Nightwing's New Costume Design Pays Tribute To Creator Marv Wolfman

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Spoiler warning for Nightwing #93

The newest accessory in Nightwing's wardrobe is a hidden—but touching—tribute to one of the character's creators, Marv Wolfman. The current creative team on Nightwing has been revising and expanding Dick Grayson's look and arsenal of gadgets. In the latest issue, the hero debuts a biker jacket that doubles as a nod to Marv Wolfman and his own Nightwing-themed jacket.

Dick Grayson debuted as Robin, Batman's child partner, in 1940, but he was reinvented as the independent vigilante Nightwing in 1984'sTales of the Teen Titans #44 by Marv Wolfman and the late George Pérez. Nightwing established himself as a major hero in his own right, far from Batman's influence, in Gotham and in his own home base: Blüdhaven. Dick Grayson has cycled through many iconic looks over the decades—from short pants to tall collars—but few are more beloved than his original Nightwing costume, fondly known by fans as «Discowing,» from the pages of Wolfman and Pérez's New Teen Titans. Most recently, Dick's 90s-era «fingerstripe» costume has made its return, along with a series of costume and gadget upgrades.

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In Nightwing #93 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, and Wes Abbott, Nightwing runs from a squad of corrupt cops, who have been ordered to apprehend the hero by the villainous Blockbuster. As Dick flees the scene of his «crime» (cleaning graffiti off a statue of Alfred), he runs behind a bush and emerges with a motorcycle—and a spiffy new Nightwing-themed jacket. This same design has been seen before in the «real world;» pictures of Marv Wolfman wearing a Nightwing biker jacket circled online, including in a quote-tweet by