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A Death in the Family

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Batman #426

DC ⋅ 1988

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Batman #426
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 1

Batman #427

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman #427
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 2

After the Joker badly beats Jason Todd with a crowbar, an explosion finishes him off but the fate of Robin was not decided until phone lines were opened to fans after this issue went on sale to determine the fate of Jason Todd

Batman #428

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman #428
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 3

Death of Robin, Jason Todd, killed by the Joker

Batman #427 ended on a cliffhanger that placed Jason Todd in the blast zone of an exploding warehouse

DC set up a poll for readers to cast their vote of whether Jason Todd should survive the blast by calling one phone number, or die by calling another

10,614 phone calls were made with Todd's death having been decided by only 72 votes more than the opposite outcome where he would've survived

DC had prepared both scenarios to go to print (tap cover and swipe to view unpublished pages)

Batman #429

DC ⋅ 1989

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Batman #429
 
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"A Death in the Family" part 4

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