COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Batman 427 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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2811844004
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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 - Chapters III & IV"
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 Todd finally reunites with his estranged biological mother, but unfortunately for him, the Joker is also waiting for him. Captured by the Joker, Jason and his mother are savagely beaten by a crazed Joker. As a final insult, Joker arms a bomb linked to Jason and his mother. Can they possibly escape with their lives?
Notes:
Signed by: Mike Mignola on 07/22/2023.
Trivia:
-At the time of publication, this issue was considered the canonical "death" of Jason Todd. Jason 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.
-Inspired by references to a dead Jason in Frank Miller's futuristic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, DC Comics set up a 1-900 number one-dollar hotline giving callers the ability to vote for or against Jason's death from September 15–16, 1988 (1-900-720-2660 for Robin to live and 1-900-720-2666 for Robin to die). Over 10,000 votes were cast, and a slim majority voted to kill Jason (5,343 to 5,271, with seventy-two votes' difference), and DC published "A Death in the Family" to massive media attention.
Quotes:
"You've been a bad boy. You must be punished! Prepare yourself for a severe spanking, young man. But let me tell you right from the start... this is going to hurt you a lot more than it does me." -Joker
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