Bright, Dave Cockrum, Ross Andru, Others (CA) Todd McFarlane In this new collection from. The answers lie in Batman: A Death in the Family The Deluxe Edition, which collects the original Death in the Family tale from Batman #426-429 plus “A Lonely Place of Dying” from Batman #440-442 and The New Titans #60-61, which introduced the third Robin, Tim Drake. (W) Jim Starlin, Mike Baron (A) Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano, Mark D. Would the Dark Knight slip into the darkness of the abyss without a Boy Wonder to hold him back? And would fans ever accept another wayward youth stepping into the role of Robin? The decision to kill off the second Robin drew polarized opinions from fans and critics and remains one of the most controversial story arcs in the history of the Caped Crusader. However, this setback sets in motion a far more sinister plot that ultimately leads to betrayal and a deadly date with a crowbar. Meanwhile, Batman’s latest case leads him to the Middle East, hot on the trail of the Joker, whois brokering the sale of a nuclear device to terrorists! Realizing that they must work together to prevent a global disaster and find Jason’s long-lost mother, Batman and Robin reunite in time to thwart the Clown Prince of Crime.

When Jason Todd’s impulsive nature clashes with the Dark Knight’s methodical approach to crime-fighting yet again, Jason takes off on his own in search of his birth mother. In 1988 Batman readers were allowed to vote on the outcome of the story.and they decided that Robin should die Jim Starlins devastating graphic novel.

While that story depicted Jasons brutal demise at the hands of the Joker, Starlin told us that the second Robin almost met a different end. In 1988 the pop culture world was rocked when comics readers were given the opportunity to decide the outcome of one of the medium’s most controversial quandaries: Should the Boy Wonder die? Fortunately for Starlin, DC Comics was all too willing to kill off Jason in the famous Batman: A Death in the Family story which was illustrated by the incomparable Jim Aparo.

Batman by Jim Starlin