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Batman #357
DC ⋅ 1983
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Batman #357
 
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1st cameo appearance of Jason Todd

2nd cameo appearance of Killer Croc

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue is cited as the first full appearance of Killer Croc but there is no difference in his depiction as a gangster in a trenchoat and fedora as first seen in Detective Comics #523, released one month before #357. In Detective Comics #524, he is revealed to have crocodile features for the first time

It should also be noted that this version of Jason Todd is not visually accurate to later versions and his origin is retconned in Batman #408

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CGC recognizes this issue as the first full appearance of both Killer Croc and Jason Todd

Detective Comics #524
DC ⋅ 1983
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Detective Comics #524
 
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1st full appearance of Killer Croc

Batman #357 is commonly cited as Killer Croc's first appearance but he appears no different in his first cameo appearance in Detective Comics #523 than he does in Batman #357. In this issue, it is revealed that the previously obscured figure has crocodile features

2nd cameo appearance of Jason Todd, in one panel, mentioned by name

Detective Comics #525
DC ⋅ 1983
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Detective Comics #525
 
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3rd full appearance of Killer Croc

1st full appearance of Jason Todd

Many sources cite Batman #357 as Jason Todd's first full appearance even though his appearance is brief and he is not introduced by name

Batman #361
DC ⋅ 1983
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Batman #361
 
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2nd appearance of Lt. Harvey Bullock

1st cover appearance of Jason Todd

Batman #366
DC ⋅ 1983
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Batman #366
 
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1st appearance of Jason Todd in Robin costume without Batman's permission

Jason Todd had red hair in previous appearances and admits to dyeing it black. This story was strangely retconned in Batman and Robin #5 (2009) with Todd claiming Bruce Wayne made him dye his hair black

Batman #368
DC ⋅ 1984
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Batman #368
 
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Jason Todd officially becomes the new Robin, approved by Batman - previously operated as Robin without permission

New Teen Titans #20
DC ⋅ 1986
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New Teen Titans #20
 
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Robin, Jason Todd joins the Teen Titans

Batman #408
DC ⋅ 1987
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Batman #408
 
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Reintroduction and new origin of Jason Todd after Crisis on Infinite Earths reset the DC mainstream universe

1st appearance of Ma Gunn, the headmistress of a school that trains young boys to be criminals

Batman #409
DC ⋅ 1987
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Batman #409
 
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Origin of Jason Todd

Batman #416
DC ⋅ 1988
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Batman #416
 
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First meeting of Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Robin

Batman #426
DC ⋅ 1988
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Batman #426
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 1

Batman #427
DC ⋅ 1989
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Batman #427
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 2

After the Joker badly beats Jason Todd with a crowbar, an explosion finishes him off but the fate of Robin was not decided until phone lines were opened to fans after this issue went on sale to determine the fate of Jason Todd

Batman #428
DC ⋅ 1989
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Batman #428
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 3

Death of Robin, Jason Todd, killed by the Joker

Batman #427 ended on a cliffhanger that placed Jason Todd in the blast zone of an exploding warehouse

DC set up a poll for readers to cast their vote of whether Jason Todd should survive the blast by calling one phone number, or die by calling another

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10,614 phone calls were made with Todd's death having been decided by only 72 votes more than the opposite outcome where he would've survived

DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)

Batman #429
DC ⋅ 1989
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Batman #429
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 4

Batman #635
DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #635
 
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1st appearance of Jason Todd as Red Hood

Batman #636
DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #636
 
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2nd appearance of Jason Todd as the Red Hood

Batman #637
DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #637
 
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3rd appearance of Red Hood

Batman #638
DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #638
 
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Red Hood revealed to be Jason Todd

Batman #638
2nd Print ⋅ DC ⋅ 2005
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Batman #638
 
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Second printing variant cover art by Matt Wagner

Nightwing #118
DC ⋅ 2006
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Nightwing #118
 
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1st appearance of Jason Todd as Nightwing

Batman Annual #25
DC ⋅ 2006
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Batman Annual #25
 
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Resurrection of Jason Todd

Origin of Red Hood

Red Hood: The Lost Days #1
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010
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Red Hood: The Lost Days #1
 
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Variant cover art by Francesco Mattina

Batman #700
1:25 ⋅ DC ⋅ 2010
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Batman #700
 
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Variant cover art by Mike Mignola

DC 75th Anniversary homage to Detective Comics #168

Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
DC ⋅ 2011
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
 
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1st team appearance of The Outlaws: Red Hood, Arsenal and Starfire

1st appearance of Essence, a mysterious woman who has a past with Jason Todd

1st cameo appearance of Ducra, mentor to Jason Todd

1st appearance of Crux (human form), a man who can turn into a monster as a result of genetic engineering

Deathstroke #16
DC ⋅ 2016
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Deathstroke #16
 
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Deathstroke vs Red Hood

Red Hood and the Outlaws #25
Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 2018
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #25
 
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Variant cover art by Yasmine Putri

Red Hood and the Outlaws #26
DC ⋅ 2018
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Red Hood and the Outlaws #26
 
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Debut of a new Red Hood costume and weaponry

Future State: Gotham #1
DC ⋅ 2021
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Future State: Gotham #1
 
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Red Hood becomes Peacekeeper Red

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