Batman (1940)
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First meeting and team-up of Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Robin
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First meeting and team-up of Dick Grayson as Nightwing and Jason Todd as Robin
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1st appearance of the KGBeast, a cybernetically enhanced assassin, formerly a Soviet agent
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1st appearance of the KGBeast, a cybernetically enhanced assassin, formerly a Soviet agent
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"A Death in the Family" part 1
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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
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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
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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
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DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)
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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
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DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)
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"A Death in the Family" part 4
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1st appearance of Tim Drake in the classic Robin costume
Batman #436 also hot after confirmation Tim will appear in Titans TV series
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1st appearance of Tim Drake in the classic Robin costume
Batman #436 also hot after confirmation Tim will appear in Titans TV series
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1st appearance of Lark, Penguin's chauffer
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1st appearance of Curtis Base, a corrupt businessman who tried to take the place of the Joker
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1st appearance of Curtis Base, a corrupt businessman who tried to take the place of the Joker
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1st appearance of Shondra Kinsolving, a love interest of Bruce Wayne
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1st appearance of Shondra Kinsolving, a love interest of Bruce Wayne
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #487
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2nd appearance of Bane
Azrael assumes the Batman mantle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #490
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2nd appearance of Bane
Azrael assumes the Batman mantle
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #490
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📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #491
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Knightfall Part Seven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #662
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Knightfall Part Seven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #662
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Knightfall Part Nine
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #663
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Knightfall Part Nine
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #663
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Bane breaks Batman's back
Knightfall Part Eleven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664
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Bane breaks Batman's back
Knightfall Part Eleven
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Detective Comics #664
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Variant cover with card stock overlay
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Azrael stands in for Batman after Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back in Batman #497
Azrael defeats Bane
Knightfall Part Nineteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #1
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Azrael stands in for Batman after Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back in Batman #497
Azrael defeats Bane
Knightfall Part Nineteen
📖 Knightfall Reading Order: next Catwoman #1
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Signed by Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 5,000 copies
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Signed by Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 5,000 copies
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Signed by Joe Quesada and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 10,000 copies
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Signed by Joe Quesada and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 10,000 copies
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Signed by Mike Manley and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 9,500 copies
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Signed by Mike Manley and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 9,500 copies
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Signed by Jim Aparo, Terry Austin and Doug Moench and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 9,500 copies
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Signed by Jim Aparo, Terry Austin and Doug Moench and numbered, includes Certificate of Authenticity
Limited to 9,500 copies
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