Nightwing Vol 4 81

"Leaping into the Light, Part 4": Dick Grayson trades out his escrima sticks for a magnifying glass and a sleuth hat to investigate Blüdhaven's new mayor, Melinda Zucco, and find out how the daughter of the man who murdered Dick's parents came to power in Nightwing's city. But his investigative

"Leaping into the Light, Part 4"
Nightwing Vol 4 #81
August, 2021
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Bruno Redondo
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Rafael Grassetti
Cover Variant #2	Travis Moore Alejandro Sánchez
Cover Variant #3	Bruno Redondo Adriano Lucas
Leaping into the Light, Part 4
Writers	Tom Taylor
Pencilers	Bruno Redondo
Inkers	Bruno Redondo
Colorists	Adriano Lucas
Letterers	Wes Abbott
Editors	Ben Abernathy Jessica Chen Ben Meares
Previous Issue	Nightwing Vol 4 # 80
Next Issue	Nightwing Vol 4 # 82

Mayor Zucco. The criminal daughter of the man who killed my parents is the mayor of my city. There's no way I'm sleeping.

— Nightwing

Nightwing (Volume 4) #81 is an issue of the series Nightwing (Volume 4) with a cover date of August, 2021. It was published on June 15, 2021.

Synopsis for "Leaping into the Light, Part 4"

Dick Grayson trades out his escrima sticks for a magnifying glass and a sleuth hat to investigate Blüdhaven's new mayor, Melinda Zucco, and find out how the daughter of the man who murdered Dick's parents came to power in Nightwing's city. But his investigative adventure is cut short when he comes face to face with the most horrendous villain in the history of Blüdhaven-HEARTLESS.

Appearing in "Leaping into the Light, Part 4"

Featured Characters:

• Nightwing

Supporting Characters:

• Haley the Dog
• Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
• Robin (Tim Drake)

Antagonists:

• Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)
• Bludhaven Police Department
  • Commissioner Maclean
• Heartless
• Mayor Melinda Zucco
  • Audre
• Salvatore Maroni
  • Maroni Crime Family

Other Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (As merchandise only)
• Tony Zucco (On a TV or computer screen)
• Bludhaven's Mayor (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mentioned only)
• John Grayson (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Mary Grayson (Deceased) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Bludhaven
  • 1013 Parkthorne Avenue
  • Bludhaven City Hall
  • Bludhaven Docks

Items:

• Heartless' Gun
• Robin's Battle Staff

Vehicles:

• The Constant
• The Fernandez
• The Jurgens
• The Leonardi
• The Seeley
  

Trivia

• The image on Oracle's shirt originated from World's Finest #153.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Nightwing series
• Images from Nightwing Vol 4 81

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