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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Stories Change World: I Am Batman HC (2022 Dial) By Brad Meltzer 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Brad Meltzer. Art and cover by Chris Eliopoulos.

    This fictional biography of Batman launches the exciting start of the Stories Change the World series from Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, the team behind the New York Times-bestselling Ordinary People Change the World books.

    This picture book is the perfect way to introduce young readers to Bruce Wayne and his rise to becoming Batman.

    After losing his parents at a young age, Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to cleaning up the streets of Gotham. Even without traditional superpowers, his perseverance and commitment to justice carry him through battles against villains.

    Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 40 pages, full color. All Ages

    Cover price $16.99.

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    Superman/Batman Absolute Power HC (2005 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #14-18. Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino. Don't miss a gorgeous hardcover collecting the blockbuster story "Absolute Power," written by Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: HUSH) with stunning art by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino (JLA/JSA: VIRTUE & VICE) originally presented in SUPERMAN/BATMAN #14-18! In this reality-bending tale, Superman and Batman rule the earth with an iron fist, with humanity bending to their will. Before long, the World's Finest Duo is sent careening through a series of bizarre alternate earths, facing an assortment of classic DC characters including Kamandi, Sgt. Rock, Haunted Tank, Jonah Hex, and many more! Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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    Superman/Batman Enemies Among Us HC (2007 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects SUPERMAN/BATMAN (2003-2011) #28-33. Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Ethan Van Sciver, Matthew Clark, Andy Lanning, and Marlo Alquiza. Cover by Van Sciver. The JLA's Martian Manhunter attacks Batman! The villainous Parasite and Titano return! Superman's allegiances will be tested in this story involving the Green Lantern Corps, Plastic Man, Lex Luthor and every single alien hero on planet Earth! Hardcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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    Superman/Batman Vengeance HC (2006 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #20-25. Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines. Don't miss the explosive collection that reunited writer Jeph Loeb with the dynamic art team of Ed McGuinness & Dexter Vines! Can the World's Finest pair take on a squad of revenge-seeking heroes who are on the hunt for the murderer of one of their teammates? Things are sure to heat up fast, because Batman and Superman are at the top of their suspect list! And how do Darkseid, Lex Luthor, Superwoman and Batwoman fit into all of this? DC's two greatest icons go through the wringer and across multiple dimensions for an explosive finale that ties up many of the story elements started in SUPERMAN/BATMAN VOL. 1: PUBLIC ENEMIES. Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

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    Superman/Batman Worship TPB (2011 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #72-75 and ANNUAL #4. Written by PAUL LEVITZ. Art by JERRY ORDWAY and RENATO GUEDES. Cover by FRANK QUITELY. While The Man of Steel's godlike presence on another world is perverted by Lex Luthor, zealous Superman followers look to make human sacrifices in his name back on Earth. Can Batman save the first victim before it's too late? Plus, in a future epic taken from the sold-out SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4, Terry McGinnis must uncover what's happening in Superman's home and face a very old - and vindictive - villain! Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Superman/Batman Worship TPB (2011 DC) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. Collects Superman/Batman (2003-2011) #72-75 and ANNUAL #4. Written by PAUL LEVITZ. Art by JERRY ORDWAY and RENATO GUEDES. Cover by FRANK QUITELY. While The Man of Steel's godlike presence on another world is perverted by Lex Luthor, zealous Superman followers look to make human sacrifices in his name back on Earth. Can Batman save the first victim before it's too late? Plus, in a future epic taken from the sold-out SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4, Terry McGinnis must uncover what's happening in Superman's home and face a very old - and vindictive - villain! Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1N
    Untold Legend of the Batman (1986) MPI Audio Edition 1N

    1N Does not include cassette tape. Untold Legend of the Batman MPI Audio Edition is full color, 28 pages, 6 x 9 inches. 3 issues in series. Reprints material from the Untold Legend of the Batman Mini-Series.

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    Batman A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2014 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #27, 83, 211, 216, 327, 359, 395, 442, 474, 574, 633, 711, 757 and 821, Batman (1940-2011) #1, 49, 181, 497, Batman (2011 2nd Series) #2, World's Finest (1941-1986) #94, DC Special Series (1977-1981) #21 and Batman Special (1984) #1.

    Cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

    This amazing Batman best-of collection includes stories from past seven-plus decades by legends of the industry - Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams, Mike Barr, Michael Golden, Jim Aparo, Alan Davis, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, and more!

    Hardcover, 384 pages, full color.

    Cover price $39.99.

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    Batman A Visual History HC (2014 DK) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Matthew K. Manning and Matt Forbeck. Art by Jason Forbek. Celebrate 75 years of Gotham City's Batman with Batman Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle featuring some of the greatest storylines, heroes, villains, writers, and artists to come out of the DC Comics vault. Batman Year by Year outlines the evolution of the famous super hero from his beginnings in 1939 as a vigilante created by Bob Kane to his present status as a worldwide cultural icon. With foreword written by Frank Miller, this illustrated compendium features all of Batman's greatest stories, displayed clearly on a month-by-month timeline. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $50.00.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman A Visual History HC (2014 DK) 1-REP


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    2nd or Later Printings. Written by Matthew K. Manning and Matt Forbeck. Art by Jason Forbek. Celebrate 75 years of Gotham City's Batman with Batman Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle featuring some of the greatest storylines, heroes, villains, writers, and artists to come out of the DC Comics vault. Batman Year by Year outlines the evolution of the famous super hero from his beginnings in 1939 as a vigilante created by Bob Kane to his present status as a worldwide cultural icon. With foreword written by Frank Miller, this illustrated compendium features all of Batman's greatest stories, displayed clearly on a month-by-month timeline. Hardcover, 10-in. x 12-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $50.00.

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    Batman Adventures Cat Got Your Tongue TPB (2021 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Stories from Adventures in the DC Universe (1997-1998) #2 and 19; Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998-2003) #4, 24, and 50; and Batman Adventures (2003 2nd Series) #10.

    Written by Steve Vance, Ty Templeton, Scott Peterson, and Dan Slott. Art by John DeLaney, Ron Boyd, Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, and Tim Levins. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. Back Cover by Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, Tim Levins.

    Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue? collects some of Batman and Catwoman's most iconic moments! Whether she's taking revenge on her enemies or stealing right out of someone else's clutches, Catwoman is always surprising Gotham…especially Batman.

    Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #1QUINTO
    Batman Adventures Mad Love (Mexican 2021 Editiorial Televisa) 1QUINTO
    • Paper: White
    • Mexican Edition/ Foil Edition
    • Label #4370175003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Mexican Edition. El Quinto Mundo Exclusive Foil Cover by Bruce Timm. Reprints "Batman Adventures: Mad Love" story by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. Spanish Language.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Adventures Riddle Me This TPB (2021 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998) #11, 28, and 56-57 and Batman Adventures (2003 2nd Series) #11.

    Written by Ty Templeton, Scott Peterson, and Dan Slott. Art by Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, and Tim Levins. Cover by Bob Smith and Terry Beatty.

    This all-ages collection of stories set in the world of Batman: The Animated Series stars one of Batman's most vexing villains…the Riddler!

    His schemes are never easy to solve, and in these adventures, it's no different! Riddler flips the script by leaving Batman clues…to other villains' crimes, and faces the music when he holds a rock star hostage! And when a copycat tries to steal the Riddler's style, who will find them first—Batman or the Riddler?

    Softcover, 136 pages, full color. All Ages

    Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Adventures TPB (2004 DC Digest) 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Rogues Gallery!" Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures (1998-2003) #50 and Batman Adventures (1992-1995 1st Series) #1-4. Written by Ty Templeton, Dan Slott and Scott Peterson. Art by Rick Burchett, Templeton, Tim Levins, and Terry Beatty. Cover by Bruce Timm. DC's exciting line of digest-sized trade paperbacks expands to include the animated adventures of the Dark Knight Detective! This volume showcases the worst of Batman's foes in the stories "Second Timers," "No Asylum," "Who Am I?," "Free Man," "Fowl Play," "My Boyfriend's Back," "Breathing Room," and "Need to Know." Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman and Dracula Red Rain GN (1992 Warner Edition) Elseworlds 1-1ST

    Book 1 in the Batman-Vampire Trilogy

    Warner Edition - 1st printing.

    Written by Doug Moench. Art by Kelley Jones and Malcolm Jones III. Cover by Kelley Jones. Introduction by Eric V. Lustbader.

    In this Elseworlds tale the Dark Knight Detective matches wits and brawn against one of the most dangerous adversaries in literature.

    A plague of the undead is sweeping across the city. The police are powerless to stop it. The mayor wants it dealt with quietly. And, Batman may have finally met the one opponent he can't defeat. Dracula has come to Gotham, and the streets will run red with the blood of it's citizens unless Batman can find a way to defeat this legendary foe.

    Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

    NOTE: See also Book 2: Batman: Bloodstorm GN (1994) and Book 3: Batman: Crimson Mist GN (1999).

    Cover price $9.99.

  • Issue #1
    Batman and Robin (2009) Special Edition 1

    Cover by Frank Quitely. Batman Reborn: Part 1 of 3 - Written by Grant Morrison Art by Frank Quitely 'Batman Reborn' begins here! With the reunited team of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, WE3, New X-Men), this first issue kicks off a 3-part story arc that can't be missed! The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child who's been abducted by the mysterious Domino Killer. But will everything go smoothly? And who exactly are the new Batman and Robin? The newest era of The Dark Knight begins here! Retailers please note: This issue will ship with three covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Frank Quitely), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by JG Jones). For every 250 copies of the Standard Edition, retailers may order one copy of the Sketch Variant Edition (with a cover by Frank Quitely), which is a sketch version of the Standard Edition. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

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    Batman and Robin Bad Blood TPB (2018 DC) Essential Edition 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman and Robin (2011-2015 2nd Series) #1-8.

    Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art and cover by Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray.

    As Batman and Robin try to adjust to their new partnership, a figure emerges from Bruce Wayne's past-one not happy that Batman Incorporated is shining a light on his own shadowy war against evil. At the same time, the son of Batman must prove to his father as well as the previous mantle holders that he is worthy to be called Robin!

    Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.99.

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    Batman and Robin Batman Reborn TPB (2011 DC) 1st Edition 1-1ST

    1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman and Robin (2009-2011) #1-6.

    Written by GRANT MORRISON. Art by FRANK QUITELY, PHILIP TAN and JONATHAN GLAPION. Cover by FRANK QUITELY.

    The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile to face an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange and investigate the abduction of a child by the mysterious Domino Killer. But can Batman and Robin find a way to work together? Find out in this new trade paperback collecting the first six issues of the hit series!

    Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman and Robin Batman Reborn TPB (2011 DC) 1st Edition 1-REP

    1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Batman and Robin (2009-2011) #1-6.

    Written by GRANT MORRISON. Art by FRANK QUITELY, PHILIP TAN and JONATHAN GLAPION. Cover by FRANK QUITELY.

    The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile to face an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange and investigate the abduction of a child by the mysterious Domino Killer. But can Batman and Robin find a way to work together? Find out in this new trade paperback collecting the first six issues of the hit series!

    Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Arkham Black Mask TPB (2020 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman (1940-2011) #386-387, #484-485, and #648, Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #553, Catwoman (2002-2010 3rd Series) #16 and 83, and Black Mask: Year Of The Villain (2019 DC).

    Written by Doug Moench, Bill Willingham, Judd Winick, Ed Brubaker, Tony Bedard, Tom Taylor, and Anderson Gabrych. Art by Tom Mandrake, Tom Grindberg, Trevor Scott, Jon Proctor, Robert Campanella, Rodney Ramos, Doug Mahnke, Tom Nguyen, Klaus Janson, Cameron Stewart, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Ibraim Roberson, Marcos Marz, Luciana Del Negro, Cully Hamner, Al Barrionuevo, and Bit. Cover by Matt Wagner.

    Don't miss out on this collection of chaos in Gotham City caused by the Black Mask, featuring the villain's introduction and much more! Along the way,208 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

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    Batman Arkham Origins TPB (2015 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Adam Beechen. Art by Christian Duce. Cover by Bryan Hitch. Based on the hit video game, this volume collects the groundbreaking, multi-path digital comic. This prequel story features an inexperienced Batman going up against crime bosses Black Mask and The Penguin! Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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    Batman Black and White TPB (1998-2003 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Batman: Black and White (1996) #1-4. Written by Brian Bolland, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Dixon, and Dennis O'Neil. Art by Simon Bisley, Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, and Joe Kubert. Cover by Mike Mignola. The award-winning Batman Black & White mini-series is collected here! Softcover, 7 1/4-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman Black and White TPB (1998-2003 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-REP


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    Deluxe Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Batman: Black and White (1996) #1-4. Written by Brian Bolland, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Dixon, and Dennis O'Neil. Art by Simon Bisley, Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, and Joe Kubert. Cover by Mike Mignola. The award-winning Batman Black & White mini-series is collected here! Softcover, 7 1/4-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Cover to Cover HC (2005 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Written by Neal Adams, Neil Gaiman, Geoff Johns, Chip Kidd, Jim Lee, Paul Levitz, Jeph Loeb, Brad Meltzer, Christopher Nolan, Alex Ross, Mark Waid, Adam West, and Mark Hamill. Art by Neal Adams, Brian Bolland, John Cassaday, Darwyn Cooke, Alan Davis, Dick Giordano, Michael Golden, Carmine Infantino, Dave Johnson, J.G. Jones, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Bob Kane, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee, David Mazzucchelli, Scott McDaniel, Ed McGuinness, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Jerry Robinson, Alex Ross, Tim Sale, and Walter Simonson. Get ready for BATMAN COVER TO COVER - a coffee-table extravaganza spotlighting over 250 of the best BATMAN covers of all time! Organized by theme, readers can see the Batman Family, Fearsome Foes, Death Traps, Bizarre Settings and much, much more in this lavish collection culled from eight decades of the Dark Knight's exploits! Commentary on personal favorites is provided by Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan, TV's first Batman Adam West, the voice of the Joker Mark Hamill, as well as comic book creators Neil Gaiman, Alex Ross, Brad Meltzer, Mark Waid, Jeph Loeb, Brian Bolland, Paul Levitz, Sheldon Moldoff, Jim Lee, Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, Jerry Robinson and many more! Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $39.99.

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    $35 BATMAN: COVER TO COVER & DC COVER GIRLS - 2 HC Volumes - BRAND NEW! SEE PHOTOS!!

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Dark Victory HC (2001 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Batman Dark Victory (1999) #1-13 and Batman Dark Victory (1999) Wizard Edition.

    Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and Cover by Tim Sale.

    The follow-up to Batman: Long Halloween, Dark Victory finds a young Batman and Commissioner Gordon investigating Gotham City's Hangman killings. Batman also takes on a new partner (Robin, of course) and goes up against the Joker, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and others.

    Hardcover, 388 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.95.

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    Batman Europa HC (2016 DC) 1-1ST
    Published Apr 2016 by DC.

    1st printing. Collects Batman Europa (2015) #1-4.

    Written by Matteo Casali and Brian Azzarello. Art by Jim Lee, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Diego Latorre and Gerald Parel. Cover by Jim Lee.

    The long-awaited 4-issue miniseries is collected in a new hardcover! The impossible has happened and Batman is on the verge of being taken down by an enemy he cannot defeat: a virus for which there is no cure! And the only hope for his salvation is The Joker! Who infected Batman, what does the Clown Prince of Crime know, and how will the Dark Knight get that information? Together, the enemies crisscross Europe, desperate to find answers before time runs out.

    Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $22.99.

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    Batman Fortunate Son HC (1999 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Story by Gerard Jones. Art by Gene Ha with Gloria Vasquez. The Dark Knight suspects a modern-day rock-and-roll icon of masterminding a nationwide crime spree. But he's caught off-guard when Robin - a fan of that selfsame rocker - is certain that the musician is the victim of a bizarre and elaborate frame-up. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

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    Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City HC (2023 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman: Gotham Knights Gilded City (2022 DC) #1-6. Written by Evan Cagle. Art by Abel. Cover by Greg Capullo. A mysterious virus has infected Gotham City—turning its victims into rabid, yellow-irised maniacs driven to looting, theft, and bursts of anger. Batman and his Gotham Knights struggle to keep this strange virus contained while investigating its origins. But this is not the first time this unusual illness has overtaken the city. Take a trip to Gotham in the mid-1800s and meet the city's first masked vigilante—the mysterious hero known only as the Runaway—as they, too, find themselves mired in the mystery of this infection! This thrilling and horrific tale, split between modern-day Gotham and the Gotham of 1847 and revealing a Court of Owls plot that runs across centuries, leads directly into the video game GOTHAM KNIGHTS! Hardcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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    Batman Harvest Breed GN (2000 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing.

    Story and art by George Pratt.

    A series of grisly, demonic murders forces Commissioner Gordon to reopen a case file of similar unsolved murders from years past, leading Batman down a path towards stopping the killer before more bodies can pile up.

    Softcover, 96 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Hush Returns TPB (2006 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman Gotham Knights (2000-2006) #50-55 and 66.

    Written by A.J. Lieberman. Art by Al Barrionuevo, Javier Pina, Francis Portela, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Bit. Cover by Lee Bermejo.

    Witness the return of Batman's deadliest new enemy in this volume! Hush's unexpected reappearance raises more questions about his true identity, origins and motivations.

    Softcover, 208 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.99.

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    Batman Hush Unwrapped HC (2011 DC) 1st Edition 1-1ST

    1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects BATMAN #608-619.

    Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Jim Lee. Introduction (but no inks!) by Scott Williams.

    A new, unprecedented edition of the classic Batman epic featuring the art of comics superstar Jim Lee in pencil form for the first time ever, giving comics connoisseurs the chance to study a true master of the form at his best! This amazing new hardcover presents Jim Lee's artwork in pencil form, with lettering and in black and white. Relive the thrilling mystery of the best-selling BATMAN: HUSH as Batman sets out to discover the identity of a mysterious mastermind using The Joker, The Riddler, Ra's al Ghul and the Dark Knight's other enemies - and allies - as pawns in a plan to wreak havoc.

    Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 320 pages, B&W. Cover price $39.99.

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    Batman in the Eighties TPB (2004 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects stories from Batman (1940-2011) #321, 348, and 374, Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #500, 518-519, and 571, The New Teen Titans (1984-1996 2nd Series) New Titans #55, DC Sampler (1983) #3, and Batman Special (1984).

    Written by Len Wein, Doug Moench, Mike W. Barr, Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Barbara J. Randall, and Alan Brennert. Art by Michael Golden, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Gene Colan, Klaus Janson, George Pérez, Romeo Tanghal, Don Newton, Alfredo Alcala, Walter Simonson, Dick Giordano, Trevor Von Eeden, Rodin Rodriguez, Jim Aparo, and Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Rodney Ramos (After Jim Aparo).

    The best Batman stories of the 1980s are presented in BATMAN IN THE EIGHTIES, a new collection featuring nine thrilling stories of the Dark Knight Detective featuring Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, the Joker, Penguin, and the Scarecrow! Includes introduction and chapter notes by comics historian John Wells.

    This volume contains "Shadow Play" (from BATMAN #348), "He With Secrets Fears the Sound" (DETECTIVE COMICS #518), "When Velvet Paws Caress the Ground" (DETECTIVE COMICS #519), "A Batman and the Outsiders Primer" (DC SAMPLER #3), "To Kill a Legend" (DETECTIVE COMICS #500), "Transition" (NEW TITANS #55), "Pieces of Penguin" (BATMAN #374), "Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!" (BATMAN #321), "The Player on the Other Side," (BATMAN SPECIAL #1), and "Fear For Sale" (DETECTIVE COMICS #571).

    Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1
    Batman Incorporated Leviathan Strikes (2011) 1

    Written by GRANT MORRISON. Art by CHRIS BURNHAM and CAMERON STEWART. Cover by CHRIS BURNHAM. In this sensational, giant-sized one-shot spinning out of BATMAN INCORPORATED, Batman realizes to his horror that he's been outwitted as the true identity of Leviathan continues to elude him. Is his deadly adversary an old foe with a grudge to settle, a new face of evil...or something completely different? Only one thing is certain: You won't soon forget the shocking ending! Cover price $6.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman International TPB (2010 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Batman: Scottish Connection (1998) and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989-2007) #52-53.

    Written by Mark Waid and Alan Grant. Art by Diego Olmos, Frank Quitely and Arthur Ranson. Cover by Jim Lee.

    When a string of bizarre murders hits Barcelona, The Dark Knight makes it his top priority.

    Then, a gang war in Gotham City's Chinatown forces Batman on a collision course with Dragon, a mystically-trained martial arts assassin from China. Dragon's main target is Johnny Kahn, a man Batman is trying to bring to justice. But Dragon has a second target - Batman himself, who was, as a youth, a training rival of Dragon's in the Far East!

    Softcover, 168 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Jam Packed Action TPB (2005 Digest) 1-1ST

    1st printing. The hit series returns with a bang! This issue adapts the first two episodes of Cartoon Network's new, hit animated series The Batman! The stories printed in this new JAM-PACKED ACTION volume - comparable in size to DC's digest-sized trade paperbacks at 5"x 7" - feature high-quality screen-captures and dialogue straight from the shows' scripts. The slam-bang action in these two great stories is a guaranteed hit with fans of the shows and animation in general! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $7.99.

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    $24 Batman Jam-Packed Action, The #1 VF/NM; DC | Joker - Bane - we combine shipping

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Knightsend TPB (2018 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman (1940-2011) #509-510, Batman: Shadow of the Bat (1992-2000) #29-30, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989-2007) #62-63, Robin (1993-2009) #8-9, Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #676-677, Catwoman (1993-2001 2nd Series) #12-13 and Showcase 94 (1994) #10.

    Written by Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Dennis O'Neil, and Jo Duffy. Art by Mike Manley, Dick Giordano, Joe Rubinstein, Bret Blevins, Bob Smith, Ron Wagner, Ron McCain, Barry Kitson, Scott Hanna, Tom Grummett, Ray Kryssing, Graham Nolan, Jim Balent, Rick Burchett, and Mike Vosburg. Cover by Kelley Jones.

    In this latest KNIGHTFALL recut title, Bruce Wayne is ready to resume his role as Gotham's protector. But Jean-Paul Valley, the man who now patrols the night as a vicious and violent Batman, is not willing to give up his new identity. Driven to the brink of madness, the new Batman seeks to destroy Bruce as they meet in mortal combat.

    Softcover, 376 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

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    Batman Knightwatch TPB (2023 DC) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman: Knightwatch (2022 DC) #1-5. Written by J. Torres. Art by Erich Owen and Marcelo Di Chiara. Cover by Erich Owen. Back Cover by Marcelo Di Chiara. After a massive breakout at Arkham Asylum, Batman and his team are on a mission to bring all the escapees back. First on the list is Clayface! Using social media, Batgirl taps into an informal network to track Clayface throughout the city. This inspires Penny-One to create a more organized network of informants and spies called Knightwatch! Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $16.99.

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    Batman Lovers and Madmen TPB (2009 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Batman Confidential (2006-2011) #7-12.

    Written by Michael Green. Art and cover by Denys Cowan and John Floyd. Introduction by Brad Meltzer.

    Michael Green, writer/producer of NBC's smash-hit series HEROES, teams with classic Batman artist Denys Cowan for a tale set early in the career of the Dark Knight that sheds light on who the Joker was before he became the Clown Prince of Crime.

    In this volume discover how Batman first crossed paths with the punk who was destined to become his deadliest foe, and see just how far he'll go in order to bring down the new criminal insanity that's inspiring Gotham City's underworld.

    Softcover, 144 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.99.

  • Issue #1
    Batman Night of the Monster Men (2017 DC) Walmart Edition 1

    Walmart exclusive, July 2017. DC Universe Rebirth Tie-In - Night of the Monster Men: Part 1 - Written by Tom King and Steve Orlando. Art by Riley Rossmo. Cover by Yanick Paquette. 'NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN' part 1! The first crossover of the 'Rebirth' era is here! As a huge storm approaches, Batman, Batwoman, and Nightwing try and prepare Gotham City for the worst, but nothing can prepare them for enormous tall monsters rampaging through the streets! Batman will need all of his allies to unite in order to stop these mad science monsters from tearing their city apart! 32 pages, full color. Rated T

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    Batman Nightwalker GN (2019 DC) The Graphic Novel 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Based on the story by Marie Lu. Adapted by Stuart Moore. Art and cover by Chris Wildgoose.

    This action-packed graphic novel based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Marie Lu transports readers to the shadowy gates of Arkham Asylum, where Gotham City's darkest mysteries reside...and which now threatens to imprison young Bruce Wayne.

    A ruthless new gang of criminals known only as Nightwalkers is terrorizing Gotham, and the city's elite are being taken out one by one. On the way home from his 18th birthday party, newly minted billionaire Bruce Wayne makes an impulsive choice that puts him in their crosshairs and lands him in Arkham Asylum, the once-infamous mental hospital. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer...and Bruce's only hope. Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees?

    Adapted by Stuart Moore and illustrated by Chris Wildgoose, this graphic novel presents a thrilling new take on Batman before he donned the cape and cowl.

    Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $16.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman One Dark Knight TPB (2023 DC Black Label) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman: One Dark Knight (2021 DC) #1-3. Story and art by Jock. It was the sort of mission Batman had run a thousand times. From high above the sweltering summer streets of Gotham, Batman would escort the GCPD as the dangerous metahuman supervillain known as E.M.P. was transferred from a temporary holding cell to his permanent home at Blackgate Prison in Gotham Harbor. E.M.P.s electrical powers posed a dangerous threat, but the situation was well in hand. Until it wasnt. Now every light in Gotham is out, the police have been knocked into disarray, and a broken, bleeding Batman must fight his way to Blackgate, block by block, dragging E.M.P. behind him. But its not just the gangs who want to make life difficult for him. The dark corners of Gotham contain many surprises…and E.M.P. has many more shocks to deliver before the night is through! One of the most iconic Batman artists of the 21st century, the incomparable Jock (The Batman Who Laughs, Batman: The Black Mirror), has focused all his storytelling powers on the tale of one very, very dark night in Gotham City. Its always darkest before the dawn—if it ever comes… Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1
    Batman Orphans (2010 DC) 1
    Published Feb 2011 by DC.

    Written by EDDIE BERGANZA Art and cover by CARLO BARBERI & JUAN VLASCO Robin's been found dead! And that's not an easy thing to face - especially when you're Tim Drake! In this pre-RED ROBIN tale, Tim and Batman must solve the murder of an impostor Robin and follow the trail of someone putting together a new team of teenaged sidekicks made up of kids who've been promised that they'll become the new Robin...IF they survive! 56 pg, FC Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #1
    Batman Overdrive Once Upon a Crime Flipbook (2020 DC) FCBD 1

    (W) Shea Fontana, Derek Fridolfs (A/CA) Marcelo Di Chiara, Dustin Nguyen. DC's "flipbook" style sampler is sized to match the dimensions of DC's middle grade titles and will feature the first chapters of Batman: Overdrive and Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime. In Batman: Overdrive, driven to solve the mystery of his parents' murders, teen loner Bruce Wayne sharpens his detective and fighting skills as he searches Gotham City for clues to the identity of those responsible. Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime is an anthology that combines characters from the DC Universe with classic fairytales, and encourages middle-grade audiences to read on their own with short, hilarious stories. In addition, this free sampler includes sneak peeks at My Video Game Ate My Homework and Primer, which feature all-new original characters. Rating: All-Ages

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Reptilian HC (2022 DC Black Label) 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Collects Batman: Reptilian (2021 DC) #1-6.

    Written by Garth Ennis. Art and Cover by Liam Sharp.

    What strikes fear into the hearts of those who terrorize Gotham? It used to be Batman, but something far more frightening stalks the shadows—and it's after Gotham's villains, leaving a trail of carnage through the underworld.

    Now, with Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, and many more left bloodied and broken in its wake, Batman opens the case on this mysterious reptilian menace and finds himself vexed by one very important question: What on Earth is it?

    Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Mature Readers

    Cover price $24.99.

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    Batman Secrets of the Batcave TPB (2007 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects stories from Batman (19404-2011) #12, 35, 48, 109 and 348, Detective Comics (1937-2011 1st Series) #158, 186, 205, 233, 235, and 244, World's Finest (1941-1986) #30, Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 1st Series) #182, BIZARRO COMICS #244, and SECRET ORIGINS.

    Step into the Batcave in this new collection spanning Batman's career! This volume features the finest stories set in the mysterious lair of the Dark Knight!

    Softcover, 192 pages, full color.

    Cover price $17.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Strikes Duty Calls TPB (2007 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Batman Strikes (2004- ) #11-14 and 16-18. Written by Bill Matheny and J. Torres. Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty. Cover by Jeff Matsuda. The all-ages stories in THE BATMAN STRIKES: DUTY CALLS feature the Dark Knight defending Gotham City against a who's who of his famous foes, including the Joker, the Penguin, Bane, Catwoman, Clayface, the Riddler and more! Softcover, full color. Cover price $12.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman Strikes Duty Calls TPB (2007 DC) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. Collects Batman Strikes (2004- ) #11-14 and 16-18. Written by Bill Matheny and J. Torres. Art by Christopher Jones and Terry Beatty. Cover by Jeff Matsuda. The all-ages stories in THE BATMAN STRIKES: DUTY CALLS feature the Dark Knight defending Gotham City against a who's who of his famous foes, including the Joker, the Penguin, Bane, Catwoman, Clayface, the Riddler and more! Softcover, full color. Cover price $12.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman Tales from the Batcave HC (2024 Random House) 3 Books in 1 1-1ST


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    1st printing. Written by Patrick Spaziante, Arie Kaplan and John Sazaklis. Art by Patrick Spaziante, Francesco Legramandi, Gabriella Matta, Fabio Laguna, and Marco Lesko. Cover by Patrick Spaziante. Three exciting Batman books-including one all-new glimpse inside the mysterious Batcave-are bound up in this deluxe hardcover edition that's just right for kids 3-7! Introduce kids to the Caped Crusader with this hardcover bind-up of three of great Batman books, that includes King Shark Takes a Bite, Swamped by Croc, and a never before published book Secrets of the Batcave that explores the many rooms and amazing secrets of the Batcave! This deluxe edition is perfect for sharing the iconic superhero with younger audiences and is a great gift for new and established fans alike! Hardcover, 9-in. x 7-in., 80 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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    Batman The Black Glove HC (2012 DC) Deluxe Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Batman (1940-2011) #655-658, 663-669 and 672-675.

    Written by Grant Morrison. Art by Andy Kubert, J.H. Williams III and Tony S. Daniel. Cover by Andy Kubert.

    Comic-book legend Grant Morrison (ACTION COMICS) joins forces with top artists including Andy Kubert (FLASHPOINT), J.H. Williams III (BATWOMAN) and Tony S. Daniel (DETECTIVE COMICS)!

    First, Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son. And sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat Family is introduced to Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which young hero will carry on the legacy as Gotham City's protector?

    Then, Batman and a group of global heroes face a killer on a mysterious island, and Batman relives an adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents' killer.

    Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 384 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.

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    Batman The Black Mirror HC (2011 DC) 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #871-877.

    Written by Scott Snyder. Art by Jock and Francesco Francavilla. Cover by Jock.

    Don't miss this epic Batman mystery from Scott Snyder, creator of AMERICAN VAMPIRE!

    First, in "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils. Helpless and trapped in the deadly Mirror House, Batman must fight for his life against one of Gotham City's oldest and most powerful evils!

    Then, in a second story called "Hungry City," the corpse of a killer whale shows up on the floor of one of Gotham City's foremost banks. The event begins a strange and deadly mystery that will bring Batman face-to-face with the new, terrifying faces of organized crime in Gotham.

    Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

    Cover price $29.99.