News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:54:38 CST Vu

Robin left the nest and took flight as 'Nightwing'
By Bill Radford, The Gazette
Last update: January 25, 2007 – 4:52 PM

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TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #44 (Jul 1984)

Dick hasn't worn the Robin suit in a long time, though. In the 1980s, he left the nest -- or the Batcave, anyway -- and became a new costumed crime fighter, Nightwing. He graduated to his own self-titled series in the '90s.

That series recently got a new writer: Marv Wolfman, who along with artist George Perez created the Nightwing character more than 20 years ago.

"It's a thrill," Wolfman said. "I had wanted to write the book originally and wasn't really given the opportunity."

Dick Grayson was 18 or so when he became Nightwing. He's hardly ready to pluck out gray hairs, but he has aged several years since then.