Batman: A Death in the Family #[nn]

Few images in Batman's history carry the raw emotional weight of Jim Aparo's cover here — the Dark Knight cradling a battered, limp Robin against a pitch-black void, his cape drawn protectively around them both in a gesture that speaks of grief rather than triumph. This Titan Books edition collects all four original issues of Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo, and Mike DeCarlo's controversial best-selling story in a single volume, making it an absorbing read from start to finish. Published in 1989, it's a striking package for anyone drawn to Batman at his most human and most haunted.