Publication history of Dick Grayson Publication history of Dick Grayson This article is about the publication history of the DC Comics fictional character Dick Grayson, who has been portrayed in comic books as Robin, Nightwing, and Batman. He was first introduced in "Detective Comics" #38 (1940) by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Robin's debut was an effort to make Batman a lighter, more sympathetic character. DC Comics also thought a teenaged superhero would appeal to young readers, being an effective audience surrogate. The name "Robin, The Boy Wonder" and the medieval look of the original costume are inspired by the legendary hero Robin
Team Titans survived this sudden erasure of the Team Titans from existence. After "Zero Hour", Mirage and Terra joined the Teen Titans and it is revealed that the two (and Deathwing) were from the present and inserted into the Team Titans by the Time Trapper, to try and stop Monarch's plan. Deathwing is revealed to not be a future version of Dick Grayson (his actual identity remains a mystery). Terra is implied to be the original Terra and finds the grave of the original Terra empty; in truth, she is a member of a race of underground humanoids, who stole Terra's body