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While history has taught us one answer to that question, a second answer is now told—What if Robin lived?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJason Todd, the second teenager to wear the mask of Robin, survived a brutal beating at the hands of the maniacal Joker, but his wounds run deeper than flesh. The already volatile Jason is haunted by what happened to him and is unwilling to confront his demons, so Bruce Wayne brings in a psychiatrist to talk to him. Can Jason recover from his ordeal? Is the Batman ultimately to blame? And then there is the question on everyone's mind—who killed the Joker?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriter J.M. 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Vanth already saw one galaxy annihilated; can he prevent the same fate from befalling this one? His crew, a cyborg sorcerer Syzygy Darklock, cybernetic telepath Willow, cat-like humanoid Oedi, and the freebooter Skeevo, must keep these two power-mad superpowers from tearing the galaxy in two. But their efforts are being sabotaged from within! 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