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BATMAN: A LONELY PLACE OF DYING (1990)

Actually Essential Storylines: Robin
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

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BATMAN: YEAR THREE: I didn't expect to see this storyline on this particular list. While it's certainly an essential Robin storyline, it's about the original Robin, Dick Grayson, and Tim Drake has next to nothing to do with it. Written by Marv Wolfman, the story featured Grayson returning to Gotham to face an increasingly obsessed and dark Dark Knight, while his origin is retold, rounding out the "Year" trilogy of Batman's early years. The art is courtesy of Pat Broderick and John Beatty, with George Perez handling the covers. It was never collected, but ran from Batman #436-#439. I wonder if they actually meant to suggest Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying, which was collected into a trade (though it's since gone out of print) and which dealt with the origin of Tim Drake.