Batman: Year Two
"Year Two" is the title of an American four-part, 1987 comics story arc featuring Batman, written by Mike W. Barr and illustrated by Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Alfredo Alcala, Mark Farmer, and Todd McFarlane. It originally appeared in the American comic book Detective Comics #575–578, published by DC Comics.
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Cover of the 2002 re-issue of the collected edition, Batman: Year Two - Fear the Reaper. | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | June – September 1987 |
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| Title(s) | Detective Comics #575–578 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Reaper Leslie Thompkins Joe Chill |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mike W. Barr |
| Penciller(s) | Alan Davis Todd McFarlane |
| Inker(s) | Paul Neary Alfredo Alcala Todd McFarlane |
| Letterer(s) | Richard Starkings Agustin Mas John Costanza Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) | Adrienne Roy |
| Editor(s) | Dennis O'Neil |
The story was initially a treatment by Barr titled "Batman: 1980", but it was released as "Batman: Year Two" to coincide with the release of Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One". A similar "Batman: Year Three" would later be released.
This story was collected as a trade paperback in 1990. In 2002, DC Comics published a second printing of the trade paperback, this time with the addition of the 1991 one-shot sequel Batman: Full Circle included, with the new edition retitled as Batman: Year Two – Fear The Reaper (ISBN 1-5638-9967-1). Elements of the story were incorporated into the 1993 film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, including the concept of a masked vigilante waging war on criminals and having a personal connection to Bruce Wayne.