Signed by Miller + Janson
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Publication: New York: DC Comics, 1986. First Edition.
Notes: A double-signed copy of one of the most important graphic novels of the 1980s, Frank Miller's reinvention of the superhero comic. Miller both wrote and drew the stories, making it a uniquely personal work when most superhero stories are corporate collaborations.
These stories are "hailed as foundational works in the revisionary superhero narrative" and "are conscious attempts to up the stakes and raise the overall status and prestige of the superhero genre."—Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel.
This book collects the four original comics (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 to #4) and adds an introduction by Alan Moore written for the graphic novel edition.
[8], 48, 48, 48, 48 pages.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with bumping at the top of the spine. Signed on the front pastedown by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson, who helped him ink the final drawings. Uncommon signed by Miller; scarce signed by both artists.
Item No: #365943
Price: $500