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Batman Gotham by Gaslight (1989 DC) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Written by Brian Augustyn. Art by Mike Mignola and P. Craig Russell. Introduction by Robert Bloch.

In an age of mystery and superstition, how would the people of Gotham react to a weird creature of the night, a bat-garbed vigilante feared by the guilty and the innocent alike? Some would live in terror. Others would rest easier. Only one man would take no notice at all, a man with other matters to attend to. His name? No one knows for sure. Most people know him only as Jack. Jack the Ripper.

Squarebound, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $3.95.

Batman The Dark Knight Returns TPB (1986 Warner Edition) 1-REP CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Second Printing.

Label #4706714012

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.

Batman White Knight (2017) 1FOIL CGC 9.8 SS Murphy Murphy Con Foil Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Sean Murphy on 4/7/18 Convention Edition

Label #1599053005

Convention Exclusive Foil Cover Variant. Story, Art and Cover by Sean Murphy. In a world where Batman has gone too far, The Joker must save Gotham City. He's been called a maniac, a killer and the 'Clown Prince of Crime' but 'white knight'? Never. Until now… Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as 'Jack,' sets about trying to right his wrongs. First he plans to reconcile with Harley Quinn, and then he'll try to save the city from the one person who he thinks is truly Gotham City's greatest villain: Batman! Superstar writer and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS, THE WAKE) presents a seven-issue miniseries of a twisted Gotham City with a massive cast of heroes and villains that, at its heart, is a tragic story of a hero and a villain: Batman and The Joker. But which is the hero-and which the villain? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Batman White Knight (2017) 3B CGC 9.8 SS Murphy Murphy Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Sean Murphy on 4/7/18 Variant Cover

Label #1599053003

Story, Art and Cover by Sean Murphy. Tragedy strikes, and the Bat-family face the fight of their lives against an army of super-villains and waning public support. A new discovery reinforces Jack's plot to jeopardize the Dark Knight's standing in Gotham City, and Harley's obsession with The Joker reaches a new height-and threatens to change the game for good! 32 pages, full color, RATED T+ Cover price $3.99.

Dark Ages (2021 Marvel) 1E CGC 9.4 SS Stegman Stegman 1:50 Variant

Paper: White

Signed by Ryan Stegman on 2/1/22 Stegman Variant Cover

Label #3951082001

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Iban Coello. Cover by Ryan Stegman. This is what the Watcher has been watching for! A danger older than the Earth threatens everything. For once, the heroes who have saved the planet so many times are almost powerless in the face of it. X-Men and Avengers assemble. Spider-People and Fantastic Four come together. Heroes for Hire fight alongside Champions. None of it will be enough. The lights are about to go out. The world outside our window...is about to end. An all-new saga of the Marvel Universe as you've never seen it before from Tom Taylor and Iban Coello! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Flashpoint Omnibus HC (2021 DC) 10th Anniversary 1-1ST VF/NM 9.0

1st printing. Collects Flashpoint (2011 DC) #1-5, Booster Gold (2007-2011 DC 2nd Series) #44-47, The Flash (2010 3rd Series) #9-12, Flashpoint: The Reverse Flash (2011), Flashpoint: Abin Sur the Green Lantern (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Batman - Knight of Vengeance (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Citizen Cold (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Deadman and The Flying Graysons (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The Outsider (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Secret Seven (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket (2011) #1, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Project Superman (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown (2011) #1-3, Flashpoint: Green Arrow Industries (2011), Flashpoint: Grodd of War (2011), Flashpoint: Hal Jordan (2011) #1-3, and Flashpoint: Legion of Doom (2011) #1-3.

Cover by Andy Kubert and Sandra Hope. Back Cover by Francis Manapul.

The event that reshaped the DC Universe, now collected in its entirety in one massive omnibus edition!

Barry Allen works for the Central City Police Department, where hes solved numerous criminal cases. As the Flash, he protects the innocent and battles evil. He is the Fastest Man Alive! Or he was... Barry Allen wakes up to a world that is not his own. A place where his mother was never killed...and the Flash never existed. This altered universe is on the brink of a cataclysmic war. No human has ever wielded the Green Lanterns light, and no one has ever heard of Superman. Batman has as much blood on his hands as his enemies do, and Americas last hope is Cyborg. Powerless and alone, Barry Allen desperately tries to hold on to his memories of the reality that once was.

If there is any hope of setting things right, he must convince this worlds strange, dangerous heroes to help him fix what was broken.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,504 pages, full color.

Credits:

Written by Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Scott Kolins, Adam Schlagman , Jimmy Palmiotti, Tony Bedard, Brian Azzarello, Rex Ogle, J.T. Krul, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, James Robinson, Peter Milligan, Mike Carlin, Sterling Gates, Scott Snyder, Lowell Francis, Jeff Lemire, Pornsak Pichetshote, Sean Ryan, Adam Schlagman, and Adam Glass.

Art By Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, Jesse Delperdang, Dan Jurgens, Ig Guara, Norm Rapmund, Ruy Jose, Francis Manapul, Scott Kolins, Joel Gomez, Robson Rocha, Felipe Massafera, Joe Bennett, John Dell, Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes, Diana Egea, Eduardo Risso, Eduardo Francisco, Paulo Siqueira, Roland Paris, Mikel Janin, Tony Shasteen, Alex Massacci, Eddy Nunez, Gianluca Gugliotta, Christian Duce, Walden Wong, Javi Fernandez, George Perez, Fernando Blanco, Rags Morales, David Beaty, Agustin Padilla, Jose Aviles, Oliver Nome, Trevor Scott, Gene Ha, Ibraim Roberson, Andy Smith, Keith Champagne, Marco Castiello, Vincenzo Acunzo, Ben Oliver, Rodney Buchemi, and Jose Marzan, Jr.

Cover price $150.00.

What If (1989 2nd Series) 108 CGC 9.0

Paper: White

Label #4719553004

What if...? Starring the Avengers. "Story by Tom DeFalco. Art by Sergio Cariello and Keith Champagne. In Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #430-431 Spidey and the Silver Surfer battled the insane super criminal known as Carnage. But, what would have happened if Earth's Mightiest Heroes had shown up? Find out in, What if the Avengers battled the Carnage Cosmic? 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.