It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired and Gotham City has sunkinto decadence and lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knightreturns in a blaze of glory. Joined by Carrie Kelly, a teenage female Robin,Batman takes to the streets to end the threat of the mutant gangs that haveoverrun the city.

And after facing off against his two greatest enemies, theJoker and Two-Face for the final time, Batman finds himself in mortal combatwith his former ally, Superman, in a battle that only one of them will survive. This collection is hailed as a comics masterpiece and was responsible for thelaunch of the Batman movies. Collects The Dark Knight Returns in black and white for the firsttime.