality with the identity operator , earning regard as one of the greatest loss leader in the DC Universe .
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.
