Its not mint, there are signs of wear near the binding, edges, and corners. Floppy comic book series comic book store visit prospectus final draft my superhero. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, robin garnered. Batman death in the family, batman the new robin trilogy part 1, batman, joker, postcrisis dcu 19852011, superman published may 2006 by dc. 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. Robin is mostly known as batmans sidekick, but there are a lot of great robin solo. Ive loved a death in the family since i was a tiny child comic book reader. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. 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. A death in the family is a four part storyline written by jim starlin and illustrated by jim. Get the best deals on dc batman silver age comics when you shop the largest online selection at. And just like that, robin the boy wonder made the kid sidekick an icon. Celadon medella about funny comics pictures contact 19391945.
This paperback collects stories from the rebooted comic book series batman and robin, a part of the the new 52. 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. Its one of the first batman stories i ever read, jason todd was my first robin, and ive long been fascinated by the what if of it all. A death in the family is a fourissue, 1988 batman comic book storyline published. The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman.
The death theres still speculation as to whether bruce wayne is dying, or batman is dying. 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. Most of the material within the book is present in the joker. 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. Robin recommended reading dc database fandom dc wiki. Timothy jackson drake is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939.
When bloodthirsty batman readers voted to kill off robin mental. Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a. Although the story of dick as robin wasnt greatly changed after the crisis on infinite earths, his origin to become nightwing was drastically changed. Jason peter todd is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with batman. What will happen to the batman and robin book now that. A death in the family is a fourissue, 1988 batman comic book storyline published by dc comics.
He was initially depicted with a personality and origin identical to that of. Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a backup. Brian michael bendis shines the spotlight on dcs youngest heroes. The most tragic moment in batmans history almost looked like this. The story follows jason toddrobins quest to be reunited with his birth mother. While attending the one year anniversary of superboys death, robin. 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. Batman inc death of robin complete story comicstorian. Robin says batman must have recovered and batman says that it was easy since he only imagined that robin died but was. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books. The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. 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.
Oneil, who served as the group editor of the batman family of comic book titles. 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. Stephanie remained an integral part of the robin supporting cast for over a decade, until her death in the 2004 crossover storyline batman. This graphic novel is a must have for any batman andor robin fan. 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. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics. 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. Acrobat dick grayson was the youngest member of his parents deathdefying circus act. Dc comics still has the pages of the book in which he didnt. Jason todd is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with batman.
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. Learn the secret origin of how jason todd became robin, had his origin. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner. She managed to escape but apparently died shortly afterwards due to the severity. The story follows jason todd robin s quest to be reunited with his birth mother after being relieved of his duties by batman. Batman a death in the family tpb 1988 dc 1st edition.
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. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. 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. Batman issue 428 a death in the family book three of four death of jason todd aka robin comics color, 1988 4. Dick graysons origin, years with batman, and growth into nightwing. 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.
While at heroescon 2019, comic book writer, podcast host, and batman expert chris sims listed his alltime favorite batman stories. Vintage dc mixed batman comic books 7 classic issues nice lot w specials. The famous death in the family comic arc possibly being made into an animated film in the near future showed even the. Four new series set in the world of the vertigo classic. In 1988, the joker killed robin aka jason todd, in the legendary batman story a. This is a fictionalized version of life inside the belly of one of modern historys most insidiously evil places and people. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Tims background was almost identical to jason todds, who was the second robin in comic books, but. As comics got darker and more sophisticated in the 1970s, robin. The story was written by jim starlin and illustrated by jim aparo, while mike mignola designed each cover. He is the second character to assume the role of robin and the second character to take up the red hood alias.
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