Batman: Year Three: The Deluxe Edition

<b>The story of Batman’s third year as Gotham’s protector is collected in a standalone volume for the first time, in this Deluxe Edition hardcover of a DC classic!</b><br><br>Following the game-changing success of “Batman: Year One” and the influential “Batman: Year Two,” DC released “Batman: Year Three” in 1989, from the accomplished creative team of writer Marv Wolfman and artist Pat Broderick.<br><br>This story details the origin of the first Robin, Dick Grayson, like never before, through a unique framing device that finds the Dark Knight is reeling from the death of Jason Todd—the second Robin. In “Batman: Year Three,” fans learn how the famed Batman and Robin partnership began, and return to Dick Grayson’s early, tragic days as part of the family circus troupe the Flying Graysons.<br><br>Plus, “Batman: Year Three” includes the pivotal first appearance of Tim Drake—who would soon become DC’s third Robin! and a brand-new introduction by the story's associate editor Dan Rapler, and a brand-new afterword by Broderick.<br><br>This volume collects <i>Batman </i>#436-439.