Nightwing first appeared in Tales of the Teen Titans #44, published by DC in 1984. That places it in the Copper Age.
Why this issue matters
Dick Grayson shed the Robin identity here to become Nightwing, the first sidekick in comics to fully graduate into his own independent adult hero, a transition that shaped every legacy character who followed.
Key facts
Tales of the Teen Titans #44
- Character: Nightwing
- Publisher: DC
- Cover year: 1984
- Era: Copper Age
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Go deeper
Other first appearances from 1984
- Usagi Yojimbo Albedo Anthropomorphics #2, 1984
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT #1, 1984
More DC firsts from the Copper Age
- Booster Gold Booster Gold #1, 1986
- Jason Todd (Robin II) Batman #357, 1983
- Tim Drake (Robin III) Batman #436, 1989
- Harley Quinn Batman Adventures #12, 1993
- Bane Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1, 1992
- Azrael Batman: Sword of Azrael #1, 1992
- Lobo Omega Men #3, 1983
- Jason Todd Robin Death Batman #428, 1988
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