Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

(2002 [January 2003])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Lynn Varley (credited)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)
• in Absolute Dark Knight (DC, 2006 series) ([October] 2006)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Saga Deluxe Edition (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2016 series) ([April] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Not a full dustjacket, but a wrap covering the bottom third of the book, illustrated with details from the stories in this volume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Lynn Varley (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)
• in Absolute Dark Knight (DC, 2006 series) ([October] 2006)
• in Batman Essentials - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Special Edition (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([October] 2014)
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Saga Deluxe Edition (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition (DC, 2016 series) ([April] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with a detail from the story from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 1986 series) #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Klaus Janson

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?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and first endpage illustrated with a detail from the story from Batman: The Dark Knight #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

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?

Letters

typeset

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Indexer Notes

Half-title page.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 7)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

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?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Indexer Notes

Shares an illustration with the following sequence.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 8)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

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?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Indexer Notes

Shares an illustration with the previous sequence.

Truth to Power (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

? [as James Olsen] (credited)

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typeset

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)
which is reprinted
• 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]
• in Absolute Dark Knight (DC, 2006 series) ([October] 2006) [condensed]
which is reprinted
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Saga Deluxe Edition (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [January 2016])
• in Batman Noir: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2015 series) ([August] 2015)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns -- Tenth Anniversary Edition (DC, 1997 series) ([February] 1997) [recolored]
• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Book One: The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 11)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

[The Dark Knight Returns] (Table of Contents: 12)

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)

Genre

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

Reprints

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

Keywords

retirement

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

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• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant (Table of Contents: 14)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

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?

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typeset

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

[Dark Knight Triumphant] (Table of Contents: 15)

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)

Genre

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

Reprints

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight (Table of Contents: 17)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

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

[Hunt the Dark Knight] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

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

Reprints

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 2002 series) (2002)

Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 20)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

[The Dark Knight Falls] (Table of Contents: 21)

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)

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

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

[Acknowledgements] (Table of Contents: 22)

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?

Pencils

Frank Miller

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Frank Miller

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?

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typeset

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

Indexer Notes

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.

Gallery: The Original Covers (Table of Contents: 23)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

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Frank Miller

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?

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typeset

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

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.

Book One: The Dark Knight Returns (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

Lynn Varley

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman

Reprints

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

Keywords

lightning; silhouette

Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Frank Miller

Colors

Lynn Varley

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Original image flipped vertically.

Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight (Table of Contents: 26)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

Colors

Lynn Varley (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robin [Carrie Kelley]

Reprints

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

Keywords

Bat Signal

Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 27)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller (signed)

Inks

Frank Miller (signed)

Colors

Lynn Varley (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Reprints

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

Collected Edition: Warner Books (Table of Contents: 28)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?

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?

Colors

?

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Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Warner Books, 1986 series) ([November] 1986)

Indexer Notes

Original image flipped vertically.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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?

Pencils

Frank Miller

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Frank Miller

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?

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Reprints

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

The Dark Knight Falls (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman / text story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Miller (credited)

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Frank Miller (credited)

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?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The original plot for the 4th issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

Batman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Klaus Janson

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

On the last endpage and the inside back cover. Illustrated with a detail from the story from Batman: The Dark Knight #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Frank Miller

Inks

Klaus Janson

Colors

Lynn Varley

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Back cover image taken from the story from Batman: The Dark Knight #3.