From the DC Vault…
One the most-anticipated Facsimile Editions of the year isn’t really a Facsimile Edition at all. It’s a “faux-simile edition” of Batman #428 in which Jason Todd survives the Joker’s attack, utilizing material that DC set aside when an infamous 1988 telephone poll resulted in the second Robin’s cruel demise.
As we’ve reported, Batman #428: Robin Lives! is due Dec. 12 — complete with sketch and foil variants — so dig this SNEAK PEEK at the cover:
And the sketch variant:
Meanwhile, two first-rate Batman Facsimile Editions are out this week. Click here for more on that.
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MORE
— ROBIN LIVES! DC to Publish ‘Faux-simile Edition’ That Reverses DEATH IN THE FAMILY. Click here.
— REVEALED! New Details of the BATMAN #428: ROBIN LIVES! ‘Faux-simile’ Edition. Click here.
December 4, 2023
If Robin had lived, I wonder if that would have been the cover.
December 4, 2023
I think they still would have gone with a cliffhanger cover.