Title Teen Titans Spotlight: Nightwing - Night of the Dragon Format standard comic Binding standard comic Date September 1987 Writer(s) Michael Reaves Artist(s) Stan Woch, Rodin Rodriguez Collects n/a Storyline Batman, trying to stop a major drug deal, was shot with a tranquilizer dart and captured. Alfred called Dick when he did not return home (Jason was in California). Nightwing got on the case. At the location Alfred last knew him to be, he found a vial of acid. Batman had left it for him as a clue. With it and some skel questioning, Nightwing was led to Batman. The chance to execute him was being auctioned off. Nightwing attacked and rescued his mentor. Before leaving Gotham City, Dick told Bruce he was glad to have been Robin.