Today, I saw yet another reference to the original Nightwing costume as “Disco Nightwing.”
Goodness. Here it is, drawn by George Perez, in all its original 1984 glory:
Now, for anyone even vaguely familiar with this character, one has to remember that Dick Grayson, formerly Robin the Boy Wonder, grew up and became Nightwing in Tales of the Teen Titans #44.
He is paying homage to his circus roots. That collar does not fold over like John Travolta’s. It sticks up like a circus performer’s costume, and not coincidentally, the other circus performer-turned superhero from DC Comics is Deadman.
As you can see, Deadman has a raised collar, and yet no one suggests that he’s “Disco.” This is just one of those things that drives me nuts.
