Batman #426
(December 1988)

DC, 1940 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume:
?
Price:
1.50 USD
Pages:
52
Editing:
Denny O'Neil; Dan Raspler (assistant editor)
Format: 
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Table of Contents

  1. 1. A Death in the Family: Chapter 1 & 2
    Batman
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • John Greb
  • Carlos Tasada
  • Jeremy Heier
  • Terry Vraspir
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
Cover Thumbnail
View: Medium Large
Cover gallery
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.

A Death In the Family Book 1 (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Mike Mignola
Inks:
Mike Mignola
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman

A Death in the Family: Chapter 1 & 2 (Table of Contents)

Batman / story / 44 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jim Starlin
Pencils:
Jim Aparo
Inks:
Mike DeCarlo
Colors:
Adrienne Roy
Letters:
John Costanza
Job Number:
G-3615

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
FEATURE: Batman; GUESTS: Robin [Jason Todd]; Alfred; Commissioner Gordon; VILLAIN: Joker; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Two-Face
Synopsis:
Jason discovers that his "real" mother was really his step-mother, and his birth mother is still alive; Joker escapes from Arkham and Batman chases him to the Middle East where he runs across Jason looking for one of the women he thinks is his mom.
Reprinted:
  • in Batman: A Death in the Family (DC, 1988 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Infamous story where readers called an 800 number, and 'voted' to have Robin killed! Story continues in Batman #427.

If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know (opens new window).

Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.

Creative Commons License
All portions of the Grand Comics Database that are subject to copyright are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License