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| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 | ||
| 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 | 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 BOOK | Universal | 5,046 | 9.36 | 0 0.00% | 1 0.02% | 1,046 20.7% | 1,672 54% | 992 74% | 520 84% | 347 91% | 220 95% | 115 97% | 61 99% | 32 99% | 13 99% | 15 100% | 8 100% | 3 100% | 0 100% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 2,036 | 9.29 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 446 21.9% | 632 53% | 373 71% | 197 81% | 127 87% | 112 93% | 56 95% | 33 97% | 21 98% | 15 99% | 12 99% | 6 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 2 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 30 | 9.17 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 3 10.0% | 6 30.0% | 8 57% | 4 70% | 3 80% | 4 93% | 1 97% | 0 97% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 17 | 8.48 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 1 5.9% | 4 29.4% | 2 41.2% | 1 47.1% | 1 53% | 0 53% | 4 76% | 0 76% | 2 88% | 2 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (1986, DC Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 1 9.9 | 21% 1,046 9.8 | 33% 1,672 9.6 | 20% 992 9.4 | 10% 520 9.2 | 7% 347 9.0 | 4% 220 8.5 | 2% 115 8.0 | 1% 61 7.5 | 1% 32 7.0 | 0% 13 6.5 | 0% 15 6.0 | 0% 8 5.5 | 0% 3 5.0 | 0% 0 4.5 | 0% 1 4.0 | 0% 0 3.5 | 0% 0 3.0 | 0% 0 2.5 | 0% 0 2.0 | 0% 0 1.8 | 0% 0 1.5 | 0% 0 1.0 | 0% 0 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated February 24, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||