In the late 1980's (before i was born) Batman fans got to vote for Jason's death or his survival, the fans voted for him to be killed (5,343 to 5,271), so i was wondering if anyone on the vine voted and if so did they vote for him to be killed or to live?
I wasn't reading Batman at the time but from the sounds of it, I would have. I was a Marvel and JL guy. ....but iirc, us Canadians didn't have a vote anyway :( ...but if I knew they planned on bringing him back .....I wouldn't have bothered anyway.
I was in high school at the time, and still living at home, so 1-900 numbers were forbidden. Unlike Bathory1313, I heeded such a warning, so didn't vote. I would have voted to kill him though - Jason Todd was a terrible Robin.
On a side note: I think it stinks that DC charged fans to vote for this death, and then undid the death. When the fans have spoken so definitively, I think it should not be undone, even if it was 20 years later.
ALTHOUGH, I will say that I thought it was cool when Jason Todd told the Joker that he wasn't crazy and why, and the Joker stopped smiling.
I really need to read his Robin days to figure out why so many people wanted him dead. I kinda like him as the villain/anti-hero his is today. Suppose the death made him this way so I guess it wasn't bad that he died.
@Gylan Thomas: Hey, Gylan, really sorry, man, but I don't know exactly what issue it was. My latest Batman issues are #649-654, 666-669, 685 and 687. My latest Detective issues are #817-820, 850 and 852. Jason had nabbed the Joker, had him tied to a chair, and was beatin' the snausage out of him. Then he makes the comment that wipes the smile off of Joker's face. I looked up the covers here on CV, but nothing rang bells. My comics are buried in stacks of boxes, in a currently very messy room, or I would just go find it for you. Sorry I couldn't be more help on that one.
" I was just a wee baby so I didn't have a vote. I really need to read his Robin days to figure out why so many people wanted him dead. I kinda like him as the villain/anti-hero his is today. Suppose the death made him this way so I guess it wasn't bad that he died. "
Im the same, its difficult to find trades with him as robin, the only thing iv read when he's robin is "A death in the family"
On a side note: I think it stinks that DC charged fans to vote for this death, and then undid the death. When the fans have spoken so definitively, I think it should not be undone, even if it was 20 years later.
They didn't speak that definitively; he was killed by a margin of 72 votes out of over 10000, so the fans were split nearly 50/50.
" On a side note: I think it stinks that DC charged fans to vote for this death, and then undid the death. When the fans have spoken so definitively, I think it should not be undone, even if it was 20 years later.
They didn't speak that definitively; he was killed by a margin of 72 votes out of over 10000, so the fans were split nearly 50/50. "
well there's a rumor that one guy gave a lote of votes for him to be killed.
"They didn't speak that definitively; he was killed by a margin of 72 votes out of over 10000, so the fans were split nearly 50/50."
Well, okay, yes, poor word choice on my part. Point is: the "die" vote won. If they're gonna charge fans for the vote, they should stick by the results. But again: some of the stuff they've done with him since he's been back has been cool, so oh well. I just wish they'd have him pick a side already. Either be a true superhero, or be a real villain.
This is the infamous storyline preceding "Death in the Family" where Batman suspects Jason of murdering a man who killed his girlfriend after being released from prison. The result: Lots of hate from readers. Issues 422-424. @xscarletkittie:
the Comic Book club (yes, we're nerds) at my school did. I think they actually formed to debate the vote, but then they all voted for Jason to die anyway.
" the Comic Book club (yes, we're nerds) at my school did. I think they actually formed to debate the vote, but then they all voted for Jason to die anyway. "
Some stuff says the the same guy voted over 200 times.
I was alive back then and proudly voted NO, i was young and felt that the death of any Hero was wrong. Had I known then how the Red Hood would have had such an effect I would have changed my vote to yes.
" the Comic Book club (yes, we're nerds) at my school did. I think they actually formed to debate the vote, but then they all voted for Jason to die anyway. "
Some stuff says the the same guy voted over 200 times.
That phone call got me a beating. I was in 5th grade at the time and back then my parents were convinced that ALL 1-900 numbers were sex lines (I tried to explain to them that it was for a Batman comic, but they weren't even trying to hear that at the time). But yeah, sore butt and all, I wanted that prick to die.
I didn't expect the Joker to bash his head in with a crowbar though. THAT was a bit excessive, even for me....
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