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the sunlight on our skin, and all the other things that make us human

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I am the breath of the land. The primal urge of things. I am the beauty of the world. I am the protector of the Earth. I am vengeance. I am Poison Ivy.

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@charlie-the-human

Hi! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you – I made you a hopefully bite-sized list over here

JASON TODD

Circus Kid origin / Pre-Crisis

Batman (1940) #357–403

Detective Comics (1937) #524–567

　　↳ I love the Custody Battle arc → Batman #363, #376–381, #384, #389–391 + Detective Comics #529–530, #543–547, #556–558, #566

All of preboot Jaybin was never collected in a single trade so you'll have to alternate a lot between these comics. The reading order goes like:

Batman #357

Detective Comics #524

Batman #358

Detective Comics #525

and so on.

★ You can skip reading preboot Jason since it's irrelevant to his character right now but if you're curious like I was when I first got into him, you are always welcome to join this kid in his journey :)

Crime Alley Kid origin / Post-Crisis

Batman (1940) #408–413

Detective Comics (1937) #568–582

“The Back-up” → second story from Batman (1940) Annual #12

Batman: The Cult

　　↳ Bruce-centric, and brutal; Jason was Bruce's tether to reality

★ I'm reluctantly including Jason's death arc and the issues leading up to it even though you'll be seeing what happened over and over again when you begin to read more comics...

I mean, I don't recommend Starlin's run as part of the starting point for Jaybin but it's usually included in lists of Essential Reading for Jason.

So, when you're ready for it:

Batman (1940) #415–425

Batman: A Death in the Family TP → collects Batman (1940) #426–429

Red Hood / Jason's return

Red Hood: The Lost Days

Batman: Under the Red Hood TP → compiles Batman (1940) #635–#641, #645–650, and Batman (1940) Annual #25

While I like how Jason was written by Winick, I truly dislike his characterization of Talia. I can't 100% win.

★ Tim, Steph, and Cass usually make appearances in each other's stuff or are actively part of each other's narrative. Babs, too. Sometimes Jason may or may not be mentioned by name but sometimes it's just a mention of his death.

TIM DRAKE

Batman (1940) #436

Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying TP → compiles Batman (1940) #440, The New Titans #60, Batman (1940) #441, The New Titans #61, Batman (1940) #442

Robin (1993)

　　↳ He's funny sometimes? I get concerned about his well-being…

　　↳ Him and Steph's narrative voices are just so real

CASSANDRA CAIN

Batman (1940) #567

Detective Comics (1937) #734

Batgirl (2000)

　　↳ There were things explored with her character as she grows and develops her identity and it's so good. You'd know her well!

　　↳ People tend to describe Jason as someone who thinks with his fists but they're so wrong for that. That's Cass, not Jason!

STEPHANIE BROWN

Detective Comics (1937) #647–649

Robin (1993)

　　↳ She's there all throughout the series as Spoiler and sometimes also as a civilian. And then starting from issue #126, she's Robin.

Batgirl (2009)

　　↳ For pre-reading context: Batman was “dead” and Dick Grayson took on the cowl and became Batman while Damian Wayne was his Robin.

BARBARA GORDON

(You said batgirls but I wasn't sure if you're interested about Babs too)

Detective Comics (1937) #359, #363, #392–393, #396–397, #416–417, #422–424

　　↳ most times her story is the second one within a tec issue because the first ones are Batman's

Batgirl: Year One (2003)

　　↳ revised origin; I have nitpicks from this but I guess it's fine especially for people new to her?

“Oracle, Year One: Born of Hope” from The Batman Chronicles (1995) #5

　　↳ her letting go of being Batgirl; Oracle's birth

★ I hope this isn't overwhelming! I didn't include comics outside the Bats and also didn't include team comics (aside from the two issues of The New Titans in Tim's section), so you won't have to know too many characters all at once.

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LUCIFER (2016—2021) 2.11 | Stewardess Interruptus

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Clark and Lois celebrate their wedding anniversary in “The Anniversary” from Earth-Prime #2: Superman & Lois

Find an anniversary celebration.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of this blog's first challenge! See pinned for rules.

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From Superman: The Wedding Album

Find a group image of over twelve heroes or villains.

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From The Question (1987) #4

Find footprints in the snow.

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AU of an AU: what if Bruce could see ghost!jason?

Got a lil help from @sunlitlemonade - thank youuuu

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Superman autographing a piece of tin for Robin Jason in Action Comics (1938) #594

Find a character autographing something.

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From Batman (1940) #513

Find a coin toss.

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Barbara Gordon and doves correct me if I'm wrong! in “Oracle, Year One: Born of Hope” from The Batman Chronicles (1995) #5

Find a Birds of Prey hero in the same panel as a bird. (Does not need to be from a BoP book)

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A simple dinner celebration of Billy Batson's one-year anniversary under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez in Shazam! (2018) #1

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Wally West holding an empty Flash suit in Absolute Flash #1, #3

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Hal Jordan in Green Lantern (1960) #2

(Very quick panel recolor. Original under the cut!)

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From Batgirl (2000) #7

Find Batman punching someone in the face.

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From Hellblazer #2

Find a depiction of a comic book.

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From Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #25

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