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Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 3-1ST

  • Issue #3-1ST
    Batman The Dark Knight Returns (1986) 3-1ST
    Auction opens April 28
    Auction opens later today
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4550820006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: White
    • Witnessed Signature: Klaus Janson on 7/31/2022.
    • Label #22-2E64DCA-003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    1st printing. NOTE: 2nd printing of #3 is clearly labeled as such on the inside cover. "Hunt The Dark Knight," script and pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson and Frank Miller; Batman battles the Joker, who has convinced his psychiatrist, Dr. Bartholomew Wolper, that he is sane and regretful; Seeking to discredit Batman, Wolper exhibits the Joker on a late-night show ("David Endochrine", parodying Late Night with David Letterman) to try and show that the Joker is actually a victim of Batman's own psychosis; As the police attack Batman, the Joker murders everyone in the studio; Batman follows him to Selina Kyle's place, where the former Catwoman has become a depressed alcoholic; Superman is introduced as an undercover agent for the American government. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.