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[Talking about Blüdhaven] Its a hopeless case. A lost cause. A town so — Dick Grayson

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"[Talking about Blüdhaven] Its a hopeless case. A lost cause. A town so mired in corruption and sin that its drowning … When Batman sent me here, I thought Id solve one case and book. But then I realized … if I could make a difference here -- well, thatd be something. This filthy old town needs me…. Surrounded by a dozen of my worst enemies. No way out. Nowhere to hide. The little brat was right. I do love it."
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Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940. Dick is the original and most popular incarnation of Robin, the crime-fighting partner of Batman, with whom he fo

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