Joker is Batman’s most dedicated foe. Ra’s al Ghul is the deadliest. The Penny Plunderer is the most ridiculous (that’s up for debate, but he’s my pick). But no criminal is more integral to the Batman mythos than Joe Chill, the man who killed the Waynes (except in Batman ’89, but the point still stands). This week, we’re closing out the unofficial early years trilogy with Batman: Year Two, as well as two other stories about Batman meeting the man who killed the Waynes.
- Batman: Year Two (Detective Comics V.1 #575-578)
- The Origin of Batman (Batman V.1 #47)
- Fear Itself (Batman Adventures V.2 #17)
Be sure to check out this week’s BatChat column where we look at Knight Terrors: Nightwing #2, Knight Terrors: Catwoman #2 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
