10 Batman Moments That Shocked The World

There is not one singular moment that stands out as the most shocking in Death of the Family, as every jaw-dropper that filled the story is just as mind-blowing as the next and taken together as a whole, produce one of the best and most well-rounded stories in Batman's history.

The main plot itself is filled to the brim with so many 'Oh My God' moments. From the Joker planning to marry Batgirl and then chop off all her limbs to stop her from cheating on him to him dishing up a feast of their own severed faces, Death of the Family is a none stop shock fest.

But without a shadow of a doubt the most disturbing moment, the one that still haunts the dreams of comic book fans everywhere, is the one that starts the whole thing off. When the Joker gets the Dollmaker to cut off his face before he escapes Arkham.

There is just something so stomach churning about seeing his flayed face hanging on the wall, all bloodied and torn. And when he does eventually return to reclaim it, taking out a large chunk of the GCPD in the process, you know that this version of the Joker is a completely different proposition to the others.