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DC Comics   ·   Released Mar 16th, 2021

Nightwing #78

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LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT, PART 1

Dick Grayson reminiscing his childhood and a confrontation amongst a group of bullies led by Shelton Lyle actively harming a random middle school aged child. A preteen Barbara Gordon intervenes imploring the bullies to leave the other child alone. Preteen Dick Grayson approaches, and tells Shelton and his goons to walk away after they threaten Barbara. Shelton takes a swing at Dick who dodges the hit, and recoils with a headbutt into Shelton's mouth, knocking out his front teeth. Soon after, Detective Jim Gordon approaches after witnessing the attack from afar and arrests Shelton. Detective Gordon drives Dick back to Wayne Manor after the incident. Alfred is both proud and surprised Dick managed to to fend off three high school students by himself and protect the other child, to which he explains doing so without a mask takes a different kind of hero.  The story shifts to current time. 3 high school jocks are chasing an innocent puppy and kicking it drunkenly. Nightwing appears in front of the puppy and expresses his disgust for those that torture innocent animals. The jock leader pulls a gun from his valedictorian jacket and points it at the puppy. Nightwing quickly neutralizes the jock and sends the group of them running. He takes the puppy to the vet and himself to the doctor after the puppy bites his finger.  In Blüdhaven, Blockbuster kills the Mayor by expressing disdain for his failures and crushes his head with his bare hand. He replaces the Mayor's position with Melinda Zucco, daughter of the infamous Tony Zucco.  Dick Grayson walks back to his apartment and sees the lights on from the outside of the apartment building he owns. Assuming someone has broken in, he quickly changes into his Nightwing suit only to find Oracle, (Barbara Gordon) is awaiting him inside. After she is infatuated with the puppy Dick has brought home and decided to keep, She explains the reason for her visit was in regards to Alfred Pennyworth's Will, in which it is revealed he was a secret billionaire and has left the entirety of his estate to Dick upon his death.  The story ends in upper Blüdhaven, when Melinda Zucco comes home and explains to her assistant that she has been made the new Mayor of the city by Blockbuster and stresses the importance of killing Nightwing sooner than later before he can interfere with the crime family's plans.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$3.99
UPC
76194134174307811
Distributor SKU
0121DC040
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Nightwing #78 Cover B -  Skan Variant
Nightwing #78 Cover C - 2nd Printing Redondo Variant
Nightwing #78 Cover D - 3rd Printing Rossmo Variant
Nightwing #78 WonderCon Silver-foil Variant

Creators

Tom Taylor
Writer
Tom Taylor
Bruno Redondo
Artist, Cover Artist
Bruno Redondo
Adriano Lucas
Colorist
Adriano Lucas
Wes Abbott
Letterer
Wes Abbott
Skan
Variant Cover Artist
Skan
Ben Meares
Assistant Editor
Ben Meares
Jessica Chen
Editor
Jessica Chen
Ben Abernathy
Group Editor
Ben Abernathy
Marie Javins
Editor-in-Chief
Marie Javins

Characters

Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Pennyworth
Prime Earth
Audre
Audre
Prime Earth
Blockbuster
Roland Desmond
Blockbuster
Prime Earth
Captain Gordon
James Gordon
Captain Gordon
Prime Earth
Haley the Dog
Haley the Dog
Prime Earth
John Grayson
John Grayson
Prime Earth
MaClean
MaClean
Prime Earth
Mary Grayson
Mary Grayson
Prime Earth
Melinda Zucco
Melinda Zucco
Prime Earth
Nightwing
Dick Grayson
Nightwing
Prime Earth
Oracle
Barbara Gordon
Oracle
Prime Earth

Key Events

First Appearance
Melinda Zucco Prime Earth
First Appearance
Haley the Dog Prime Earth
First Appearance
Audre Prime Earth
First Appearance
MaClean Prime Earth

Collected In

  • Nightwing Vol. 1: Leaping Into the Light HC
    Nightwing Vol. 1: Leaping Into the Light HC
    Nightwing Vol. 4 (2016)
  • Nightwing Vol. 1: Leaping into the Light TP
    Nightwing Vol. 1: Leaping into the Light TP
    Nightwing Vol. 4 (2016)

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