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Issue: Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2002
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 11/13/2002
Volume: none
Pages: 180
ISBN: 1563899671
UPC/EAN: 76194123672800111
Price: $29.95 CAD
$17.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bob Greenberger (senior editor, collected edition); Scott Nybakken (associate editor, collected edition)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
Lee Loughridge
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Joseph Chill]
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FlagBatman: Full Circle #[nn] published August 1991
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Frontispiece. Illustration taken from a panel from the story in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #578.
Batman Year Two: Fear the Reaper

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Davis
Paul Neary
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Judson Caspian]
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FlagBatman: Year Two #[nn] published February 1990
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
 
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Title page.
Publishing Data & Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Todd McFarlane
Alfredo Alcala
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
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Illustration is a panel from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #577.
On the Shoulders of Giants

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Todd McFarlane; Alan Davis
Todd McFarlane; Alfredo Alcala; Paul Neary
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typeset
Subject Matter
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joe Chill; Reaper [Judson Caspian]
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Illustrated with panels from (in order) Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #578, 577, 577, and 575.
Chapter One: Fear the Reaper

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Davis
Paul Neary
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Leslie Thompkins; Rachel Caspian
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #575 [Direct] published June 1987
was Batman Year Two Part 1 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Chapter title and credits pages. Illustrated with the image from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #575 at 1/4 size, as well as the illustration from the original title page of the story.
Fear the Reaper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Alan Davis
Paul Neary
Steve Oliff; Gloria Vasquez; Olyoptics
Richard Starkings
Dennis O'Neil (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Rachel Caspian; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Leslie Thompkins; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne (in portrait); Martha Wayne (in portrait)
A vigilante called the Reaper, who operated in Gotham City twenty years earlier, re-emerges just as Bruce Wayne begins a relationship with Rachel Caspian, though neither Bruce nor Rachel know that her father is the Reaper. After being badly beaten by the Reaper in their first encounter, Batman decides to use the very gun used to kill his parents to bring the Reaper down.
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FlagDetective Comics #575 [Direct] published June 1987
was Batman Year Two Chapter One: Fear the Reaper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter Two: Deal with the Devil

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Todd McFarlane
Pablo Marcos; Alfredo Alcala
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Commissioner Jim Gordon
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #576 [Direct] published July 1987
was Batman Year Two Part 2 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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3
Chapter title and credits pages. Illustrated with the image from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #576 at 1/4 size, as well as the illustration from the original title page of the story.
Deal with the Devil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Todd McFarlane
Alfredo Alcala
Steve Oliff; Gloria Vasquez; Olyoptics
Agustin Mas
Dennis O'Neil (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Big Willie Golonka; Bukowski; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Leslie Thompkins; Rachel Caspian; Mary Rachel Caspian (flashback); Johnny Heymer; Morgan Jones; Mr. Morritz; Joe Chill
As Bruce and Rachel grow closer, Batman crosses paths with the Reaper again. Desperate to put an end to the Reaper's brutal form of justice, Batman makes an alliance with a cabal of mob bosses, who pair the hero with their enforcer, Joe Chill.
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FlagDetective Comics #576 [Direct] published July 1987
was Batman Year Two Chapter Two: Deal with the Devil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter Three: Deadly Allies

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Todd McFarlane
Pablo Marcos; Alfredo Alcala
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Joe Chill
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #577 [Direct] published August 1987
was Batman Year Two Part 3 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Chapter title and credits pages. Illustrated with the image from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #577 at 1/4 size, as well as the illustration from the original title page of the story.
Deadly Allies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Todd McFarlane
Alfredo Alcala
Steve Oliff; Gloria Vasquez; Olyoptics
John Costanza
Dennis O'Neil (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (flashback cameo); Martha Wayne (flashback cameo); Leslie Thompkins; Joe Chill; Morgan Jones; Mr. Morritz; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Bukowski; Alfred Pennyworth; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Rachel Caspian
Carrying the very gun used to kill his parents, Batman and Joe Chill set a trap for the Reaper. Though they successfully draw the villain out, the Reaper manages to escape once again.
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FlagDetective Comics #577 [Direct] published August 1987
was Batman Year Two Chapter Three: Deadly Allies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter Four: So Shall Ye Reap

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Todd McFarlane
Pablo Marcos; Todd McFarlane
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Joe Chill; Rachel Caspian
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #578 [Direct] published September 1987
was Batman Year Two Part 4 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Chapter title and credits pages. Illustrated with the image from the cover of Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #578 at 1/4 size, as well as the illustration from the original title page of the story.
So Shall Ye Reap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane
Steve Oliff; Gloria Vasquez; Olyoptics
Todd Klein
Dennis O'Neil (original editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joe Chill; Mr. Morritz; Reaper [Judson Caspian]; Blinky Sutton; Leslie Thompkins; Alfred Pennyworth; Rachel Caspian; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Bukowski; Thomas Wayne (cameo flashback)
While Bruce proposes to Rachel, the Reaper attacks the gathered mob bosses. Batman arrives late to the fight, and the Reaper escapes again, while Joe Chill is knocked unconscious. When Chill comes to, Batman takes the thug to the alley where he killed the Waynes and reveals their connection. But before Batman can complete his revenge, the Reaper kills Joe Chill. Batman and the Reaper fight one final time and the Reaper falls to his death. Later, Batman disposes of Joe Chill's gun in the base of the Wayne Foundation Building and Rachel enters the convent to atone for the sins of her father.
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FlagDetective Comics #578 [Direct] published September 1987
was Batman Year Two Chapter Four: "...So Shall Ye Reap..." [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Chapter Five: Full Circle

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Chapter title and credits pages. Illustrated with the image from the frontispiece from Batman: Full Circle (DC, 1991 series) #[nn] as well as an illustration from a panel in the story itself.
Full Circle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mike W. Barr
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
Tom Ziuko
Todd Klein
Dennis O'Neil (original editor); Kelley Puckett (original assistant editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Penguin (cameo); Two-Face (cameo); Joker (cameo); Joey Chill; Miranda; Rhonda; Reaper [Joseph Chill]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Joan Lincoln (cameo); Rachel Caspian; Marcia Chill; Joe Chill (flashback); Alfred Pennyworth; Leslie Thompkins; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); McSurley; Moose; Profile; Judson Caspian (in photo)
The Reaper re-appears, but this time it is Joe Chill's son Joseph in the costume. Afraid her father has returned, Rachel Caspian heads to Gotham. Walking past the Wayne Foundation, Rachel runs into the Reaper. Batman saves her, but Chill manages to retrieve his father's gun. Working with his sister Marcia, Joseph kidnaps Rachel to use her as bait. Trapping Batman, the Chills use a psychoactive drug and a filmed re-enactment of his parents' deaths to try to drive the hero to suicide. But with a double-cross by Marcia and the help of Robin, Batman puts an end to Joseph's time as the Reaper.
Reprinting
FlagBatman: Full Circle #[nn] published August 1991
was Full Circle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Creator Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
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The Reaper Has Returned

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alan Davis
Mark Farmer
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On the back cover. Illustrated with the image from the frontispiece from Batman: Full Circle (DC, 1991 series) #[nn].

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