Batman (1940)
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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane
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$1.00 Canadian price variant
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Second printing, identified by 'DC Comics Aren't Just For Kids' in the UPC Box
A third printing also exists that can be identified by the interior copyright information, but both copies have the same approximate resale value
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Second printing, identified by 'DC Comics Aren't Just For Kids' in the UPC Box
A third printing also exists that can be identified by the interior copyright information, but both copies have the same approximate resale value
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Third printing - there is no way to differentiate between the second and third printing except for checking the interior copyright information (indicia)
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Third printing - there is no way to differentiate between the second and third printing except for checking the interior copyright information (indicia)
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Reprint of iconic Todd McFarlane cover to Batman #423
Limited to 2,000 copies
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Reprint of iconic Todd McFarlane cover to Batman #423
Limited to 2,000 copies
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Danish version
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Finnish edition
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
2022 Fan Expo Toronto exclusive, gold foil edition
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Variant cover art by Todd McFarlane
2022 Fan Expo Toronto exclusive, gold foil edition
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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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Virgin foil edition cover limited to 3,000 copies
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"A Death in the Family" part 4
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1st appearance of Kirigi, a member of the League of Assassins who was at one time a mentor to Batman and Bronze Tiger
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1st appearance of Kirigi, a member of the League of Assassins who was at one time a mentor to Batman and Bronze Tiger
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