(2002 [February 2004])

DC, 2003 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.95 USD; 30.95 CAD
Pages
260
On-sale Date
2003-12-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-929-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941236063 00111
Editing
Bob Schreck (credited) (editor - original series); Dale Crain (credited) (senior editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (associate editor - original series); Scott Nybakken (credited) (associate editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Fifth printing available July 18, 2012; sixth printing available October 31, 2012; eighth printing available August 5, 2015; ninth printing available March 2, 2016; and tenth printing available April 12, 2017 (per comiclist.com).
This issue has variants:

The Dark Knight Strikes Again (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (DC, 2003 series) [First Printing] Cover Thumbnail for Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again (2003 series) [6th printing]
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Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Letters
typeset
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[Book One] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 76 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catgirl [Carrie Kelley]; Superman [Kal-El]; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Flash [Barry Allen]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; the Question; Batboys; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor; Alex Axelrod; Lana Harper-Lane; James Gordon; Brainiac; Kara Zor-El; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Wilfredo Mendoza]
Synopsis
On Earth 31 the future is bleak. Lex Luthor has maintained marshal law for years, with a compliant Superman not rebelling for fear of causing widespread death. Batman, with help from his protógé Catgirl, frees Atom and Flash. With their help, and the help of others, he plans to return freedom to Earth by going up against Luthor, Brainiac, and his thralls Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.
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[Book Two] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 78 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Catgirl; Superman; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Flash; Atom; Green Arrow; the Question; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Martian Manhunter; Guardian; Elastic Man; Plastic Man; Creeper; Hawkman; Hawkwoman
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[Book Three] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / comic story / 76 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Miller (credited)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Frank Miller (credited)
Colors
Lynn Varley (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Catgirl; Superman; Wonder Woman; Captain Marvel; Green Lantern; Hawk; Dove; Robin; Flash; Atom; Green Arrow; the Question; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Elastic Man; Plastic Man
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Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman / illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Miller (signed)
Inks
Frank Miller (signed)
Genre
superhero
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Dark Knight Strikes Again
    Batman
  2. 1. Introduction
  3. 2. [Book One]
    Batman
  4. 3. [Book Two]
    Batman
  5. 4. [Book Three]
    Batman
  6. 5. Sketchbook
    Batman
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  • Jim Van Dore
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