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Batman: A Death In The Family

Collects: Batman #426-429, #400-442, The New Titans #60-61, and Batman Annual #25

First Printing: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-4012-2516-2
List Price: $39.99

272 Pages

Editor - Collected Edition: Bob Joy

Written by Jim Starlin and Marv Wolfman

Pencilled by Jim Aparo, George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett

Inked by Mike DeCarlo and Bob McLeod

Cover by Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo

A Lonely Place Of Dying Remembrances by Marv Wolfman

Batman #426
(December 1988)

Story: "A Death In The Family: Chapters 1-2"

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo

Batman #427
(December 1988)

Story: "A Death In The Family: Chapters 3-4"

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo


Batman #428
(December 1988)

Story: "A Death In The Family: Chapter 5"

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo

Batman #429
(January 1989)

Story: "A Death In The Family: Chapter 6"

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo


Batman #440
(October 1989)

Story: "A Lonely Place Of Dying: Chapter 1: Suspects"

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett
Inker: Bob McLeod

The New Titans #60
(November 1989)

Story: "A Lonely Place Of Dying: Chapter 2: Roots"

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett
Inker: Bob McLeod


Batman #441
(November 1989)

Story: "A Lonely Place Of Dying: Chapter 3: Parallel Lines"

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett
Inker: Bob McLeod

The New Titans #61
(December 1989)

Story: "A Lonely Place Of Dying: Chapter 4: Going Home"

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett
Inker: Bob McLeod


Batman #442
(December 1989)

Story: "A Lonely Place Of Dying: Chapter 5: Rebirth"

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: George Perez (Layouts) and Tom Grummett
Inker: Bob McLeod

Batman Annual #25
(May 2006)

Feature: "Alternate Ending: A Death In The Family"
(Collects page 8 of story which incorporates the unused ending from "A Death In The Family")

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo


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