DC Comics has released a 8-Page Preview and Covers of Batman #428 Robin Lives! comic, that will be on sale on December 12, 2023 as a print and digital issue.
ONE-SHOT – FAUX-SIMILE EDITION!
FINALLY REVEALED! FROM THE DC VAULT: THE UNPUBLISHED ALTERNATE ENDING TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY IN WHICH JASON TODD SURVIVES HIS ENCOUNTER WITH THE JOKER!
DC Comics transports you back in time with this special faux-simile edition of Batman #428 in which Robin lives! Featuring pages reconstructed from artist Jim Aparo’s alternate art boards–which have been plucked from the DC vault and fully restored and remastered–this reedited version of A Death in the Family, Book Three turns the Dark Knight’s greatest tragedy into a moment of triumph. Adding to the immersive authenticity of this alternate-history comic book, this version includes all the ads from the original 1988 edition plus a rewritten letters column.
The Official Synopsis of Batman #428 Robin Lives! comic:
What if one of the darkest hours in Batman’s crime-fighting career never happened? Thirty-five years ago, fans voted on Jason Todd’s fate after his brutal encounter with The Joker, which set Jason on the path to becoming the gun-toting vigilante Red Hood. But suppose fans had voted differently…
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BATMAN #428 ROBIN LIVES!
Written by Jim Starlin
Art by Jim Aparo, Mike Decarlo
Cover by Mike Mignola
FOIL Variant Cover by Mike Mignola
BLANK Card Stock Variant Cover by blank
Street Date: December 12, 2023 (DC Tuesday!)
Pages: 40
Price: $4.99 (Standard) / $5.99 (Card Stock Variant) / $7.99 (Foil Variant)
Rated: Teen
Product ID:
76194138384200111 (Standard)
76194138384200121 (FOLI Variant)
76194138384200131 (BLANK Card Stock Variant)