Auctions: graphic novels published by DC

Absolute Death HC (2020 DC/Vertigo) New Edition 1-REP VG/FN 5.0

New Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects The Sandman (1989-1996 2nd Series) #8 and 20, Death: The High Cost of Living (1993) #1-3 and Death: The Time of Your Life (1996) #1-3, plus the Death Talks About Life (1994) AIDS pamphlet, stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1998) #2 and The Sandman: Endless Nights GN (2003 DC/Vertigo).

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Mike Dringenberg, Mark Buckingham, Chris Bachalo, P. Craig Russell, Jeffrey Jones, Dave McKean, Colleen Doran, Malcolm Jones III, and Mark Pennington. Cover by Dave McKean.

The tales of Morpheus' big sister, Death, are collected in this Absolute edition! In these stories, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year-old homeless woman find her missing heart. Then, a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death.

Includes the story "The Wheel" from the 9/11 tribute book and art from the DEATH GALLERY!

Hardcover (with slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 360 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $99.99.

Batman The Cult TPB (1989 DC) 1-REP VF 8.0

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Batman: The Cult (1988) #1-4.

Written Jim Starlin. Art and cover by Bernie Wrightson.

A new printing of the classic Batman tale collecting the 4-issue miniseries from 1989. Deacon Blackfire, a charismatic shaman with roots as old as Gotham City itself, has amassed the city's homeless into an army, one he seemingly uses to fight crime. But Blackfire has a hidden agenda!

Softcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Batman The Golden Age Omnibus HC (2015-2023 DC) 1st Edition 1-1ST FN+ 6.5

Interior cover damage.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (1937-2011) #27-56 and Batman (1940-2011) #1-7.

Written by Bill Finger, Whitney Ellsworth and Gardner Fox. Art by Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, George Roussos, and Jerry Robinson. Cover by Darwyn Cooke.

The stories that catapulted Batman to legendary status are collected here in a single, massive volume. These original stories include the origin of the Dark Knight, as well as the debuts of Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Professor Hugo Strange, The Joker, Catwoman and more!

Hardcover, 784 pages, full color.

Cover price $75.00.

Dark Nights Metal Omnibus HC (2022 DC) 1A-1ST NM 9.4

Batman Cover

1st printing. Collects Dark Nights Metal (2017 DC) #1-6 and stories from Dark Days: The Forge (2017 DC), Dark Days: The Casting (2017), Batman: The Red Death (2017), Batman: The Devastator (2017), Batman: The Merciless (2017), Batman: The Murder Machine (2017), Batman: The Drowned (2017), Batman: The Dawnbreaker (2017), The Batman Who Laughs (2018 DC) #1, Batman: Lost (2017), Hawkman: Found (2017 DC), Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt (2018), Nightwing (2016 DC) #29, The Flash (2016 5th Series) #33, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 2016) #32, Green Arrow (2016 5th Series) #32, Suicide Squad (2016 5th Series) #26, Teen Titans (2016 6th Series) #12, and Justice League (2016) #32-33.

Cover by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion. Back Cover by Jason Fabok.

An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it's not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void.

They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos.

If they fail, everything they've ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness. Prepare to have your world rocked with this omnibus!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 760 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Frank Tieri, Peter J. Tomasi, Dan Abnett, Sam Humphries, Jeff Lemire, Grant Morrison, Tim Seeley, Robert Venditti, Ben Percy, and Rob Williams.

Art by Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, John Romita Jr., Ethan Van Sciver, Liam Sharp, Tyler Kirmham, Howard Porter, Doug Mahnke, Jorge Jimenez, Mikel Janin, Mirka Andolfo, Paul Pelletier, Stjepan Sejic, Juan Ferreyra, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ricardo Federici, Philip Tan, Francis Manapul, Tony S. Daniel, Riley Rossmo, Yanick Paquette, Bryan Hitch, Raul Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez, Danny Miki, Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, Jaime Mendoza, Andrew Hennessy, and Kevin Nowlan.

Cover price $150.00.

DC Archive Editions Justice League of America HC (1990-2012 DC) 1-REP VF- 7.5

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Brave and the Bold (1955-1983 DC) #28-30 and Justice League of America (1960-1987 1st Series) #1-6.

DC Comics has created some of the world's most legendary super-heroes. In the 1950s, they decided to bring them all together and form the Justice League of America. In this beautiful hardcover book, Batman, Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman come together to form the most powerful super-hero group of all time.

Included in these stories is the origin of the League itself as well as its first battle against the alien menace, Starro the Conqueror.

Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.95.

DC Archive Editions Plastic Man HC (1998-2006 DC) 3-1ST FN/VF 7.0

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Police Comics (1941-1953) #31-39 and Plastic Man (1943-56 Vital/Quality) #2.

Story and art by Jack Cole.

DC Comics continues its award-winning Archives series featuring everyone's favorite pliable hero. This hardcover features an introduction by Michelle Urry, cartoon editor for Playboy Magazine - who gives an overview of Cole's career with a special focus on his gag cartoon work after leaving comics.

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

New Teen Titans Omnibus HC (2017-2018 DC) 2nd Edition 1-REP NM 9.4

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #26, New Teen Titans (1980-1988) #1-20, Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979-1986) #18, and Tales of the New Teen Titans (1982) #1-4.

Written by Marv Wolfman. Art By George Perez, Curt Swan, And Romeo Tanghal. Cover By George Perez.

In 1980, writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez introduced a timeless team including Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Changeling, Raven and Starfire-young heroes with great powers and strong personalities who learned their way in the world through the strength of their friendship and the adventures they shared. This omnibus edition collects the team's debut in DC COMICS PRESENTS #26, plus the first sixteen issues of their smash-hit monthly series, including the first appearances of foes including Deathstroke and Trigon, as well as a confrontation with the Justice League of America.

Hardcover, 678 pages, full color.

Cover price $99.99.

World's Greatest Super-Heroes HC (2005 DC 1st Edition) By Paul Dini and Alex Ross 1-1ST FN 6.0

1st Edition - 1st printing. Collects Superman: Peace on Earth GN (1999 Treasury), Batman: War on Crime GN (1999 Treasury), Shazam: Power of Hope GN (2000 Treasury), Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth GN (2001 Treasury), JLA: Secret Origins GN (2002 Treasury), and JLA: Liberty and Justice GN (2003 Treasury).

Written by Paul Dini and Alex Ross. Art and cover by ALex Ross.

You can't afford to miss this massive slipcased hardcover you've been waiting for, featuring the stunning art of the Eisner Award-winning team of the incomparable Alex Ross & writer Paul Dini! Between 1998 and 2003, Paul Dini, the Emmy Award-winning producer of Batman Beyond and The New Batman/Superman Adventures, joined forces with superstar illustrator Alex Ross to create six oversized tabloid editions of stories featuring the World's Greatest Super-Heroes: SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE, WONDER WOMAN: SPIRIT OF TRUTH, JLA: SECRET ORIGINS, and JLA: LIBERTY And JUSTICE.

These classic works for all ages feature the iconic DC characters in a unique storytelling format that combines aspects of both comics and picture books. Also included are several pages of promotional art, preliminary art and thumbnails, art done for DC Direct product, model-to-finished-painting comparisons, reflections by the book's creators, and much more!

This landmark volume also features an introduction by noted book designer and author Chip Kidd, a new painted cover by Alex Ross, and an 8-page foldout of the JLA: LIBERTY And JUSTICE poster featuring every member of the JLA by Ross.

Hardcover (with slipcase), 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 396 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.