Nightwing's Damaged Costume (and Titans in Diapers)

These scans are from New Titans #84, part of the Wildebeast story arc. The Titans have been captured by Jericho. Nightwing spends the entire issue with his costume in tatters! He's uncharacteristically hairy here, maybe he forgot to shave? Also, the captured Titans appear to be wearing diapers, but this post mainly features their shirtless fearless leader. 

 Edited on 9/26/16 to replace old images with better quality scans.













Comments

Yumeru said…
Hairy Nightwing seems to be a thing in the 80s and 90s. Perhaps some attempt to help him seem more masculine after the hotpants and pixie boots of his youth? At any rate, great pictures! A shirtless Nightwing is always a treat.
Thanks, Yumeru! Just saw your blog and instantly loved it!

You're right, they probably wanted to make Dick more manly by giving him a carpet of virility. =)

It seems DC is aware of Nightwing's status as a sex symbol/fanservice. He has more post in this blog than any other character! (47 posts so far.)
SallyP said…
Holy...! EVERYONE is topless!
Yup, and pants-less too! I'll post scans of the other Titans later.
Anonymous said…
Mid-90s. He's actually smooth again as we go into Team Titans, but then he's full Wolverine in the four-part miniseries.

I see it as Rob Liefeld becoming a movement.
Anonymous said…
Nice of Constantine to show up, give Karen his jacket, and disappear. Would be nicer if he stayed around, since this is his cup of tea.

Is that Pariah? (Still wondering what he was doing in this arc.)

Seriously, Deathstroke's a stone-cold bastard. And also falls into "does this remind you of anything?" with Joey's boyfriend right there.
Anonymous said…
I believe the expression is "Holy Madonna milkbags, Batman!"