Kal-El asked me to seek you out if his son needed you. I believe he needs you, Mr. Grayson. 
- — Kelex
Nightwing (Volume 4) #89 is an issue of the series Nightwing (Volume 4) with a cover date of April, 2022. It was published on February 15, 2022.
Synopsis for "World's Finest Sons, Part 1 of 2"
Jon Kent is struggling to adjust to his father's absence, so Kelex asks Dick Grayson to provide the younger hero with guidance. Meanwhile in Metropolis; Risk, a former member of the Teen Titans, is hunted down and killed by three flying metahumans.
Dick, who is the main investor in The Truth, meets Jon and Jay Nakamura in their civilian identities on The Truth's floating headquarters, but both call the meeting short when they hear that Risk has been killed. They meet up again at the crime scene in costume, and Oracle reports that heroes are being murdered all over the world. Superman detects a distinct energy trail, which they follow back to LexCorp.
Appearing in "World's Finest Sons, Part 1 of 2"
Featured Characters:
- Nightwing (Flashback and main story)
- Superman (Jon Kent) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only)
- Clark Kent A.I. (Hologram)
- Haley the Dog (Cameo)
- Kelex
- Oracle/Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback only)
- The Truth
Antagonists:
- President Henry Bendix (Behind the scenes)
- Unnamed post-humans
- Risk's murderer (First appearance; unnamed)
- Unnamed post-humans
- Lex Luthor (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Gail the Polar Bear (Cameo)
- Risk (Cody Driscoll) (Dies)
- Unnamed empath hero (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse)
- Unnamed telekinetic hero (Single appearance; dies)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Mentioned only)
- Joker (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Sara Nakamura (Mentioned only)
- Sparks (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Teen Titans (Mentioned only)
- Titans (Mentioned only)
- Unnamed giant sea creature (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Arctic Circle
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro (Cameo)
- Cristo Redentor (Cameo)
- Rio de Janeiro (Cameo)
- Spain
- Barcelona (Cameo)
- Sagrada Familia (Cameo)
- Barcelona (Cameo)
- United States of America
Items:
- Batsuit (Flashback only)
- Utility Belt (Flashback only)
- Super-Computer
Vehicles:
- Batplane (Flashback only)
- The Truth's Ship
Concepts:
- The Rising
Notes
- The Rising storyline continues from Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 and is continued in Superman: Son of Kal-El #9.
See Also