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