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Batman 428
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Batman 428 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2533405009
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
December, 1988
“A Death in the Family - Chapter V"
Jim Starlin - Writer
Jim Aparo - Penciler
Mike Mignola & Anthony Tollin - Cover Artists
Mike DeCarlo - Inker
Adrienne Roy - Colorist
John Costanza - Letterer
Dennis O'Neil & Dan Raspler - Editors
Dick Giordano - Executive Editor
Synopsis:
Jason finally finds his birth mother only to be set up by her and Joker. Joker knocks Robin to the ground and beats him with a crowbar and then ties up his mother and blows them both up!!!!!!!! Batman doesn't make it in time to save Robin and Jason's mother dies in Batman's arms!!!
Notes:
-Signed by Mike Mignola on 08/16/2019
-The month of publication is not printed on the cover of this issue.
-At the time of publication, this issue was considered the canonical last appearance of Jason Todd. He re-emerged years later in Batman Annual #25 as the Red Hood. Via retcon, Jason's first canonical "post-death" appearance actually takes place during the twelve-part Hush running through issues of Batman in 2003. Originally, the Jason Todd character from "Hush" was actually Johnny Williams, the new Clayface, but this was altered later.
-Joker's Body Count = 5
Trivia:
-This issue is the final appearance of Barbara Gordon under her regular name. From this point forward, she begins operating under the name Oracle.
-Ruhollah Khomeini was an actual living person who functioned as the Ayatollah of Iran from 1979-1989.
-Assistant editor Dan Raspler wrote a rather bitter note in the letter column about the decision of DC readers on killing Jason and pointed that he voted for the character to live.
Quotes:
"Now isn't this touching! My old pals Superham and Batpest, have come to congratulate me! It's true guys. I'm the new Iranian Ambassador to the U.N.! Eat your hearts out." -Joker
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