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Cover: Dick Giordano

Batman: Second Chances #[nn]

Sep 2015 · DC · 19.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
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This 2015 collection reprints the late-1980s storylines that introduced the second Robin, Jason Todd, following his adoption by Bruce Wayne. It includes the character's early adventures as Batman's partner, leading into the pivotal 'A Death in the Family' arc. The volume gathers material from Batman #402-403, #408-416, and Batman Annual #11, showcasing Jason's evolution from street kid to crimefighter.

Contains 12 stories
There's Nothing So Savage -- -- As a Man Destroying Himself!
23 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonTommy Carma [as Batman] (villain)Howard DesmondMrs. Carma (Tommy's mother)Snuffer (mob assassin)
One Batman Too Many
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennywothVicki ValeTommy Carma (Batman impostor) (villain)Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (cameo)Joker (cameo)Commissioner James GordonDetective Pete LewisLou Spindle (gangster)
Did Robin Die Tonight?
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Graysonalso as Nightwing]Jason Todd (1st Post-Crisis)Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonVicki ValeMa Gunn (villain)(1st)Joker (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback)Thomas Wayne (flashback)Martha Wayne (flashback)Joe Chill (flashback)
Just Another Kid on Crime Alley!
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Jason ToddCommissioner James GordonVicki ValeMa Gunn (villain)Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (cameo in photo)
Two of a Kind
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd] (1st Modern Age in costume)Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonTwo-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback)Joker (flashback)Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback)

In "Two of a Kind," Jason, newly trained and ready for his first patrol as Robin, steps into Gotham’s shadows alongside Batman—only to face a crisis when Two-Face strikes. As the duo confronts the criminal, Batman grapples with the weight of Jason’s past, knowing the truth about Two-Face’s role in his father’s death and the reckoning that could follow.

Second Chance
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonTwo-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)
The Sound of Silence
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonVicki ValeThe Mime [Camilla Ortin] (villain, first appearance)Blister Twister (heavy metal rock band)
The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthKay Doran (reporter)Yoshio TaharaDr. Lucius Pitt
Victims!
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonKate Babcock (death)Frank "Cutter" ThompsonMaureen Lopez
Millennium
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonScarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain)Joker (villain)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain)Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain)Manhunter James Gordon (villain)Herupa (Guardian, flashback)Nadia (Zamaron, flashback)Manhunters (flashback)Floronic Man [Jason Woodrue] (cameo)

In "Millennium," Batman is forced to confront a shocking betrayal when Commissioner Gordon suddenly turns on him—only to realize too late that the man he knows is an imposter, a Manhunter in disguise. With Gotham's streets unraveling, Robin's reckless move in capturing the Scarecrow sets off a chain reaction that leads both heroes to Arkham Asylum, where the real Gordon is being held and a sinister plan involving the Floronic Man is about to unfold.

White Gold and Truth
22 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Nightwing [Dick Graysonalso as Robin (flashback)]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthJoker (flashback)Two-Face [Harvey Dent} (flashback)Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (flashback)Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (flashback)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback)Riddler [Edward Nigma] (flashback)Killer Moth [Drury Walker] (flashback)Gentleman Ghost [James Craddock] (flashback)Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (flashback)Teen Titans [Kid Flash [Wally West]Speedy [Roy Harper]Aqualad [Garth]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Cyborg [Victor Stone]Changeling [Gar Logan]Jericho [Joseph Wilson]Raven [Rachel Roth]Starfire [Koriand'r]] (flashback)
Love Bird
15 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]Dovina PartridgeCommissioner James Gordon

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Full credits

artist, inker Norm Breyfogle
colorist Adrienne Roy
cover inks Dick Giordano

Reprints

↩ Reprints Batman #402 (1986), Batman #403 (1987), Batman #408 (1987), Batman #409 (1987), Batman Annual #11 (1987), Batman #410 (1987), Batman #411 (1987), Batman #412 (1987), Batman #413 (1987), Batman #414 (1987), Batman #415 (1988), Batman #416 (1988)

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