Batman Vol 1 427



 A Death in the Family (Part II of IV) 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 427 Month: Holiday Year: 1988

Credits
Editor in Chief: Jenette Kahn Head Writer: Jim Starlin Cover Artists: Mike Mignola Pencilers: Jim Aparo Inkers: Mike DeCarlo Colourists: Adrienne Roy Editors: Dan Raspler and Denny O'Neil

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Batman
 * Joker
 * Lady Shiva
 * Robin (Jason Todd)
 * Sheila Haywood

Locations:
 * Middle East

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: Sheila Haywood (Jason's biological mother) Final Appearances: None

Synopsis: Synopsis not yet written

Trivia

 * At the time of publication, this issue was considered the canonical "death" of Jason Todd. Jason re-emerged years later in Batman Annual #25 as the Red Hood. Via retcon, Jason's first canonical "post-death" appearance actually takes place during the twelve-part Hush running through issues of Batman in 2003. Originally, the Jason Todd character from "Hush" was actually Johnny Williams, the new Clayface, but this was altered later.


 * DC Comics aware of Jason Todd's unpopularity with fans and perhaps inspired by references to a dead Jason in Frank Miller's futuristic Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, set up a 1-900 number one-dollar hotline giving callers the ability to vote for or against Jason's death. Over 10,000 votes were cast, a majority voted to kill Jason (5,343 to 5,271, an approximate 50.339% majority), and DC published "A Death in the Family" to massive media attention.

Recommended Readings

 * Batman
 * Batman Chronicles
 * Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
 * Batman: Shadow of the Bat
 * Detective Comics

Related Articles

 * Batman cover art gallery
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 * Batman quotes page
 * Batman Supporting Cast
 * Jason Todd appearances list
 * Joker image gallery
 * Joker appearances list
 * Joker quotes page
 * Lady Shiva appearances list
 * A Death in the Family