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Batman: A Death in the Family #[nn]
Jim Starlin’s *Batman: A Death in the Family (Chapter 1 & 2)* delivers a gut-punch of emotional stakes, with Jim Aparo’s haunting art capturing every brutal beat. Jason, finally reunited with his real mother Sheila Haywood, finds himself trapped in a warehouse where the Joker’s cruelty turns personal. As Batman watches in silence, the line between redemption and ruin collapses in a single, devastating explosion.
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Jason meets his real mother, Sheila Haywood, who is working for the Joker and allows her son to fall into his hands in a warehouse. The Joker beats Robin with a crowbar and leaves him for dead. A badly beaten Robin attempts to save his mother from the dynamite left behind by the Joker. Batman watches in horror as the warehouse containing Jason and Sheila blows up.
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