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Nightwing

Dick Grayson

3,885 appearancesSince 1984

Part of the Nightwing mantle · 6 known bearers →

Nightwing first appeared in Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984-07), published by DC. 3,885 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Son of John and Mary Grayson. Ward of Bruce Wayne (Batman). Dick began his costumed career as Robin the Boy Wonder. When he was 19, he discarded the Robin identity and became Nightwing.

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

Tales of the Teen Titans
#44
first appearance
1984-07-00
Secret Origins
#13
origin
1987-04-00
Batman
#439
origin retold
1989-09-20

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Nightwing
1996–2009
149 issues →
Nightwing
2016–
119 issues →
The New Titans
1988–1996
52 issues →

Batman Album #10 cover

Batman Album

#10

origin retold

1991-00-00

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1 cover

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs

#1

2018-01-00

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition) #1 cover

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition)

#1

2019-10-00

Batman cover

Batman

1940–2011

44 issues →

The Titans cover

The Titans

1999–2003

44 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

2011–

43 issues →

Outsiders cover

Outsiders

2003–2007

39 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2016–2026

38 issues →

The New Teen Titans cover

The New Teen Titans

1984–1988

35 issues →

Tales of the Teen Titans cover

Tales of the Teen Titans

1984–1988

34 issues →

Trinity cover

Trinity

2008–2009

33 issues →

Robin cover

Robin

1993–2009

31 issues →

Nightwing cover

Nightwing

2011–2014

30 issues →

Batman: Gotham Knights cover

Batman: Gotham Knights

2000–2006

29 issues →

Titans cover

Titans

2023–2026

29 issues →

Batman: Gotham Adventures cover

Batman: Gotham Adventures

1998–2003

28 issues →

Titans cover

Titans

2016–2019

28 issues →

Detective Comics cover

Detective Comics

1937–2011

26 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

25 issues →

Birds of Prey cover

Birds of Prey

1999–2009

18 issues →

Flash cover

Flash

1987–2006

15 issues →

Teen Titans cover

Teen Titans

2003–2011

15 issues →

Batman Giant cover

Batman Giant

2018–2019

14 issues →

Batman cover

Batman

2011–2016

13 issues →

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Future State: Gotham
2021–2022
13 issues →
52
2006–2007
12 issues →
Teen Titans Academy
2021–2022
12 issues →
Action Comics Weekly
1988–1989
11 issues →
Batman: Urban Legends
2021–2023
11 issues →
Team Titans
1992–1994
10 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
10 issues →
Azrael: Agent of the Bat
1998–2003
10 issues →
Titans
2008–2011
10 issues →
Batman Incorporated
2012–2013
10 issues →
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
1992–2000
9 issues →
Batman: Li'l Gotham
2013–2014
9 issues →
DC vs. Vampires
2021–2023
9 issues →
Teen Titans
1996–1998
8 issues →
Teen Titans
2004–2011
8 issues →
The New Teen Titans
2014–2022
8 issues →
Nightwing
2014–2018
8 issues →
Justice League Unlimited
2025–
8 issues →
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
1992–2007
7 issues →
Nightwing
1998–2005
7 issues →
Supergirl
2005–2011
7 issues →
Justice League
2018–2022
7 issues →
Nightwing
2021–2025
7 issues →
Titans United
2021–2022
7 issues →
The Flash
2023–
7 issues →
Nightwing
2023–2025
7 issues →
Adventures of Superman: Book of El
2025–
7 issues →
Crisis on Infinite Earths
1985–1986
6 issues →
The New Titans Annual
1989–1995
6 issues →
Catwoman
1993–2001
6 issues →
JLA
1997–2006
6 issues →
Batgirl
2000–2006
6 issues →
Justice League
2011–2016
6 issues →
Batwing
2011–2014
6 issues →
Batman: Arkham Unhinged
2012–2014
6 issues →
Batgirl & the Birds of Prey
2016–2018
6 issues →