Some of the surrounding events and facts may have changed slightly over the last 63 years, but the major event has stayed the same--Dick Grayson was taken in by Bruce Wayne and trained to be the original Robin, the Boy Wonder, after his trapeze artist parents were murdered in a circus "accident".  On the following pages, I'll examine Dick's origin and how it has changed over the years....

Real Name: Richard "Dick" John Grayson

Occupation: police officer, Blüdhaven Police Department

Base of Operations: Blüdhaven

Group Affiliations: Titans, Outsiders

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: John and Mary Grayson (parents, deceased), Bruce Wayne (adoptive father), Jason Todd (adoptive brother, deceased)

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 175 lbs.

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Black

First Appearance: [as Robin] Detective Comics #38 (April 1940); [as Nightwing] Tales Of The Teen Titans #44 (August 1984)