Publication history of Dick Grayson leadership of the Titans to Wonder Girl, and takes a leave of absence from the team. In pre-"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 hero of the same name. "Nightwing: Secret Files & Origins" #1 and "Nightwing: Year One" tell the full post-Crisis version of how Dick Grayson gives up his identity as Robin (having been "fired" by Batman). Uncertain what to do with his new-found independence, Dick considers
Alternative versions of Robin and his status as a crime-fighter with the Justice Society certainly reflected what had gone before. After the events of Flashpoint, Helena Wayne, daughter of Earth-2's Batman and Catwoman served as Robin and became the only partner that Batman had ever had. In this continuity, Bruce Wayne had never adopted Dick Grayson as his ward, so he never became Robin on Earth-2. However, he does appear later, married to Earth-2's Barbara Gordon, who never became Batgirl on Earth-2. The second Talon is shown in "Teen Titans" #38 (2006), the former sidekick of Owlman, created by Geoff Johns and Tony S.