Batman: The Dark Knight comic books issue 1

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

Add to cart Near Mint $16.00

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…

Hardcover, 168 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $29.99.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

2nd and later printings. Batman Adventures (1992-1995 1st Series) #7-12. Written by Kelley Puckett. Art by Mike Parobeck and Rick Burchett. Utilizing a straightforward writing style and clean artistic design, this trade paperback presents Batman in battle with some of his most classic yet dangerous foes. Based on the highly popular animated Batman series, these tales provide gainful insight to the characters that make up the Dark Knight's rogues gallery. As Batman and Batgirl go up against Harley Quinn, the Riddler, Poison Ivy, Clayface, and Killer Croc, fascinating background information about these characters is revealed creating a greater understanding of their life choices and motivations. Softcover, 132 pages, full color. Cover price $7.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $20.00

1st printing.

Cover by Frank Miller.

Frank Miller's return to the world of the Dark Knight inspired covers by dozens of comics' top artists.

Now, DC collects these covers together in an unparalleled gallery of images that pay tribute to Miller's iconic take on the world of the Dark Knight. This book is a true who's who of comics greats, with art by Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Bill Sienkiewicz, Greg Capullo, Gabriel Dell'Otto, Darwyn Cooke, Tim Sale, Neal Adams, Rafael Albuquerque, Dave Johnson, Adam

Hughes, Tony Harris, Brian Bolland, Gary Frank, Sean Murphy, Ivan Reis, Paul Pope, Francis Manapul, Brian Stelfreeze, Eduardo Risso, David Finch, Matt Wagner and more!

Hardcover, 176 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $360.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson on 10/7/2018. Custom Variant. Label #18-3B50655-028 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Virgin Foil Variant produced for NYCC. Cover by Frank Miller. "The Dark Knight Returns," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Set 20 years in the future, this story finds that in the absence of superheroes, criminals have run amok, and a gang called the Mutants are terrorizing Gotham City; Bruce Wayne has been retired from super-heroing for 10 years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin; Despite Wayne's funding of the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to being a super-villain; Bruce, overcome with the grief over what Gotham has become, dons the Batman costume again and captures Dent. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $32.00

10th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank MIller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley. Collecting all four issues of the landmark Dark Knight Returns mini-series, this anniversary edition includes sketches, the original script to issue number four (complete with darker ending), various articles about the series from Rolling Stone and other mainstream publications, and more. Hardcover, 224 pages, full color. Cover price $45.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $33.00

Add to cart Near Mint $33.00

Includes Cover Sash

1st printing. Collects Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001) #1-3.

Story and art by Frank Miller.

Frank Miller's sequel to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is collected in trade paperback form for the first time. This volume includes the complete 3-part story, plus sketches and other exciting material. The Dark Knight returns once again to wage a new war on a diseased world that's become completely lost.

Hardcover (with Cover Sash), 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Very Fine $29.00

Does NOT Include Cover Sash

1st printing. Collects Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001) #1-3.

Story and art by Frank Miller.

Frank Miller's sequel to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is collected in trade paperback form for the first time. This volume includes the complete 3-part story, plus sketches and other exciting material. The Dark Knight returns once again to wage a new war on a diseased world that's become completely lost.

Hardcover (No Cover Sash), 256 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Near Mint $15.00

Add to cart Very Fine $13.00

Add to cart Very Fine $13.00

1st printing.

Written by Andrew Farago and Gina McIntyre. Foreword by Michael Keaton. Preface by Denny O'Neil. Introduction by Kevin Conroy.

Explore over eighty years of Batman history in this updated official edition featuring a wealth of new content, including a new chapter on acclaimed feature film The Batman.

Since his 1939 debut in the pages of Detective Comics, Batman has become an icon, instantly recognizable the world over. This deluxe edition explores the Batman across comics, TV, animation, film, video games, and beyond, to present a compelling portrait of one of the most recognizable and versatile characters in the history of fiction.

Covering the complete history of Batman in vivid detail, this deluxe edition features exclusive commentary from the key creatives who have been instrumental in building the Dark Knight's ongoing legacy.

Hardcover, 10-in. x 13-in., 440 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Ralph Cosentino. Have no fear, the Dark Knight is here! Young readers can learn how Bruce Wayne became the tireless crime-fighter, Batman, in this fully illustrated introduction to the beloved cultural icon. Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 36 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $15.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Frank Miller. Art and Cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Batman's 75th anniversary is here, and to celebrate, DC Entertainment is offering a series of promotionally priced specials that capture the Dark Knight's greatest moments! Frank Miller's all-time classic adventure kicks things off, with this excerpt from the original DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

1st printing. Written by Paul Weissburg. Art by Luciano Vecchio. Cover by Tim Levins. The Cosmic Obliterator, a doomsday weapon capable of destroying entire planets, has gone missing! Batman is on the case, but so far the only clue is a ticket to the Super-Villain Crime Convention. That's one place the Dark Knight can't go - so he decides to attend as the mobster, Matches Malone, instead! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 88 pages, Text (with full color Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Fine $3.49

1st printing. Written by J. E. Bright. Art and Cover by Luciano Vecchio. CATWOMAN has stolen an ancient flute that calls all of GOTHAM CITY'S cats to her command. When BATMAN swoops in to stop the kitty kidnapper, he's overwhelmed by hundreds of cross cats under CATWOMAN'S command! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 88 pages, Text (with full color Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $11.00

1st printing. By Alex M. Wainer. This is a book about the comics genre and language, how these were used to create Batman, and how that character's longevity is largely due to the medium's unique formal qualities. It argues that Batman's core appeal is his mythic nature which allows him to transcend changes in reader tastes, the vicissitudes of the comics industry, and the changing media landscape. It is a study of how the formal aspects of comics are able to evoke uniquely mythic qualities that have made Batman such a long-lived cultural phenomenon. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 208 pages, Text. Cover price $40.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing. Written by Matthew Cody. Art and cover by Jeannette Arroyo. Batman is back with five more ghostly adventures filled with thrills and chills in this all-new illustrated collection of spooky tales from the dark corners of Gotham City! Gotham City, the home of Batman, is filled with long shadows, sinister characters, and mysterious goings on. This hardcover illustrated chapter book is a collection of scary short stories featuring some of Batman's strangest adventures that end with wild twist and turns-some funny, some spooky, and some maddeningly frightening! Boys and girls ages 6 to 9 will love this illustrated chapter book of these strange stories featuring Batman. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations)r. All Ages Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

Add to cart Near Mint $5.95

1st printing. Written by Laurie S. Sutton. Art and Cover by Luciano Vecchio. BATMAN finds hundreds of mutated half-human, half-crocodile zombies - along with KILLER CROC himself! He has 24 hours to find a cure, or BATMAN will become one of CROC'S reptilian zombies. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 88 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

1st printing. Edited by Kevin Durand and Mary Leigh. From his first comic-book appearance in 1939 through his many incarnations on the big screen, the archetypal superhero known as The Batman has never been far from the American consciousness. Beyond shaping the way we read comics and graphic novels, Batman has also captured the scholarly imagination, telling us much about our society and ourselves. These essays examine Batman through a wide range of disciplines - philosophy, literature, psychology, pop culture, and more. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $40.00.