Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jul 25, 2026 | 1 comment

One that fans have been clamoring for…

DC in October will have six Facsimile Editions headed your way, including two all-time classics and four surprises. You can read about them here, here and here.

Not just that, DC is bringing back the Dollar Comic concept and you can read about that here.

But the big news. The colossal news. The news that will drive you to your comics shop, toot sweet: 1970’s Batman #227 — boasting one of Neal Adams’ greatest covers — will finally be released as a Facsimile. It’s an issue that fans — certainly among those who read 13th Dimension — have been demanding for years.

Dig the official solicitation info:

BATMAN #227 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by DENNY O’NEIL and MIKE FRIEDRICH
Art by IRV NOVICK and DICK GIORDANO

Cover by NEAL ADAMS
Foil variant cover by NEAL ADAMS ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)

When a disturbing letter from Alfred’s niece, Daphne, raises concern for her safety, Batman takes it upon himself to investigate her new position at far-off Gothos Mansion—ancestral home of the mysterious Clifton Heathrow. There, the Dark Knight comes face-to-face with the terrifying secret kept by six generations of the Heathrow family and the dark purpose for which Daphne has been chosen! A bone-chilling Batman tale rendered in all its gothic glory courtesy of the devilish Denny O’Neil!

$3.99 US | 32 Pages
ON SALE 10/14/26

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Buncha thoughts:

— Everybody goes on an on about the cover — and rightfully so — but don’t sleep on the story. It’s a prime example of the type of early Bronze Age gothic mystery that revived Batman’s primordial Golden Age stylings, by Denny O’Neil. Groovy art by Irv Novick and Dick Giordano, too. Plus, there’s a Robin solo story about nefarious doings at Hudson University.

— Good Halloween reading. It was first released Oct. 20, 1970.

— Since DC already released 1939’s Detective Comics #31 as a Facsimile, you can now display it alongside Batman #227. Neat!

— Always worth noting when I think a cover will look especially great in foil.

— Obligatory Price Comparison: This is one of those issues that just keeps soaring in price. An unslabbed, mid-to-high-grade original copy recently sold on eBay for a startling $1,650.

— As I said up top, there’s plenty more where this came from, so dig the links below!

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MORE

— DC COMICS to Publish SIX Facsimile Editions in OCTOBER. Click here.

— TODD McFARLANE’s Fan-Fave BATMAN #423 Cover to Get Facsimile Edition Release. Click here.

— REVEALED! SWAMP THING #1 Facsimile Edition’s SUPER POWERS Variant Cover — Along With Sale Date. Click here.

— DC Brings Back DOLLAR COMICS — in a Fashion. Click here.