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Batman: Year Two

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Batman: Year Two is a storyline written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by Alan Davis and Todd McFarlane. It was published in 1987 through the issues #575-#578 of the title Detective Comics as a follow-up to the new Batman origin created by [[Frank Miller

Synopsis

Batman: Year Two is a storyline written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by Alan Davis and Todd McFarlane. It was published in 1987 through the issues #575-#578 of the title Detective Comics as a follow-up to the new Batman origin created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli in Batman: Year One, although it is no longer considered part of the canon continuity of Batman.

Synopsis

James Gordon was appointed as the new Police Commissioner, but the public eye was concerned about his decision to work alongside Batman. In the midst of this controversy, a former vigilante figure of Gotham City known as The Reaper reappeared and resumed his unholy crusade. Batman was promptly summoned to stop The Reaper, but he failed miserably, forcing Batman to consider fighting fire with fire.[1] With this new approach, Batman instantly became an enemy of the Police Department and more so when he decided to join forces with the Gotham Organized Crime in order to stop The Reaper. However, his efforts brought him to work with Joe Chill, the man responsible for murdering his parents.[2]

While Batman continued working alongside Joe Chill, he became romantically involved as Bruce Wayne with Rachel Caspian, the daughter of Judson Caspian, who was also The Reaper.[3] Batman’s alliance with Chill ended when the GCPD captured a large part of Chill’s gang and The Reaper murdered most of the remaining thugs. Chill tried to leave Gotham, but Batman took him to Crime Alley, where he revealed his identity and tried to murder the killer. Instead, Chill was killed by The Reaper, who had learned Batman’s secret identity and challenged the Dark Knight to one final fight, in which The Reaper killed himself, allowing Batman to become “his successor”. When the entire city learned The Reaper’s real identity as Judson Caspian, Rachel was devastated and decided to become a nun in order to atone for the sins of her father, which meant that her engagement to Bruce was officially cancelled.

After these events, Bruce Wayne provided Leslie Thompkins with her own clinic, so she could continue her work, while he continued his crusade as Batman.[4]

Issues

The story in Detective Comics #574 acts as an unnoficial prelude to this storyline.

Notes

Trivia

  • A few elements from this storyline were later borrowed for the 1993 animated feature film, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, such as Bruce's engagement with a woman, who is directly connected to the main villain. The Phantasm design is also very similar to that of The Reaper.

Recommended Reading

Links and References

  1. ↑ Detective Comics #575
  2. ↑ Detective Comics #576
  3. ↑ Detective Comics #577
  4. ↑ Detective Comics #578


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Main Storylines Batman: The Man Who Falls | Batman: Year One | Batman: The Long Halloween | Batman: Dark Victory | Batman: The Man Who Laughs | Batman and the Monster Men | Batman and the Mad Monk | Untold Legend of the Batman
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Part 1: Detective Comics #575 Part 2: Detective Comics #576 Part 3: Detective Comics #577 Part 4: Detective Comics #578
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