Dates
- Cover date
- [Holiday] 1988
- On sale
- October 20, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Values
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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
Story arc: A Death in the Family
This is part 3 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
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.
Publisher’s description
The death of Jason Todd! The infamous Batman saga reaches its penultimate issue as the Dark Knight arrives too late to save his ward. Featuring a guest appearance by the Man of Steel, Superman!
Characters
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)