Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

(2002)

DC, 2002 Series

Published in English (United States)

Price: 14.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
Pages: 228
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics
Brand: DC [bullet]
ISBN: 1-56389-342-8
Barcode: 761941209234 00116

Editing: Dick Giordano (credited) (editor original series); Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor original series); Dale Crain (credited) (senior editor - collected edition); Scott Nybakken (credited) (associate editor - collected edition)

Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition

Issue Notes

A softcover version of the 2002 hardcover edition. Continues the printing history, starting with the sixth printing, of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns -- Tenth Anniversary Edition (DC, 1997 series) despite the change in title and content. First printing of this edition likely released in very late 2002 or the first half of 2003.

Fourteenth printing available September 26, 2012; fifteenth printing available March 13, 2013; sixteenth printing available April 2, 2014; and eighteenth printing available March 18, 2015 (per comiclist.com).
This issue has variants:

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) [DC Peel]

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Pencils: Frank Miller (credited)
Inks: Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors: Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters: ?

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superhero

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Combines the images from the wrap on the hardcover with the actual cover image from the hardcover. Primary image is a detail from the story from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 1986 series) #1.

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Inside front cover.

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Half-title page.

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Title page.

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Shares an illustration with the following sequence.

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Inks: Frank Miller (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

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Shares an illustration with the previous sequence.

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in Batman - The Dark Knight returns (Panini France, 2009 series) (octobre 2009)
in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2016 series) ([April] 2016) [re-composed]

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Inks: Frank Miller
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from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns -- Tenth Anniversary Edition (DC, 1997 series) ([February] 1997) [recolored]

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Inks: Frank Miller
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Batman / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script: Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils: Frank Miller (credited)
Inks: Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors: Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

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superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lola Chong; Bill; Dave; James Gordon; Harvey Dent; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (introduction); Dr. Herbert Willing; Alfred Pennyworth; Carrie Kelley (introduction); Michelle; Mackie; Morrie; Lana Lang

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Inks: Frank Miller
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Script: Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils: Frank Miller (credited)
Inks: Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors: Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

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superhero

Characters

James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Tom; Lola; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper; Chuck Brick; Lana Lang; Margaret Corcoran; Ellen Yindel; Arnold Crimp; Peppi Spandeck; Vasquez; Alfred Pennyworth

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #2 ([July] 1986)

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Pencils: Frank Miller
Inks: Frank Miller
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Inks: Frank Miller
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Script: Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils: Frank Miller (credited)
Inks: Klaus Janson (credited); Frank Miller (credited)
Colors: Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Bruno; Sunflower Standish; Lola; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper; James Gordon; Ellen Yindel; Superman [Clark Kent]; Alfred Pennyworth; David Letterman; Joker (death); Selina Kyle; Lana Lang; Morrie

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #3 ([August] 1986)

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Inks: Frank Miller
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Script: Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils: Frank Miller (credited)
Inks: Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors: Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters: John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; James Gordon; Lola Chong; Alfred Pennyworth; Oliver Queen

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #4 ([December] 1986)

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Pencils: Frank Miller
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This and the following page have a background with the silhouette of Batman from the cover of Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #1.

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Inks: Frank Miller
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This and the preceding page have a background with the silhouette of Batman from the cover of Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #1.

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Pencils: Frank Miller
Inks: Frank Miller
Colors: Lynn Varley
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Batman

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #1 [Direct] ([June] 1986)

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Pencils: Frank Miller
Inks: Frank Miller
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superhero

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #2 [Direct] ([July] 1986)

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Inks: Frank Miller
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Robin [Carrie Kelley]

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Keywords

Bat Signal

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Pencils: Frank Miller
Inks: Frank Miller
Colors: Lynn Varley
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]

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from Batman: The Dark Knight (DC, 1986 series) #4 [Direct] ([December] 1986)

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The first 48-page chapter of The Dark Knight Returns...

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The original plot for the 4th issue.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
Batman
1. [no title indexed]
2. The Dark Knight Returns
3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
4. [Editorial Credits]
5. Table of Contents
6. Truth to Power
7. [no title indexed]
Batman
8. Book One: The Dark Knight Returns
9. [The Dark Knight Returns]
Batman
10. [no title indexed]
Batman
11. Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant
12. [Dark Knight Triumphant]
Batman
13. [no title indexed]
Batman
14. Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight
15. [Hunt the Dark Knight]
Batman
16. [no title indexed]
Batman
17. Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls
18. The Dark Knight Falls
Batman
19. [Acknowledgements]
20. Gallery: The Original Covers
21. Book One: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman
22. Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant
Batman
23. Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight
Batman
24. Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls
Batman
25. Collected Edition: Warner Books
Batman
26. ["The first 48-page chapter of The Dark Knight Returns..."]
27. The Dark Knight Falls
Batman
28. [no title indexed]
29. [no title indexed]
30. [no title indexed]
Batman

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Truth to Power (Table of Contents: 6)

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Book One: The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 8)

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[The Dark Knight Returns] (Table of Contents: 9)

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[Dark Knight Triumphant] (Table of Contents: 12)

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Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight (Table of Contents: 14)

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[Hunt the Dark Knight] (Table of Contents: 15)

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Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 17)

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The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 18)

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[Acknowledgements] (Table of Contents: 19)

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Gallery: The Original Covers (Table of Contents: 20)

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Book One: The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 21)

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Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant (Table of Contents: 22)

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Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight (Table of Contents: 23)

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Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 24)

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Collected Edition: Warner Books (Table of Contents: 25)

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The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 27)

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

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