Dates
- Cover date
- September 1987
- On sale
- June 2, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #578 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893046509 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893046509 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Batman Year Two Chapter Four: "...So Shall Ye Reap..." · 23 pages
While Bruce proposes to Rachel, the Reaper attacks the gathered mob bosses. Batman arrives late to the fight, and the Reaper escapes again, while Joe Chill is knocked unconscious. When Chill comes to, Batman takes the thug to the alley where he killed the Waynes and reveals their connection. But before Batman can complete his revenge, the Reaper kills Joe Chill. Batman and the Reaper fight one final time and the Reaper falls to his death. Later, Batman disposes of Joe Chill's gun in the base of the Wayne Foundation Building and Rachel enters the convent to atone for the sins of her father.
Characters
Reprinted in
Batman: Year Two (1990), Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper (2002), Batman: Year Two - The 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2018), DC Finest: Batman: Year One & Two (2024)