Talon (DC Comics)

Talon is the name of two DC Comics fictional characters, one supervillian and one superhero, created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel.

Fictional character biography

First Talon

The first Talon was the sidekick of the original Owlman, Thomas Wayne, Jr. When he got older, he would become the second Owlman (much like how Robin got older and became the second Batman on Earth-One.) According to the writers, this Talon is the parallel Earth's Jason Todd instead of Grayson.

Second Talon

In Teen Titans #38 (2006), the former sidekick of Owlman II, the second Talon, is the parallel dimension's Tim Drake. He is a former member of the Crime Society and a member of the Teen Titans during the one year gap after Infinite Crisis. His costume is similar to the third male Robin costume, but with the colors reversed. According to an interview with Tony Daniel at Newsarama, Talon is supposed to look like his mentor Owlman. He briefly battled Black Adam with his fellow Titans during World War III. It was revealed in The Search for Ray Palmer: Crime Society that there have been several Talons. The first one is shown dressed parallel to that of Grayson's classic Robin costume, including brown pixie boots. On post-Crisis Earth-3, the Teen Titans' Talon and Duela Dent, the daughter of the Jokester, had been dating. When Duela revealed their relationship to her parents, her father denounced her and the two fled. It is currently unknown how the two managed to flee to New...
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