Appearing in "A Death in the Family part 2"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alfred Pennyworth (Appears in flashback and main story)
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
- Ralph Bundy (Behind the scenes)
- Dr. Sheila Haywood
- Sharmin Rosen (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Mrs. Walker (Appears in flashback and main story)
Locations:
- Bekaa Valley
- Hotel Blu
Items:
- Drug-tipped darts
Vehicles:
- Mini-copter
Synopsis for "A Death in the Family part 2"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- Reprinted in Batman: A Death in the Family and The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years.
- Officially, this issue comprises chapters 3 and 4 of the overall "A Death in the Family" storyline.
- Lady Shiva appeared last in Question (Volume 1) Annual #1. She appears next in Question (Volume 1) #22.
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.[1] Originally, the Jason Todd character from "Hush" was actually Johnny Williams, the new Clayface, but this was altered later.[2]
- DC Comics aware of Jason Todd's unpopularity with fans and perhaps inspired by references to a dead Jason in Frank Miller's futuristic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, 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, a majority voted to kill Jason (5,343 to 5,271, an approximate 50.339% majority), and DC published "A Death in the Family" to massive media attention.[3][4]
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential
- Batman: Gotham Knights
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat
- Batman: Streets of Gotham
- Batman Incorporated
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs
- Batman: Lovers and Madmen
- Batman: A Death in the Family
- Joker: Devil's Advocate
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
- The Joker's Last Laugh
- Superman: Emperor Joker
- Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
- Joker (Graphic Novel)
Links and References
- Batman: A Death in the Family article at Wikipedia
- Batman article at Wikipedia
- Batman article at Toonopedia
- Batman article at Supermanica
- Batman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Batman page at DC Comics
- Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond
- Batman: The Dark Knight
References
References[]
| A Death in the Family | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Book One: Batman #426 | Book Two: Batman #427 | Book Three: Batman #428 | Book Four: Batman #429 |