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Batman #428 Foil Facsimile Variant
Batman #428 Foil Facsimile Variant
Batman #428 Foil Facsimile Variant

Batman #428 Foil Facsimile Variant

$ 4.22

  • Artist/Writer: Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo
  • Character: Alfred Pennyworth, Batman (Bruce Wayne), Joker, Robin (Jason Todd), Superman (Clark Kent), Two-Face (Harvey Dent), Dick Grayson, Sheila Haywood (DC), Barbara Gordon (DC), James Gordon (DC)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Era: Copper Age (1984-1991)
  • Features: Key Issue, Limited Edition, Reprint, Variant Cover
  • Format: Single Issue
  • Genre: Crime & Thriller, Superheroes
  • Grade: 9.0 Very Fine/Near Mint
  • Intended Audience: General Audience
  • Issue Number: 428
  • Language: English
  • Personalized: No
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Series Title: Batman
  • Signed: No
  • Style: Color
  • Tradition: US Comics
  • Type: Comic Book
  • Unit of Sale: Single Unit
  • Universe: DC Universe
  • Variant Type: Foil Facsimile Variant

Description

BATMAN #428 (FOIL FACSIMILE VARIANT) A previously unpublished ending in which Jason Todd survives his brutal encounter with The Joker. Thirty-Five years ago, “A Death in the Family” was one of the darkest hours in Batman’s crime-fighting career, made even more harrowing by letting fans decide Jason’s fate. Fans dialed into a 900 number to vote if Jason Todd should live or die. From a total of 10,614 votes, fans decided that Jason should succumb to his injuries by a narrow 72-vote margin of 5,343 votes to 5,271. This “faux-simile” edition features original story and art from the from “A Death in the Family” storytelling team – writer Jim Starlin, artist Jim Aparo, colorist Adrienne Roy, inker Mike DeCarlo, and letterer John Costanza. Part of DC’s facsimile line of reprinting classic comics in their entirety. Original retail price: $7.99 Current after-market price: $10+ Original Publication: Oct 1988 (Copper Age 1984-1991) Re-Imagined Facsimile Release: Dec 2023 Protection: Mylar sleeve+3M archival tape