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DC Comics   ·   Released Dec 19th, 2012

Nightwing #15

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Since Haly's Circus was set to open in Amusement Mile, there have been numerous posters put up to advertise it, many of which feature Jimmy the Clown as their poster-boy, though he is not eager to be the focus of attention. Unfortunately for Jimmy, the posters have caught the eye of the Joker, who is apparently annoyed by the resemblance between Jimmy's character and himself. One night, as Jimmy separates from his friends to get a drink, Joker attacks him in an alley, infecting him with Joker Venom.  Nightwing, meanwhile, is convinced that the Joker knows the identities of Batman and all of his allies, despite Bruce's claims that it would be impossible. As such, he has decided it would be best to pull Haly's Circus out of Gotham City, to protect those he cares about, and then look into the fact that the Joker just broke Raya Vestri out of Blackgate Penitentiary. Not long after leaving the Batcave in frustration, he receives a call from Sonia Branch urging him to come to the circus. Jimmy is dead.  Rushing to Amusement Mile, Dick is stopped at the edge of a police cordon, where a small crowd has assembled to see that Jimmy's grotesquely grinning corpse has been tied to the sign over the gates. A note is attached to him reading "Nobody Likes a Knockoff." In tears, Dick pushes past the crowd to find the other circus folk. Sadly, they explain how the Joker killed Jimmy just because he looked like him. Desperately, Dick urges them to pack and prepare to leave Gotham, turning to Sonia and begging her to leave town or stay with acquaintances. The little voice of Christina Sorrano catches Dick's attention, wondering what the Joker might want with Raya, if he was willing to kill Jimmy just for being a "knockoff."  By sunrise the next day, the circus has been shipped out of the city on their train, and Jimmy's body has been taken care of by the police, giving Dick the chance to investigate at Blackgate. Unfortunately, nobody in her cell block can tell him anything. The last angle of investigation open to him is to go to the morgue and have a look at Jimmy's body. Sneaking in, he begins taking a blood sample from the corpse when Sonia calls him. She requires him to put his name to some papers that will put the construction on Amusement Mile on hold for the time being. Though it will only take a short while, Dick is eager to get Sonia out of the city, and get the Joker under control. Before the morgue technicians return, Dick manages to discover that Jimmy's blood contains traces of kerosene jet fuel.  After changing out of his costume, and doubling back to shake any tails, Dick arrives at Sonia's place, and begins filling out the paperwork she gives him. Meanwhile, Sonia insists that what happened to Jimmy was not Dick's fault, and he shouldn't blame himself. Dick admits that because Jimmy and the others were - are - his friends, because he asked them to stay in Gotham, he feels like he let them down. Sympathetically, Sonia promises that things will be okay, kissing his cheek. The two are drawn to each other, and lock lips in a kiss. Despite his interest in her, Dick's mind is filled with memories and associations. The fact that Sonia's father, Tony Zucco, killed his parents preoccupies him, and he has to break it off.  Fortunately, he is spared having to explain himself by an alert on his phone. Kline Industries used to be a rising power in the aerospace field until allegations of corporate espionage drove them to bankruptcy. Their fuel formula was proven to be stolen from Wayne Enterprises - a knockoff.  Upon arriving at the Kline Industries building Nightwing hears the Joker's taunting voice welcoming him and mocking his attempts to live up to the Batman's name, calling him "Bat-fake" and "Bat-lite." Meanwhile, Dick is attacked by someone who seems at first to be the joker, but soon turns out to be Raya, infected with Joker toxin. The Joker is bored by Nightwing's attempts to be like the Batman, and tonight he will attempt to wake him up. Joker points out that Raya is dressed in an imitation - a knock-off - of Nightwing's uniform, and then leaves them alone to fight it out.  Though Nightwing manages to dodge most of Raya's attacks, he soon realizes that her insane laughter is not so much laughter as the only way that she is capable of expressing her pain while infected with a toxin that her body is rejecting. It is killing her. She collapses, and Nightwing fumbles to inject her with an anti-toxin, unsure of its likely effectiveness. Though it returns her to her normal self, the damage is done. At least Raya manages to apologize for all she did before dying in her former friend's arms.  After ten minutes of sitting there with Raya's body, Nightwing notices something written on the skin peeking through a tear in her uniform. The message written across her chest suggests that the Joker is about to target Haly's Circus.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$2.99
UPC
76194130514101511
Distributor SKU
OCT120199
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Creators

Kyle Higgins
Writer
Kyle Higgins
Eddy Barrows
Penciller
Eddy Barrows
Eber Ferreira
Inker
Eber Ferreira
Rod Reis
Colorist
Rod Reis
Carlos M. Mangual
Letterer
Carlos M. Mangual
Greg Capullo
Cover Artist
Greg Capullo
FCO Plascencia
Cover Artist
FCO Plascencia
Katie Kubert
Assistant Editor
Katie Kubert
Brian Cunningham
Editor
Brian Cunningham
Bobbie Chase
Executive Editor
Bobbie Chase
Bob Harras
Editor-in-Chief
Bob Harras

Characters

Christina Sorrano
Christina Sorrano
Prime Earth
Jimmy Clark
Jimmy Clark
Prime Earth
John Grayson
John Grayson
Prime Earth
Joker
Joker
Prime Earth
Mary Grayson
Mary Grayson
Prime Earth
Nightwing
Dick Grayson
Nightwing
Prime Earth
Raya Vestri
Raya Vestri
Prime Earth
Sonia Zucco
Sonia Zucco
Prime Earth
Tony Zucco
Tony Zucco
Prime Earth

Key Events

Death
Raya Vestri Prime Earth
Death
Jimmy Clark Prime Earth

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    DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)
  • Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family TP
    Nightwing Vol. 3: Death of the Family TP
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  • Nightwing: The Prince of Gotham Omnibus HC
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  • The Joker: Death of the Family HC
    The Joker: Death of the Family HC
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  • The Joker: Death of the Family TP
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