Modern classics…
DC Comics in April will be publishing six Facsimile Editions, some of which deserve their own headlines, like the ones below. Click here and here for more on the others.
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DC has set the dates for April’s third installments of its Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year Two Facsimile Edition runs.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be formally released later Friday:
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #3 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by FRANK MILLER
Art and cover by FRANK MILLER
Variant covers by FRANK MILLER and FRANK QUITELY
Foil variant cover by FRANK MILLER ($7.99 US)
There’s a brand-new police commissioner in Gotham City, and she’s determined to arrest the Batman. The GCPD might be the least of the Dark Knight’s worries, though, as his return to the spotlight has drawn the attention of a now government-sanctioned Man of Steel, while Arkham Asylum’s most infamous inmate, the Joker, has prepared to welcome back his favorite adversary with a horrific attack on live TV!
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (cardstock)
ON SALE 4/29/26
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DETECTIVE COMICS #577 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MIKE W. BARR
Art and cover by TODD McFARLANE
Foil variant cover by TODD McFARLANE ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
As “Batman: Year Two” continues, a forced partnership with his parents’ killer stretches the Dark Knight’s ethical code to its breaking point. Can this deal with the devil really be the key to bringing the murderous Reaper to justice? As Batman sinks deeper into moral quagmires, the virtuous Rachel Caspian touches the heart of Bruce Wayne.
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 4/22/26
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Several thoughts:
— DKR #3 on its own is one of the greatest Joker stories of all time, so I can’t wait to see what Frank Quitely has in store for a variant cover.
— DKR, like John Byrne’s Man of Steel, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
— Don’t forget — these are only two of six DC Facsimiles coming in April. Links below!
— Obligatory Price Comparisons: The Dark Knight Returns #3 is more frequently found in sets for sale, but an unslabbed VF- copy recently sold on eBay for $23. The same is true for Detective Comics #577, though an unslabbed NM- copy recently went for about $16.
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MORE
— John Byrne’s MAN OF STEEL #1 to Get Facsimile Edition Release. Click here.
— DC to Publish SIX Facsimile Editions in April — With an Emphasis on the Wacky. Click here.
