For the Marduk album, see Nightwing . For the current and most prominent holder of the Nightwing title, see Dick Grayson Nightwing is a name used by at least six fictional characters in the DC Comics Universe. Although originating with the Superman mythos, Dick Grayson (the first Robin) is the character most associated with the name "Nightwing". The alias is also frequently paired with "Flamebird", another title taken by several DC Comics characters. The name is originally used by the pre-Crisis Superman, when he and Jimmy Olsen act as vigilantes during trips to the bottle city of Kandor. Later, Superman's cousin Van-Zee uses the name. Post-Crisis, Superman attributes the name to a historic Kryptonian crimefighter. The Superman-related heroes serve as an inspiration for Dick Grayson when he sheds his Robin identity and assumes the name and a new costume in Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984). In t