Dates
- Cover date
- [Holiday] 1988
- On sale
- October 20, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #428 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098930430728
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Mike Mignola, Jim Aparoinks: Mike Mignola, Mike DeCarlocolors: Anthony Tollin, Adrienne Royscript: Jim Starlin, Dan Raspler, Denny O'Neilletters: John Costanza
Stories
- A Death in the Family, Chapter 5 · 22 pages
Death of Sheila Haywood. Burial of Sheila Haywood and Jason Todd. Joker becomes the Iranian Ambassador to the U.N.
Characters
Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanJokerBarbara GordonCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthHarvey DentTwo-FaceJason ToddRobinDr. Sheila Haywood
Reprinted in
Batman: A Death in the Family (1988), Batman: A Death in the Family (1989), DC Comics Classics Library: Batman - A Death in the Family (2009), Robin: The Teen Wonder (2009), Batman: A Death in the Family (2011), Dollar Comics: Batman 428 (2020), Batman: A Death in the Family The Deluxe Edition (2021), DC Finest: Batman: A Death in the Family (2026)