Anthony Zucco is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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19 Facts About Tony Zucco
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Tony Zucco tries to extort the Haly's Circus, where the Flying Graysons are the main attraction.
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Tony Zucco is sent to an orphanage, where he is cared for by Sister Mary Elizabeth.
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Tony Zucco tries to counsel Zucco, but he is a lost cause; consumed by anger, he prays only for the deaths of the men who killed his parents.
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Tony Zucco professes remorse for his crimes, but hides an ulterior motive.
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In Batman: Dark Victory, Tony Zucco is portrayed as a low-level thug working for Sal Maroni, a member of Carmine Falcone's Mafia empire.
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Tony Zucco only lets Skeevers in on the secret, believing that its success will make their minor families greater than the Falcones and the Maronis put together, and attempts to take over Haley's Circus in order to use its trucks for his smuggling activities.
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Tony Zucco is seemingly a legitimate businesswoman and runs the GGM Bank under the alias of Sonia Branch.
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Tony Zucco had disappeared soon after his arrest and is presumed dead, but Sonia receives an e-mail saying that her father is still alive and living in Chicago, and relays this information to Dick.
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Tony Zucco tells Nightwing that he murdered Harold Loomis, the man who engineered the city's transportation system, on Cole's orders.
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Tony Zucco then explains that Prankster is Loomis' son, and he plans to blow up city hall as revenge; he sent Sonia the email about Zucco to make sure Nightwing got involved.
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Tony Zucco saves Nightwing's life by shooting and wounding the Prankster.
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In jail, Tony Zucco receives a visit from a man who suggests that his employers can help him beat the rap.
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Tony Zucco insists that he wants to take responsibility to set a good example for his son.
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However, later issues revealed that Tony Zucco is not Melinda's father, but rather John Grayson, Nightwing's father while making both her and Nightwing half-siblings.
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Melinda's mother, Meili Lin revealed that after she was forced to marry Tony Zucco, she ran away from him while visiting the circus where she was helped by John and Mary.
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Tony Zucco is killed by Jonathan Grayson, who uses the circus as a front for his criminal activities.
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Tony Zucco was featured in a flashback when Robin recaps his history.
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