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Batman Dark Knight Returns comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-1ST
    Auction opens May 13
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4404322024
    Auction opens May 6
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4404322017
    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: White
    • Signed and Sketched by Frank Miller on 10/27/18 and Signed by Klaus Janson on 10/27/18.
    • Label #1323193014
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    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • SIGNED & SKETCH BY FRANK MILLER ON 10/27/18 & SIGNED BY KLAUS JANSON ON 10/27/18.
    • Label #1323194007
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4404322023
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4404322021
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    • Paper: White
    • Name & "To Wolfgang" written in pen on page 1.
    • Label #3794254019
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    1st printing. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. 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.

  • Issue #1-2ND
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-2ND
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signatures: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson on 10/8/2022. Second Printing.
    • Label #23-0AFB6AC-052
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    • Paper: White
    • Second Printing.
    • Label #16-3C7A099-002
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    2nd printing; Frank Miller script and art. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover price $2.95.

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    $900 Batman The Dark Knight Returns #1 1st Printing CGC 9.8 1986

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  • Issue #1-3RD
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1-3RD
    • Paper: White
    • Third Printing.
    • Label #4254485018
    • Paper: White
    • Third Printing.
    • Label #0258783004
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    3rd printing; Frank Miller script and art. NOTE: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings of #1 are labeled as such on the inside cover. Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1NYCC
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 1NYCC
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Sigs: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson on 10/7/2018. Custom Variant.
    • Label #18-3B50655-028
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    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.

  • Issue #1
    Millennium Edition Batman The Dark Knight Returns (2000) 1

    Standard Edition. WRITTEN BY FRANK MILLER; ART AND COVER BY MILLER AND KLAUS JANSON. Frank Miller's dark vision of Batman's future began as the rising tide of crime in Gotham City forced the Dark Knight out of retirement. And with the return of Batman, villains ? including the Joker and Two-Face ? resurface as well. Prestige Format. Note: There are no plans to reprint the remaining issues of this miniseries in future MILLENNIUM EDITIONs. Look for a signed version in the Dynamic Forces section of Previews. FC, 48 PG. Cover price $5.95.

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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 DC) 1-1ST
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

    This trade paperback edition re-presents the landmark mini-series, with a new cover by Miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by Miller, the original covers to the mini-series and Warner Books edition, the plot to The Dark Knight Falls, and material from Miller's sketchbook.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.95.

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  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 DC) 1-REP

    2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

    This trade paperback edition re-presents the landmark mini-series, with a new cover by Miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by Miller, the original covers to the mini-series and Warner Books edition, the plot to The Dark Knight Falls, and material from Miller's sketchbook.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (2016 DC) 30th Anniversary Edition 1-1ST


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    30th Anniversary Edition

    1st Printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.

    It's the thirtieth anniversary of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, and now DC Comics presents this classic title in a newly redesigned edition! Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenaged Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman. The original 4-issue miniseries is presented here in its entirety.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (2016 DC) 30th Anniversary Edition 1-REP

    30th Anniversary Edition

    2nd or later Printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.

    It's the thirtieth anniversary of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, and now DC Comics presents this classic title in a newly redesigned edition! Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenaged Robin, Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that have overrun the city. And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, the Joker and Two-Face, for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combat with his former ally, Superman. The original 4-issue miniseries is presented here in its entirety.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (2022 DC) McFarlane Toys Page Punchers Reprint 1
    • Paper: White
    • McFarlane Special Edition. Reprint.
    • Label #4312647015
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    Reprints Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1. Originally included with McFarlane Toys Page Punchers "Batman" and "Mutant Leader" action figure 2-pack.

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    $20 Vertigo Graphic Nove Batman - The Dark Knight Returns (30th Anniversary E NM-
    $21 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns # 1 - VF- - 2016 - DC Comics-30th Ann.
    $125 DC Comics BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1, 2, 3, 4 First Printing VF/FN!
    $330 Batman : The Dark Knight Returns #1 (1986) - CGC 9.6 - 1st Print - FREE SHIPPING
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  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns HC (1986 DC) 1-1ST
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    • Heavy scuffing to back of book (beneath dust jacket)
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    • Signed by writer/artist Frank Miller and inker Klaus Janson. NO certification included. NOTE: Interior pages were partially torn from the cover at bottom and adhered with glue.
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    1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

    Writer/artist Frank Miller's classic, and one of the most groundbreaking comic-book stories ever, returns in a new hardcover edition featuring a dust jacket designed by multiple award-winner Chip Kidd!

    Ten years after the Dark Knight has retired from crimefighting, he finds himself unable to exorcise the bitter memories of his parents' murders - making the long suppressed voice of his vigilante side aching to break through once more. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory, fighting a new generation of crime in Gotham City.

    Hardcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1996 DC) 10th Anniversary Edition 1-1ST

    10th Anniversary Edition

    1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.

    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.

    Softcover, 222 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1996 DC) 10th Anniversary Edition 1-REP

    10th Anniversary Edition

    2nd and later printings. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art and cover by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.

    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.

    Softcover, 222 pages, full color.

    Cover price $14.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Absolute Batman The Dark Knight Returns HC (2023 DC) New Edition 1-1ST


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    2023 Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4 and The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001) #1-3. Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Cover by Frank Miller. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - and its equally provocative sequel THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN - get the oversized Absolute treatment in a giant one-volume, slipcased edition! This Absolute edition features an extended sketch section from THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN with commentary by Miller, a look at the plot and pencils from the legendary finale to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, a new introduction by Miller, striking new cover and slipcase art by Miller, and more! Includes Extras. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 512 pages, 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., full color. Cover price $125.00.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 Warner Edition) 1-1ST
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    Warner Edition - 1st printing. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

    This trade paperback edition re-presents the landmark mini-series, with a new cover by Miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by Miller, the original covers to the mini-series and Warner Books edition, the plot to The Dark Knight Falls, and material from Miller's sketchbook.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #1-REP
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 Warner Edition) 1-REP

    Warner Edition - 2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. Collects Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) #1-4.

    Written by Frank Miller. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Introduction by Alan Moore.

    This trade paperback edition re-presents the landmark mini-series, with a new cover by Miller and 28 pages of new material, including a new introduction, endpapers and chapter headings by Miller, the original covers to the mini-series and Warner Books edition, the plot to The Dark Knight Falls, and material from Miller's sketchbook.

    Softcover, 224 pages, full color.

    Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #1
    DC Comics Essentials Batman Dark Knight Returns Special Edition (2014) 1

    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.

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