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Summary
Nightwingis one of contemporary DC ’s bad players , but his descent receive comparatively fiddling aid . Thankfully , a team - up with the surprise duo of Scooby - Dooand Deadman direct acknowledges the Flying Graysons and leave them a heartwarming posthumous bit with their son .
InThe Batman & Scooby - Doo Mysteries#1 by Sholly Fisch , Dario Brizuela , and Franco Riesco , Nightwing returns to Haly ’s Circusalongside Scooby and the crew to work the secret of why Deadman seems to be stalk the circus ' acrobats . The " ghost " is quickly proven to be a fake , but the real Deadman pops in to show that he ’s been watching event the full prison term , and he ’s not alone : he is accompanied bythe Flying Graysons ' spirits , who reveal that they have been keeping an eye on their boy from the afterlife .
As Deadman express relief at having his name cleared , Nightwing ’s parents bestow that being unable to speak to or be seen by their son"doesn’t block us from keep an eye on over [ him ] . Or from being proud of him . "
Nightwing has been through a lot of scary mo in his life , but the fear he just overcame proves that he ’s ready to be a Green Lantern .
Nightwing’s Parents Have Never Left Him
While the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne have been explore extensively , it ’s often overlooked that Nightwing practically shares Batman ’s parentage : his parent were slain in 1940’sDetective Comics#38 ( by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson ) after Haly ’s Circus refused to pay protection money to mobster Tony Zucco . While Nightwing ’s quest to bring Zucco to justice has played a major part in shaping his career as a superhero , his parents themselves rarely appear ( whether by flashback or by narrative lash-up ) to verbalize their opinion on his actions ; by contrast , Batman has had many opportunitiesto present hismea culpasbefore his at rest parents .
Thenarrative comprehension of Deadmanis a particularly ingenious way to allow the Flying Graysons to make an appearance . As a circus performer himself , it makes sense that Boston ’s death and subsequent spectral getting even would be a known legend among DC ’s circus universe ( thereby setting up the Scooby - Doo mystery ) ; similarly , it is not a stretch to see how the spirit of one deceased circus performer might pass on out to the spirits of other circus folk , as this issue implies that Deadman and the Flying Graysons are familiar with one another . Tragically , with Deadman pass into the hereafter in DC ’s recentKnight Terrorsevent , one of the last remaining tie-in the Graysons have to the land of the living has ( apparently ) been sever .
The Flying Graysons Are Unequivocally Proud Of Nightwing
no matter , Nightwing ’s parents giving their Logos their blessingis a heartwarming moment that provides a sense of closure for two long - leave out characters . Nightwing is now a major purpose model in the DC Universe ; he has given his parents every cause to be proud . With Tony Zucco at the center of the Dick ’s problem once more in the ongoingNightwingtitle , it seems thatNightwing’sparents are on the leaflet of get the sendoff they have long deserved — and Deadman and Scooby - Doo finally giving them a chance to talk realise the instant even seraphic .
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