Item Specifics

Series Name

Batman: The Dark Knight (1986)

Issue Number

2

Publisher

DC Comics

Main Character

Batman

Genre

Superhero

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Grade: 9.2 Near Mint-
Book Information: (W) Frank Miller (A) Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley (CA) Frank Miller• 2nd appearance Carrie Kelley, 1st as Robin.• "Dark Knight Triumphant" - The second part chronicles Batman's struggle against Gotham's newest criminal threat, the vicious Mutant gang and their anonymous leader. As he walks to work, contemplating his upcoming retirement, Jim Gordon is almost killed by a 17-year old boy with an M60. In the course of rescuing a young child, Batman discovers that a cash-broke Army general and war hero has been arming the Mutants, in return for the money to help his sick wife. When Batman confronts him, the General commits suicide. Meanwhile, the Mayor has appointed a qualified woman as Gordon's successor, Ellen Yindel, who worships Gordon but despises vigilantes. And a young girl who owes her life to Batman, Carrie Kelly, decides to seek out her hero and takes on the role of Robin.Following his leads, the Caped Crusader succeeds in tracking down the Mutant lair and defeating them with the Batmobile (which Miller reimagines as an armored supertank rebuilt by Batman during riots ten years ago, with large cannons and machine guns that, according to Batman, only fire rubber bullets). In a brutal hand-to-hand fight, Batman is defeated and almost killed by the Mutant Leader, as the aging Caped Crusader tries to prove to himself (and Alfred) that he is a force at any age. Luckily, Carrie, in her new Robin costume, has been following Batman, and manages to save him. Batman returns to the Batcave where Alfred tends his wounds (and argues with him over the danger to Carrie); meanwhile, the Mutant Leader is brought into custody. The Leader's absolute animalistic nature (and, hence, the animalistic nature of his underlings) is fully revealed when the Leader manages to tear out the Mayor's throat while in custody. Gordon and Batman conspire to defeat the Mutants psychologically by staging a fight between Batman and the Leader in front of the whole Mutant gang. Using his greater experience and his environment, Batman cripples the Mutant Leader in full view of his followers. While many of the Mutants are arrested, many more now latch on to Batman as their role model, dubbing themselves the "Sons of Batman." However, their interpretation of Batman's quest will leave much to be desired. The issue ends with James Gordon, looking forward to his retirement from the madness of Gotham and regretting the predicament that Batman will find himself in: caught between criminals and the police. *Please note we put a generic grade of 9.2 VF/NM on all of our listings of comics but most are in better condition with very few being worse.**We use the Stock Photo provided by the publisher, due to listing the items before release date. A few times the publisher will make small changes to the image before shipping them, including but not limited to adding trade dress, changing colors of the title, etc. We try and replace the image but do not always see the change. Please be aware.*Terms: We are happy to combine shipping on domestic shipments. If you purchase more than one item, and the following rate does not properly apply, please request a combined shipping invoice before making payment.We DO NOT ship media mail for comics, because those shipments are legally not supposed to contain advertising and are subject to inspection. Media mail shipments also take longer to arrive, so with our First Class or Priority Mail shipment you will get your books in a timely manner and you can trust our integrity in following legal guidelines. We also take special care to package items securely, unlike others who are more concerned with expediency (and skirting shipping rules).If you are an international bidder:We use Hip's international shipping program. Information about this program and to see if your country qualifies check here:

Seller Information

Seller

EpikosComics (10628)

Registered Since

03/28/2023

Feedback

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Store

Epikos Comics

Item Location

Tennessee, United States

Ships To

United States

Shipping Instructions

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Returns Accepted

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