The character was at the center of a highprofile teen pregnancy storyline in 1998, which caused wizard magazine to name robin the best ongoing comic book of the year. Batman issue 428 a death in the family book three of four death of jason todd aka robin comics color, 1988 4. The story was written by jim starlin and illustrated by jim aparo, while mike mignola designed each cover. Learn the secret origin of how jason todd became robin, had his origin. The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. Celadon medella about funny comics pictures contact 19391945. Ive loved a death in the family since i was a tiny child comic book reader.
Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. We also get a pretty obvious callback to a couple of classic comic book momentsfirst the death of elektra, which is recalled anytime you see an impalement of this sort in comics, and then to the. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. The next night batman and robin go to capture the gorilla gang that is now escaping in a car but batman hallucinates its the same reptilian creature from his mind and believes robin is dead. Get the best deals on dc batman silver age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Tims background was almost identical to jason todds, who was the second robin in comic books, but.
Jason todd is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with batman. Dick graysons origin, years with batman, and growth into nightwing. With the upcoming battle for the cowl, tim drakes role as robin is an unknown, with suspicions of dick grayson graduating to the batman role and bruce waynes son damian taking over as robin. While at heroescon 2019, comic book writer, podcast host, and batman expert chris sims listed his alltime favorite batman stories. Floppy comic book series comic book store visit prospectus final draft my superhero. Batman inc death of robin complete story comicstorian. Timothy jackson drake is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. Stephanie remained an integral part of the robin supporting cast for over a decade, until her death in the 2004 crossover storyline batman. The most tragic moment in batmans history almost looked like this. Dc comics still has the pages of the book in which he didnt. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team.
Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a backup. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics. She managed to escape but apparently died shortly afterwards due to the severity. He is the second character to assume the role of robin and the second character to take up the red hood alias.
A death in the family is a batman comic book story arc first published in the late 1980s, which gave fans the ability to influence the story through voting with a 900 number. This is a fictionalized version of life inside the belly of one of modern historys most insidiously evil places and people. This graphic novel is a must have for any batman andor robin fan. In 1988, the joker killed robin aka jason todd, in the legendary batman story a. Love interests origins other media publication history recommended reading storylines video games batman family comics azrael batgirl batman batman and robin batman beyond batman confidential batman incorporated batman. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Robin a k a damian wayne, the 10yearold son of bruce wayne is slain fighting a hulking assassin who happens to be, in true comicbook form, a brother cloned from. A death in the family is a fourissue, 1988 batman comic book storyline published by dc comics.
Its not mint, there are signs of wear near the binding, edges, and corners. Sims loves the story as a modern retelling of batman origins and because it has everything from batman in a tank, to bone monsters, and finally, batman fighting and taming the lions. The famous death in the family comic arc possibly being made into an animated film in the near future showed even the. Death of the family graphic novel a collection of all of the issues involved with the death of the family arc, however there are one or. Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a.
As a way to celebrate the legacy of comic book artist and legend jerry robinson, whose death we reported a few days ago, it only seemed fitting to go back and recount great, or should i more. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, robin garnered. Jason peter todd is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with batman. Robin recommended reading dc database fandom dc wiki. The death theres still speculation as to whether bruce wayne is dying, or batman is dying. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Robin says batman must have recovered and batman says that it was easy since he only imagined that robin died but was. While attending the one year anniversary of superboys death, robin. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. A death in the family is a fourissue, 1988 batman comic book storyline published. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner.
This paperback collects stories from the rebooted comic book series batman and robin, a part of the the new 52. Though i have not collected the whole series, since i have dropped this title only to pick it up again every once and a while, it has been interesting seeing the evolution of the. The paperback is the third volume to collect the stories from that series, following batman and robin. Dc finally reveals a death in the family art in which. When bloodthirsty batman readers voted to kill off robin mental. Vintage dc mixed batman comic books 7 classic issues nice lot w specials. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. The stories in this paperback were published from february to april, 20 in batman and robin this paperback is a direct tie in to the batman. Acrobat dick grayson was the youngest member of his parents deathdefying circus act. Batman death in the family, batman the new robin trilogy part 1, batman, joker, postcrisis dcu 19852011, superman published may 2006 by dc. A death in the family is a four part storyline written by jim starlin and illustrated by jim. What will happen to the batman and robin book now that. Most of the material within the book is present in the joker.
He was initially depicted with a personality and origin identical to that of. Batman a death in the family tpb 1988 dc 1st edition. As comics got darker and more sophisticated in the 1970s, robin. Robin is mostly known as batmans sidekick, but there are a lot of great robin solo. Oneil, who served as the group editor of the batman family of comic book titles. It may not be the most accurate statement, but in the minds of many comic book fans, batman is the one superhero who, quite simply, never loses.
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