Supergirl
WhileSupergirlmay be associate with Clark Kent , her uncommon and flamboyantFlamebirdarmor grant her an unconvincing connection to Bat - Family memberNightwing . Anyone familiar withthe chronicle of Dick Graysonknows that after leave his location as Batman ’s sidekick , he took on the Nightwing alias to make himself as his own fighter . But fewer citizenry may be cognizant that Dick ’s choice of name references a Kryptonian legend and that his namesake has a lesser - know , but evenly important partner .
feature inSupergirl Vol . 5 # 6by Greg Rucka and Ed Benes , Kara Zor - El takes on the raw Flamebird costume and identity while living in Kandor during the gap year of " One class Later " follow the event of " Infinite Crisis . " Ultraman , posing as Kal - El , is imposing his fascistic will on the bottled city , and Kara is drafted to contend back by her multiversal doppelganger Kara Zor - L , aka Power Girl . In an effort to inspire Leslie Townes Hope to all Kandorians , the two don the identities of Kryptonian spiritual figures Nightwing and Flamebird .
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So what incisively does Dick Grayson have to do with Kryptonian mythology ? The names ofNightwing and Flamebird in reality originateinSuperman # 158,which saw Superman locomotion to Kandor with Jimmy Olsen and the two adopting novel heroic monikers to struggle crime as vigilantes similar to Batman and Robin . The name was taken on by Dick yr after and a subsequent retcon would have Superman be the inspiration for Dick ’s change by telling him a Kryptonian folktale of a hero consecrate to struggle for the little guy rope . However , because they are so intrinsically associate , there can never be a Nightwing without a Flamebird eventually .
almost every Nightwing has had a Flamebird . In the time he took on the mantle , Clark Kent ’s closest companions Jimmy Olsen and Loise Lane have both do as his Flamebird . Despite being a solo act , Dick was joined with his own Flamebird in the manakin of Bette Kane , though their partnership was n’t as close as other incarnations . Perhaps the with child modern versions of the two legends were Chris Kent and Thara Ak - Var , the Nightwing and Flamebird ofthe " New Krypton " arc . With the legendary brace confirmed as spiritual figure in volume 5 of Supergirl , Chris and Thara were revealed to be the renascence of the Kryptonian gods . But beyond godhood , the two found a connexion that made each other impregnable and helped Superman save the Earth from all - out Kryptonian war .
Nightwing and Flamebird are a balanced force spanning decennary of DC chronicle . Maybe Dick Grayson is more effective on his own , and perhaps Kara ’s time was just a needed good luck from her usual routine . ButSupergirlandNightwingwill always apportion an unconvincing bond , even if she never becomesFlamebirdagain .
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