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DC Comics Nightwing Classic Superhero Blue Logo T-Shirt
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Nightwing
Nightwing is the model case for how to grow a sidekick up, and the industry has been trying to repeat it for forty years without much success. Dick Grayson had been Robin since 1940; Marv Wolfman and George Pérez gave him a new identity, a new costume and a life outside Gotham, and crucially did not simply promote him to a second Batman.
- First appearance
- Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984), DC Comics
- Created by
- Marv Wolfman, George Pérez
- Also known as
- Dick Grayson
- Universe
- DC Universe
- Appears in
- comics, television, animation, games
Who is Nightwing?
Nightwing is the model case for how to grow a sidekick up, and the industry has been trying to repeat it for forty years without much success. Dick Grayson had been Robin since 1940; Marv Wolfman and George Pérez gave him a new identity, a new costume and a life outside Gotham, and crucially did not simply promote him to a second Batman. The character that emerged is Batman's temperamental opposite — sociable, warm, funny, and the person the wider DC universe actually likes — which gives him a function no one else in that corner of the publisher performs. The name comes from Kryptonian legend rather than from Gotham, taken from a Superman story, which is a nice detail about who he considers his family.
Nightwing: the details
- First appearance
- Tales of the Teen Titans #44, July 1984
- Created by
- Marv Wolfman and George Pérez
- The model for graduating a sidekick
- Forty years on, the industry has repeatedly tried and mostly failed to repeat it
- Not a second Batman
- Given his own identity and city rather than promoted into the mentor's role
- Batman's temperamental opposite
- Sociable and warm, and the person the wider DC universe actually likes
- The name is Kryptonian
- Taken from a Superman legend rather than from Gotham
- Robin since 1940
- He held the original identity for forty-four years before the change
Why Nightwing endures
The benchmark for retiring a sidekick identity successfully, and one of the few legacy transitions in comics that has never been reversed.
What Nightwing looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A stylised blue bird spreading across the chest on black
The chest emblem is one of DC's cleanest — a swept bird shape that reads as a single mark rather than a picture, works in one colour at any size, and sits on black. Blue on black is unusual in the line and instantly identifying.
The swept bird emblem is one of DC's cleanest — a single mark rather than a picture, one colour, any size, on black. Blue on black is unusual in the line and instantly identifying. Teen and adult.
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Who has played Nightwing
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Thwaites | Titans | 2018 | Live action |
| Loren Lester | Batman: The Animated Series | 1992 | Voice |
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Who created Nightwing?
Nightwing was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, first appearing in Tales of the Teen Titans #44 in 1984 (DC Comics).
What does a Nightwing T-shirt usually look like?
A stylised blue bird spreading across the chest on black. The swept bird emblem is one of DC's cleanest — a single mark rather than a picture, one colour, any size, on black. Blue on black is unusual in the line and instantly identifying. Teen and adult.
Are Nightwing T-shirts made for children?
No. Nightwing comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.
Who has played Nightwing?
Nightwing has been played on screen by Brenton Thwaites (Titans, 2018), and voiced by Loren Lester (Batman: The Animated Series, 1992).
How much does a Nightwing T-shirt cost?
Nightwing shirts we currently track start from around $17.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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