Absolute Batman comic books issue 1

1st Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects Batman: The Long Halloween (1997) #1-13 plus tons of extras. Written by Jeph Loeb. Art and cover by Tim Sale. Don't miss the latest ABSOLUTE EDITION from DC, collecting the landmark, award-winning 13-issue miniseries written by Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: HUSH) with art by Tim Sale (SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS)! As the Dark Knight struggles to find an elusive, mysterious serial killer who strikes only on holidays, he discovers no shortage of suspects in a Gotham City beset by mobsters and freakish costumed criminals, any one of whom could be his prey. This volume includes a host of extras, including an interview with Loeb and Sale, a section on the LONG HALLOWEEN action figure line, and a look at the series proposal, plus sketches by Sale! Also, this edition will feature a 4-page sequence cut from the original miniseries and previously released only in script/breakdown format! Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 12 1/2-in., 400 pages, full color. Cover price $75.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Superman Batman (2003-2011) #1-13.

Written by Jeph Loeb. Art by Ed McGuinness, Michael Turner, Pat Lee. Cover by Ed McGuinness, and Dexter Vines.

The iconic Super Heroes unite when Lex Luthor, now president of the United States, accuses Superman of a crime against humanity, and assembles a top-secret team of powerhouse heroes to bring Superman in-dead or alive. And in the second story, prepare for the arrival of Supergirl! Batman has discovered something strange on the bottom of Gotham Bay, which leads him to a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl bent on destroying Gotham City!

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9-in. x 13-in., 464 pages, Full Color.

Cover price $99.99.

1st printing. Collects Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989 DC) and Batman: Master of the Future GN (1991 DC) Elseworlds. Written by Brian Augustyn. Art by Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell, and Eduardo Barreto. Cover by Mike Mignola. Back Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Afterword by Mark Waid. THE FIRST-EVER ELSEWORLDS TALE RECEIVES A LONG-AWAITED ABSOLUTE EDITION. It was the story that redefined the limits of when or where a Batman tale could take place. What if the Dark Knight Detective encountered one of history's most notorious serial killers, who had arrived on Gotham's shores? In Gotham by Gaslight, writer Brian Augustyn and artists Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell pitted a rookie Victorian-age Batman against Jack the Ripper. With only the tools and technology of the era at his disposal, would the green Caped Crusader be able to match wits with a killer who had evaded the greatest minds of Scotland Yard? This Absolute edition of the very first Elseworlds tale offers an immersive look into Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, presented in oversize Absolute format for the first time ever with a brand-new cover and foreword by Mike Mignola, plus an afterword by Augustyn's frequent collaborator and friend Mark Waid. This edition also includes Augustyn's sequel to Gotham by Gaslight--Batman: Master of the Future, with artist Eduardo Barreto, original scans of Mignola and Russell's inked pages, and much more. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 232 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $100.00.