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Religion: Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Name: Nightwing
Alter Ego: Dick Grayson
Other Names: Richard Grayson; Robin; Batman; Nightwing II; the Teen-Age Thunderbolt; Richard John "Dick" Grayson; Robin I; Rick Danner
First Appearance: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #38 (Apr. 1940): "Introducing Robin the Boy Wonder"
Creators: Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 4,498
Comic Book Appearances: 4,191
TV, Film Appearances: 306
Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1
Teams/Affiliations: Batman family; Super Friends; The Network; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans
Location: Bludhaven, USA; Gotham City, USA
Race: white
Gender: male
52 #25 (25 Oct. 2006): "The Origin of Nightwing" (lead character)
Action Comics (vol. 1) #532 (June 1982): "H.I.V.E. and Go Seek!" (cameo)
Adventure Comics
The All-New Super Friends Hour - Season 1, Episode 1 (10 Sep. 1977): "The Brain Machine/Joy Ride/Invasion of the Earthors/The Whirlpool"
America vs. the Justice Society
Aquaman Secret Files & Origins #1 (Dec. 1998): "Left for Dead"
Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991): "Darktime"
Azrael (vol. 2) #1 (Dec. 2009): "Angel in the Dark"
Batman / Captain America (Dec. 1996)
Batman
Batman and Robin (vol. 1) #4 (Nov. 2009): "Red Right Hand" (lead character)
Batman and the Outsiders
Batman Family
Batman: Battle for the Cowl
Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 (July 2009): "The Network" (2-panel cameo)
Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Underground #1 (June 2009) (mentioned)
Batman: Gotham Adventures
Batman: Gotham Knights
Batman: Shadow of the Bat
Batman: Streets of Gotham
Batman: The Animated Series - Season 3, Episode 9 (19 Nov. 1994): "Lock-Up"
Batman: The Dark Knight #1 (Mar. 1986): "The Dark Knight Returns" (mentioned)
Batman: The Widening Gyre #1 (Oct. 2009): "Turning and Turning"
Birds of Prey - Season 1, Episode 2 (16 Oct. 2002): "Slick" (mentioned)
Black Lightning (vol. 1) #4 (Sep. 1977): "Beware the Cyclotronic Man" (cameo)
The Brave and the Bold
Brave New World #1 (Aug. 2006): "Look to the Skies..." (cameo)
Catwoman
Challenge of the Super Friends - Season 1, Episode 1 (9 Sep. 1978): "Wanted: The Superfriends"
DC Comics Presents
DC One Million #1 (Nov. 1998): "Riders on the Storm"
Deathstroke, the Terminator
Detective Comics
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #104 (June 1966): "The Bride of the Doom Patrol" (cameo)
Genesis
Gotham City Sirens #3 (Oct. 2009): "Riddle Me This!" (lead character)
Harley Quinn
JLA #11 (Oct. 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part Two: Hostile Takeover" (mentioned)
Joker: Last Laugh
Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 (Dec. 2001): "A Clown at Midnight"
Justice League America #70 (Jan. 1993): "Grieving" (3-panel cameo)
Justice League of America
Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (Oct. 2009): "The Gathering" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League: Doom (2012) (mentioned)
Justice Society of America
Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986): "The Last Days of the Justice Society"
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
The New Teen Titans
The New Titans
New York World's Fair Comics #2 (1940): "Batman and Robin Visit the New York World's Fair"
Nightwing
Nightwing Secret Files
Outsiders
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Nightwing/Captain Boomerang #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 1: Grudge Match" (lead character)
Robin: Year One
Secret Origins
Secret Society of Super-Villains #12 (Jan. 1978): "The Plunder Plan!"
Star Spangled Comics
The Super Friends
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #6 (Jan. 1959): "The Amazing Superman Junior"
Teen Titans / Outsiders Secret Files 2003
Teen Titans
Teen Titans and Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2005
The Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special #1 (1983): "Plague!" (character based on)
Teen Titans: Year One
Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175 (Dec. 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part Two: Girl Frenzy"
World's Best Comics #1 (Spring 1941): "The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom"
World's Finest Comics
X-Factor Annual #8 (1993): "Charon" (mentioned)
Young Justice - Season 1, Episode 1 (26 Nov. 2010): "Independence Day"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Nightwing.html
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0099724/
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0057785/
- http://www.comicvine.com/dick-grayson/29-1691/
- http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=nightwing2
- http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=nightwing2
- http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=robinga
- http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=robinga
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=24289
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Grayson_(Earth-2)
- https://www.comics.org/issue/754/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=266