EXCLUSIVE! Coming in December… 1980’s Detective Comics #500, one of the most popular comics of the Bronze Age, will be released as a Facsimile Edition by DC in December. It’s among five Facsimiles coming that month. Dig the official solicitation info, which will be released formally later Friday: DETECTIVE COMICS #500 FACSIMILE EDITION Written by ALAN BRENNERT, LEN WEIN, MIKE W. BARR, WALTER GIBSON, PAUL LEVITZ, and CARY BATES Art by DICK GIORDANO, JIM APARO, WALTER SIMONSON, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, TOM YEATES, JOE KUBERT, and CARMINE INFANTINO Cover by DICK GIORDANO, JOE KUBERT, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, TOM YEATES, and JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ Foil variant cover by DICK GIORDANO, JOE KUBERT, CARMINE INFANTINO, WALTER SIMONSON, TOM YEATES, and JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ ($10.99 US) Blank sketch cover ($8.99 US) Batman is given the opportunity to save a parallel Earth’s Bruce Wayne from suffering the same fate he did as a child—by preventing the murders of that world’s Thomas and Martha Wayne! But in a world where eerily familiar events begin to play out in significantly different ways, will the Dark Knight succeed in preventing the tragic origin of another Batman? Then, join streetwise sleuth Slam Bradley, ductile detective Elongated Man, avian agents Hawkman and Hawkgirl, ghostly gumshoe Deadman, and many more as they investigate cases worthy of only the very best in the biz for this milestone anniversary issue! $7.99 US | 80 pages ON SALE 12/2/26 — Buncha thoughts: — If we’re not getting another Limited Collectors’ Edition or a treasury Facsimile in December, this is the next best thing — an 80-page extravaganza that not only celebrates the Darknight Detective, but DC’s roots. — The highlight, of course, is the classic lead story — To Kill a Legend — by Alan Brennert and Dick Giordano. Batman and Robin travel to a parallel universe where they’re given the chance to save Thomas and Martha Wayne — which would prevent the creation of Batman and all the good he would accomplish in his life. — Paul Levitz edited this issue and he’ll be visiting 13th Dimension on Sunday with 13 THINGS I LOVED ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER DETECTIVE COMICS #500. Stop on by! — As noted above, there’s plenty more Facsimile Edition news for December. Links below! — Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade original Detective Comics #500 recently sold on...
EXCLUSIVE! Rounding out the year with more classics… DC in December will publish five Facsimile Editions. One of them — 1996’s Kingdom Come #4 — was revealed in August. But there are four more being added to the mix, including three that deserve individual coverage. In addition, the cancelled Black Canary Super Powers variant cover has found a new home. Links to everything at the bottom of this post! Among the four is the previously announced Watchmen #4 by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, continuing the 1986-87 landmark series’ full, 12-issue Facsimile Edition run. Dig the official solicitation, which will be formally released by DC later Friday: WATCHMEN #4 FACSIMILE EDITION Written by ALAN MOORE Art and cover by DAVE GIBBONS Foil variant cover by DAVE GIBBONS ($6.99 US) Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US) While on Mars, Dr. Manhattan contemplates the picture in his hand while simultaneously re-experiencing key moments of his life—from his earliest days repairing watches with his father to his accidental transformation during the Intrinsic Field experiments at Gila Flats to his darkest moments in Vietnam. $3.99 US | 32 pages ON SALE 12/23/26 — Buncha thoughts: — This is one of my favorite issues of Watchmen, if not the favorite, exploring the fading humanity inside the practically omnipotent Dr. Manhattan. — As noted above, there’s plenty more Facsimile Edition news for December — including something for Alan Moore fans. Links below! — Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade original Watchmen #4 recently sold on eBay for $24. — LINKS — RITE OF SPRING: ALAN MOORE’s Landmark 1984 SWAMP THING #34 Will Get Facsimile Edition Treatment. Click here. — 1980’s Beloved DETECTIVE COMICS #500 to Get FACSIMILE EDITION. Click here. — KAMANDI #1: JACK KIRBY’s 1972 Classic to Be Re-Released as a Facsimile Edition. Click here. — Cancelled BLACK CANARY SUPER POWERS Cover Gets a New Home. Click...
Oh, and some dark Batman and some groovy Batman too…
The issue highlights the Avengers and Black Panther — and Jack Kirby and John Buscema and Stan Lee and …
