 Various other characters have taken the name in stories set outside DC's main continuity as well.In 2013, Nightwing placed 5th on IGN's Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics and Grayson as Nightwing was ranked the #1 Sexiest Male Character in Comics by ComicsAlliance in 2013.Nightwing is first depicted in the story "Superman in Kandor" in "Superman" #158 (January 1963).