To say that Deathstroke's relationship with Nightwing is complicated is an understatement. Originally their relationship was simple as Deathstroke wanted to kill the former Robin and the all of Teen Titans after he assumed the H.I.V.E. contract of the original Ravager (his son, Grant) when he died battling the team. Over time their relationship has ranged from an uneasy alliance to full-on teammates, and then back to being at each other's throats. At one of the more amicable times in their history, Slade arranged for Nightwing to train his daughter, Rose, the fourth Ravager to act in a more heroic/controlled manner than she had to that point. The cover to Nightwing (1996) #113 alludes to this arrangement with the text "Deathstroke's Dark Knight," but the art conveys the notion that something deeper is in play as Deathstroke literally has Nightwing in the palm of his hand. This cover was brought to us by penciler, Phil Hester and inker, Andre Parks. The cover is posted below both with and without title graphics.
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| Art by Phil Hester and Andre Parks |
