Batman Vol 1 428

From DC Database

Appearing in "A Death in the Family (Part III of IV)"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth
• Barbara Gordon
• James Gordon
• Robin (Jason Todd) (deceased)
• Superman

Villains:

• Joker
• Two-Face (In flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Ruhollah Khomeini (Final appearance)
• Sheila Haywood (Final appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City

Items:

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Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "A Death in the Family (Part III of IV)"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in the Batman: A Death in the Family trade paperback.

• The month of publication is not printed on the cover to this issue.

• Alfred Pennyworth appeared last in Batman #426.

• James Gordon appeared last in Batman #426.

• At the time of publication, this issue was considered the canonical last appearance of Jason Todd. He 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. ^[1] Originally, the Jason Todd character from "Hush" was actually Johnny Williams, the new Clayface, but this was altered later. ^[2]

Trivia

• This issue is the final appearance of Barbara Gordon under her regular name. From this point forward, she begins operating under the name Oracle. ^[3]

• Ruhollah Khomeini was an actual living person who functioned as the Ayatollah of Iran from 1979-1989.^[4]

See Also

• Discuss Batman Vol 1 428 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Batman series

Recommended Reading

A Death in the Family
Part I: Batman #426	Part II: Batman #427	Part III: Batman #428	Part IV: Batman #429

• Batman Titles

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman Confidential
• Batman (One-Shots)
• Nightwing (Ongoing Title)
• Robin (Ongoing Title)
• Batgirl (Volume 1)
• Catwoman (Volume 2 • Volume 3)
• Superman/Batman
• World's Finest

• Joker

• Batman: The Killing Joke
• Batman: The Man Who Laughs
• Batman: Lovers and Madmen
• Batman: A Death in the Family
• Joker: Devil's Advocate
• Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
• The Joker's Last Laugh
• Superman: Emperor Joker
• Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!

Links and References

• Batman: A Death in the Family article at Wikipedia
• Batman article at Wikipedia
• Batman article at Toonopedia
• Batman article at Supermanica
• Batman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Batman page at DC Comics
• Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond
• Batman: The Dark Knight

1. ↑ Batman #617-618
2. ↑ Batman Annual #25
3. ↑ Suicide Squad (Volume 1) #23
4. ↑ Wikipedia

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