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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
Third Printing	DC Comics, 3/86

Frank Miller story & cover		1st appearance of Carrie Kelley.
Frank Miller & Klaus Janson art

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	Census Date	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
1. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	1	9.60	January 08, 2004				1
2. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	3	8.40	July 12, 2004				2									1
3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	3	8.40	December 16, 2004				2									1
4. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	7	9.00	July 07, 2005				4	1	1							1
5. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	8	8.88	January 27, 2006				4	1	1			1				1
6. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	11	8.99	June 20, 2006			1	5	1	1		1	1				1
7. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	11	8.99	January 10, 2007			1	5	1	1		1	1				1
8. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	12	8.99	July 05, 2007			1	5	1	1	1	1	1				1
9. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	12	8.99	January 09, 2008			1	5	1	1	1	1	1				1
10. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	17	9.17	July 01, 2008			3	6	3	1	1	1	1				1
11. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	20	9.23	January 13, 2009			3	8	4	1	1	1	1				1
12. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	June 24, 2009			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
13. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	December 15, 2009			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
14. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	June 14, 2010			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
15. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	December 27, 2010			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
16. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	June 27, 2011			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
17. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	January 02, 2012			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
18. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	21	9.19	July 02, 2012			3	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
19. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	30	9.37	December 31, 2012			12	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	Census Date	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
20. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	30	9.37	June 22, 2013			12	8	4	1	1	2	1				1
21. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	31	9.37	December 31, 2013			12	8	5	1	1	2	1				1
22. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	41	9.39	July 01, 2014			13	11	8	3	2	2	1				1
23. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	42	9.38	December 30, 2014			13	11	8	4	2	2	1				1
24. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	51	9.42	June 30, 2015			15	16	9	5	2	2	1				1
25. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	62	9.34	December 29, 2015			16	19	9	8	4	2	1	1	1		1
26. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	68	9.35	June 28, 2016			18	20	10	10	4	2	1	1	1		1
27. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	75	9.35	December 27, 2016			20	21	12	11	4	2	2	1	1		1
28. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	81	9.29	June 27, 2017			20	23	12	11	5	3	3	1	1	1	1
29. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	85	9.28	January 02, 2018			20	25	12	12	5	4	3	1	1	1	1
30. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	89	9.26	July 03, 2018			20	25	14	13	5	4	3	1	2	1	1
31. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	94	9.26	January 01, 2019			20	27	16	13	5	5	3	1	2	1	1
32. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	100	9.28	July 02, 2019			23	28	17	13	5	6	3	1	2	1	1
33. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	104	9.29	December 31, 2019			23	30	18	14	6	5	3	1	2	1	1
34. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	113	9.26	June 30, 2020			24	32	20	16	6	6	3	1	2	1	2
35. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	118	9.26	December 29, 2020			25	35	20	16	6	6	3	1	3	1	2
36. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	130	9.25	June 29, 2021			27	37	22	18	7	8	4	1	3	1	2
37. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	137	9.21	December 28, 2021			27	38	23	20	7	9	5	1	3	1	3
38. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	145	9.19	June 28, 2022			27	40	25	20	8	11	5	1	4	1	3
39. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	163	9.16	December 27, 2022			31	44	26	20	10	14	6	3	4	1	4
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	Census Date	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
40. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	176	9.17	June 27, 2023			35	47	28	21	10	17	6	3	4	1	4
41. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Universal	182	9.16	December 31, 2023			36	49	28	21	10	18	6	5	4	1	4
42. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	July 01, 2008					1
43. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	January 13, 2009					1
44. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	June 24, 2009					1
45. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	December 15, 2009					1
46. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	June 14, 2010					1
47. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	December 27, 2010					1
48. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	June 27, 2011					1
49. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	January 02, 2012					1
50. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	July 02, 2012					1
51. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	December 31, 2012					1
52. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	June 22, 2013					1
53. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	December 31, 2013					1
54. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	July 01, 2014					1
55. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	1	9.40	December 30, 2014					1
56. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	2	9.30	June 30, 2015					1	1
57. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	2	9.30	December 29, 2015					1	1
58. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	4	9.45	June 28, 2016				2	1	1
59. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	7	9.39	December 27, 2016			1	3	1	1		1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	Census Date	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
60. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	7	9.39	June 27, 2017			1	3	1	1		1
61. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	9	9.41	January 02, 2018			1	4	2	1		1
62. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	10	9.45	July 03, 2018			2	4	2	1		1
63. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	13	9.18	January 01, 2019			2	4	3	1	1	1				1
64. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	13	9.18	July 02, 2019			2	4	3	1	1	1				1
65. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	15	9.14	December 31, 2019			2	4	3	2	1	2				1
66. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	17	9.18	June 30, 2020			2	5	4	2	1	2				1
67. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	23	8.93	December 29, 2020			2	6	5	3	1	3				2	1
68. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	33	9.11	June 29, 2021			3	11	8	4	1	3				2	1
69. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	34	8.99	December 28, 2021			3	11	8	4	1	3				2	1		1
70. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	40	9.02	June 28, 2022			3	12	10	5	2	4				2	1		1
71. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	43	9.06	December 27, 2022			4	13	11	5	2	4				2	1		1
72. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	54	9.02	June 27, 2023			5	16	11	8	5	4				2	1		1	1
73. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Signature	61	9.03	December 31, 2023			7	18	12	8	5	5			1	2	1		1	1
74. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	1	9.20	June 27, 2017						1
75. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	1	9.20	January 02, 2018						1
76. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	July 03, 2018						1					1
77. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	January 01, 2019						1					1
78. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	July 02, 2019						1					1
79. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	December 31, 2019						1					1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	Census Date	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
80. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	June 30, 2020						1					1
81. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	December 29, 2020						1					1
82. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	June 29, 2021						1					1
83. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	December 28, 2021						1					1
84. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	2	8.10	June 28, 2022						1					1
85. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	3	8.23	December 27, 2022						1		1			1
86. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	3	8.23	June 27, 2023						1		1			1
87. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Third Printing (3/86, DC Comics)	Qualified	3	8.23	December 31, 2023						1		1			1

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