NMLP P-009358 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller (with Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley) · DC Comics · 1986

Precedence: the four original Prestige-format comics (DKR #1-4, 1986) are the true first appearances and are themselves collectible, especially #1 in first print. For the BOOK, the DC trade is the first collected edition; the Graphitti signed slipcased hardcover is the premium limited state but later. The UK Titan edition follows the US.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009358 for "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller (with Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009358, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).