Batman (1940-2011) ($1.99 each) #1-25 The first 25 issues of Batman's titular book in all their Golden Age glory from March of 1940 through September of 1944 (title was a quarterly back in those days).   #159, #210, #251, #252, #255, #256, #291, #324, #392 Various Silver and Bronze Age issues released digitally as part of a Joker 101 sale, including the iconic “Joker's Five Way Revenge” from 1973 that helped reinvent the Clown Prince of Crime for the time, Catwoman 101 sale and as supporting issues based around a Retro release of…

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  Heh heh heh!  HA! HA! HA! HA! BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's the Clown Prince of Crime 99 cent April Fools Day sale featuring:   Batman (1940-2011) #1 Joker makes his debut among the stores in Batman's first titular title.
Batman (1940-2011) #159 It's the Silver Age and this Sheldon Moldoff story from 1963 features Joker and Clayface at odds with one another.
Batman (1940-2011) #251 The iconic 1973 Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams Joker's Five Way Revenge story that brought the Joker into a more modern setting.
Superman: Emperor…

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  It’s a Holiday Season Spectacular featuring The Dark Knight! 201 comics for 99 cents. New legally digitized books for the sale are:   Azrael #40 Part 4 of the 1998 Cataclysm Bat-Event. Featuring Azrael trying to bring Bane back to Gotham City as the earthquake strikes.   Batman (1940-2011) #408-413, #475-476, #498-500, #509-510, #530-532, #540-541 #408-413 introduces the Post-Crisis Jason Todd. #475-476 are part of a 1992 crossover with Detective featuring The Ventriloquist and Scarface. #498-500 comprise the titular title’s parts of the second half of Knightfall. #509-510 are titular title’s parts of Knightsend. And finally Batman gets…

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  First up, on 9/6 a bunch of Johnny DC (Imprint that includes animation tie-ins such as Young Justice, Cartoon Network, Looney Tunes, and others) titles went up as part of a New DC Kids sale.   The Batman Adventures #1-12 (#1 Free, #2-12 $0.99 each) The first twelve issues of the 1992-1995 Batman: The Animated Series tie-in.   The Batman Strikes! #1-3 ($0.99 each) The first three issues of the 2004-2008 The Batman tie-in series.

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  Cut to "A Death in the Family."

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This winter the 70th anniversary of Captain America, Steve Rogers’ debut was celebrated. In March though, another 70th anniversary was marked, though not to the fanfare that it should have. Detective Comics issue # 38, with an April cover date, hit the stands with a brand new character bursting out of a frame being held up by a beaming with pride Batman. Dubbed on the cover as “the sensational character find of 1940” Robin, The Boy Wonder, aka Dick Grayson, would get his origin story in that issue, as well as appearing alongside Bruce swinging on the cover of…

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Batman: Under the Red Hood is the next film in the series of DC animated films released by Warner Bros. It marks the first time Batman has a solo film that isn't related to another film project. I don't think fans will be disappointed by this film at all. I was pleasantly surprised by the film as I immediately try not to have high expectations for them.   When Batman: Under the Red Hood was first announced, I had to instantly go back and read…

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When I first heard of this films creation I was a little concerned and baffled with their choice of storyline to adapt. I felt that this storyline had so much history to cover from Jason Todd’s demise in A Death in the Family as well as push on with the extensive Under The Hood storyline. To get that all done in a seventy minute movie I thought would be too much to achieve and when looking back over the previous films produced by…

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As many followers of this site and the podcasts that come with it know, there is a movement right now spearheaded by the host of Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast to get Batgirl: Year One back on the slate for production by DC Universe Animation. It is a worthy cause, but after watching Batman: Under The Red Hood, and considering most of DCU’s “comics-to-screen” adaptations so far, it kind of makes me think it’s a blessing in disguise…

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  Story: Batman: A Death in the Family
Books Covered: Batman #426-429  

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