Dick Grayson 1980, Grayson once again takes up the role of leader of the Teen Titans, now featured in the monthly series "The New Teen Titans", which became one of DC Comics's most beloved series of the era. During his leadership of the Titans, however, he had a falling out with Batman, leading to an estrangement that would last for many years. In the post-"Crisis on Infinite Earths" continuity, the maturing Dick Grayson grows weary of his role as Batman's young sidekick. He renames himself Nightwing, recalling his adventure in the Kryptonian city of Kandor, where he and Batman meet the local
Teen Titans (TV series) from a trapeze (the death of Grayson's acrobat parents being the catalyst for him becoming Robin). Further connections to the Batman mythos include two references in the episode "The Apprentice, Pt. II", when Robin responds to a suggestion by the villain Deathstroke that he "might be like a father to [him]" with "I already have a father" (which transitions to a shot of flying bats) and a fight scene on the rooftop of a building labeled Wayne Enterprises. Satirizing the mystery of Robin’s identity and muddying the waters somewhat, in "Teen Titans Go!" episode “Permanent Record” Robin’s name is explicitly