PKR 1,499
Marvel · 1988
Doctor Zero
3 · Vol. Doctor Zero
The world's most powerful being can't be dead in the third issue of his book, can he? On the brink on nuclear destruction.
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PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1988
Batman: The Killing Joke
1 · Vol. Batman: The Killing Joke
The maddest Joker ever as he takes his struggle with Batman to new lows when he kidnaps Commissioner Gordon. Possibly the most famous Joker story of all time; how one ordinary man had one very bad day. And decided to share it. Notes: Ranked #3 in Wizard Magazine's list of "100 Best Single Issue Comics Since You Were Born". Dick Grayson, Kathy Kane, Bette Kane, Bat-mite and Ace the Bat Hound all appear in a cameo in a picture frame in the Bat Cave. The covers represent the six different printings of this TPB book. The first cover is for the 1st and 2nd printing, and next covers are for the following printings. The final cover is for the special edition hard cover and had the entire graphic novel recolored by artist Brian Bolland. The Original Prestige Versus the Recolored Anniversary The modern printing There are a few differences in the cover between the original and the newer versions. The three main differences is that the coloring on the modern version's cover is richer, the word bubble has "Smile!" in stead of just "Smile" and the text print is white instead of the colors that represent the printing, such as green, blue, red and yellow. The Interior of the comic is still the same, with one major change. The coloring went from John Higgin's (Watchmen) bold contrasting coloring to how Brian Bolland would have colored his own art. The experience of the book does change with the coloring. Most comic fans would prefer the newer coloring, since it is logical coloring to the story told. While many older fans prefer the older coloring, where its random contrast help with the madness of the story and the horrific events within the comic. This is a comic that both versions should be read to truly have a good concept of the story.
PKR 11,992
PKR 9,594
DC Comics · 1988
Batman: The Killing Joke" The Killing Joke
Story arc · 8 issues
The Joker tries to turn Commissioner Gordon crazy through a series of devised methods, proving that anyone can have a bad day. By Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. One night Batman goes to visit the Joker in Arkham Asylum. While contemplating the futility of their relationship, and that it will only result in either his or the Joker's death in the future, he discovers that the Joker sitting before him is not actually the Joker, but an impostor. Batman threatens the imposter, and asks his infamous question "Where is he?!" Meanwhile, the Joker is looking to buy a run-down old theme park for then unknown reasons. Through flashbacks, Moore reveals parts of the Joker's past, and shows he had a significant other named Jeannie who was pregnant with his child. Joker kills the owner of the theme park with his joker venom (the same one that made him the way he is) and makes the land his own. Later, Barbara Gordon answers the door only to find the Joker on the other side. The Joker shoots Barbara and takes nude photos of her on the floor and bleeding. His goons abduct Commissioner Gordon. In another flashback we see that the Joker was a failed comedian who, out of desperation for the life of his unborn baby, joins the mob for one job and becomes the Red Hood. Barbara is later revealed to be paralyses from the waist down. Batman consoles Barbara, and she tells him that this time its different. "The look in his eyes" she utters, while crying. Commissioner Gordon is stripped naked and sent through an insane carnival ride, bombarded with the nude images of his daughter in an attempt to to break his sanity. He is ridiculed and made fun off by the Joker, to an audience of carnival freaks. Another flash back shows that before the Joker could even begin the job, Jeannie had died. Distraught, he has doubts about the job, but gets bullied into going through with it anyway. When Batman ruins the job, the Joker (while trying to escape) accidentally falls into a river of chemical waste and after removing his red helmet/hood, he sees what he has become. It becomes evident that he is insane, as he is shown laughing with blood dripping from his eyes and mouth. Back in the present, after gathering clues, Batman finds his way to the carnival and proceeds to fight the Joker and free Gordon. He tries to comfort Gordon, but is told to continue in the pursuit of the Joker, and to "bring him in by the books". The Joker attempts to shoot Batman with what would seem to be the same gun he used to cripple Barbara Gordon. The gun turns out to be a fake and Batman lives. The Joker tells an unusual joke about two insane men, and as he laughs uncontrollably, Batman utters a solitary chuckle. The story ends as it starts pouring rain and the police show up. Some time later, she decides to become the omniscient computer presence known as the Oracle . She ends up being more useful and dangerous as the Oracle than Batgirl . The Killing Joke has gained notoriety due to its labeling as a graphic novel, despite it's short length. Tim Burton stated "I was never a giant comic book fan, but I've always loved the image of Batman and The Joker. The reason I've never been a comic book fan - and I think it started when I was a child - is because I could never tell which box I was supposed to read. I don't know if it was dyslexia or whatever, but that's why I loved The Killing Joke , because for the first time I could tell which one to read. It's my favorite. It's the first comic I've ever loved. And the success of those graphic novels made our ideas more acceptable." He has stated in the past that The Killing Joke was his inspiration for his Batman movie. There is however speculation as to whether or not this is a legitimate claim as Tim Burton's depiction of the Joker was much different to the one portrayed in the Killing Joke. Collected Editions Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore Vol. 2
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1988
Batman: Year One
1 · Vol. Batman: Year One
A young Bruce Wayne has spent his adolescence and early adulthood, traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city. Retracing Batman's first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses a guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham. Collects: Batman #404-407
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1987
Batman
407 · Vol. Batman
Detective James Gordon and Sgt. Essen know the only way they can keep apart from each other is if Essen transfers to another department. Meanwhile, it becomes more apparent that Batman is secretly in collusion with D.A. Harvey Dent. After a visit from Batman, Gotham's notorious drug kingpin Skeevers cops a plea deal to turn over evidence implicating corrupt cop Flass. But this does not go over well with Commissioner Loeb, who tries to blackmail Gordon to back off or he'll tell Barbara about his affair with Essen. Through it all, Gordon begins to suspect that Batman is Bruce Wayne, and Selina Kyle pushes herself to more daring crimes in order to usurp Batman in the headlines. Reprinted in Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition , DC Comics Essentials: Batman Year One .
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1987
Batman
406 · Vol. Batman
They've got him CORNERED. They've got him OUTNUMBERED. They've got him TRAPPED. They're in TROUBLE. Gotham City P.D. has Batman trapped in an allegedly abandoned tenement. They proceed to bomb it from the air. Batman scrambles to the safety of a sub-basement, but loses his utility belt when the thermite in it ignites. After the bombing ceases, Branden's SWAT team scours the building and a wounded Batman, wounded and missing most of his weapons, has to fight his way to freedom. Meanwhile, Detective Gordon begins an affair with his partner and Selina Kyle is inspired to don a costume of her own - a catsuit. Reprinted in Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition , DC Comics Essentials: Batman Year One .
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1987
Batman
405 · Vol. Batman
Early in the morning Detective Gordon is called to a hostage crisis. He arrives just in time to prevent the hot-head Branden from leading a S.W.A.T Team raid that will surely end in disaster. Single-handedly, he manages to take out the bad guy, making him a hero in all the papers. But, James Gordon's heroism is soon eclipsed by 'The Batman' a vigilante who seems to be busting up criminals up the ladder from street level dealers and muggers to distributors to dealers and bosses. But when 'The Batman' breaks in on a party of bigwigs at the mayor's mansion and threatens them, he becomes Gotham's Public Enemy #1. 'The Batman' has found at least one ally, though, in the form of District Attorney Harvey Dent who's fed up with seeing his witnesses come up dead or missing whenever he tries to go after the big fish. Can Batman, even with Harvey's help escape the entire Gotham police dragnet? Reprinted in Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition , DC Comics Essentials: Batman Year One .
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1987
Batman
404 · Vol. Batman
James Gordon joins the police force of Gotham City, only to find that it's corrupt to it's very core. Bruce Wayne, a millionaire by inheritance returns to Gotham City, only to find it's infested with crime. Both men will stop at nothing to make a difference, Gordon by standing up to the powers-that-be in the G.C.P.D. and Wayne by disguising his appearance and waging a one-man war on crime. Both learn very quickly that the only way they'll succeed is by instilling fear in their enemies. Notes: Reprinted in Batman: Year One (1988), Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition , DC Comics Essentials: Batman Year One .
PKR 20,986
PKR 16,789
DC Comics · 1987
Batman" Year One
Story arc · 14 issues
Frank Miller's reimagining of the Batman's first year in costume. Plot Summary The story recounts the beginning of Bruce Wayne's career as Batman and Jim Gordon's with the Gotham City Police Department. Bruce Wayne, aged 25, returns home from training abroad in martial arts, manhunting and science for nearly twelve years. In Gotham, he bides his time, waiting for the right moment to strike, all the while preparing himself. Gordon, meanwhile, has moved to Gotham from Chicago with his pregnant wife, Barbara Kean-Gordon, and pursues a career in law enforcement. His first time out patrolling reveals to him the disturbing nature of law enforcement in Gotham as a senior officer, Detective Flass, assaults an unsuspecting teenager for "staying out late". Gordon is disgusted with his partner's behavior towards all the "offenders" Jim feels that he has to straighten things out. Bruce makes preparations - registering at a hotel to provide an alibi, giving himself a fake scar to disguise himself - before going out for his first street mission. He enters the Red Light District of Gotham. A young prostitute named Holly Robinson tries to proposition him. Her pimp, angry because he knows Bruce isn't the type to hire prostitutes, forcefully drags her away. Bruce confronts him and gets into a fight, and a few others join in. Selina Kyle, a dominatrix in the slums of Gotham, jumps from her window and fights with Bruce; he is stabbed in the thigh by Holly. The police arrive on the scene, shoot Bruce and then throw him into the back seat of their car. On the way to the station, he manages to escape by causing the corrupt officers to wreck their squad car. After pulling the unconscious officers out of the car Bruce returns home, bleeding from his various wounds. There he sits, looking for inspiration, something he feels will strike fear into the hearts of criminals. A bat crashes into the room through a window and perches on a sculpture of his father, to which Bruce immediately responds. He has found what he is looking for, stating the words "Yes Father, I will become a bat." Gordon tries to clean up GCPD, but on the orders of the corrupt Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb, is attacked and threatened by fellow officers. After recovering, he visits the house of one of these officers, where they have gathered to play poker. He waits for Detective Flass, who he knows is responsible for organizing the attack. Flass is the last to leave, and Gordon tails him into the woods, where he proceeds to attack the drunken officer. Bruce goes out for the first time as Batman and stops a trio of teenagers from stealing a television. A brief struggle ensues, resulting in the Dark Knight's first victory. The legend quickly grows with Batman attacking criminals with increasing boldness, including Flass, who was present at one crime, receiving a pay off from the criminals. One night, when the corrupt city leaders and gangsters like Carmine Falcone gather for a dinner party, Commissioner Loeb explains why Batman is politically advantageous to themselves, assuming he would never bother them; meanwhile, Batman sneaks onto the grounds, puts the guards to sleep and sets up stage lights around the window that comprises one of the dining room walls. He cuts the electricity, throwing the room in darkness, blows a hole in the outside wall and then activates the lights. He gives the men and women a dire warning that he is just as determined to deliver them to justice as well, then leaves. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle is inspired to become a costumed cat burglar when she sees Batman in action and becomes Catwoman. The police try to capture Batman numerous times, but Bruce is too elusive and alert to fall for their traps. In addition, the maverick district attorney, Harvey Dent, becomes Batman's secret ally. After a night of following useless leads, Gordon and his partner, Detective Sarah Essen, see a truck barreling down the street. They give chase and Gordon hands the wheel over to Essen as he tries to get into the vehicle. An old, homeless woman stands in the way of the truck and is about to be run over just as soon as Batman jumps in and shoves her out of the way. The bus runs into a wall and Gordon briefly blacks out, only to awake moments later and find Essen holding Batman at gunpoint. She is momentarily distracted when she turns to ask if he is all right and Batman takes advantage to disarm her and flee into an abandoned building. When cops arrive on the scene, the commissioner is quick to call in the trigger-happy Branden and his squad to drop a bomb on the building, which the Commissioner claims has already been scheduled for demolition. While dodging the fire from the explosion, Batman's belt (which contained explosives) catches fire, and he is forced to discard it. After suffering two dizzying gun wounds, Batman escapes into the secure basement and survives the blast. A crowd gathers outside the building. Stuck with only a blow gun and 3 darts, Batman uses a small device in his boot to summon thousands of bats from his cave to the building. A battle occurs as the police storm into the building and hunt him down. He incapacitates some and even saves a cat, jumping out of the building (after throwing a police officer forcefully through a wall) and takes advantage of the chaos that occurs when the bat colony arrives to speed away on a police motorcycle and escape. Gordon has a brief affair with Essen. During the affair, he is confronted by the Commissioner, who threatens to inform his wife of the affair if he doesn't comply. Gordon, after bringing his wife to an interview with Bruce Wayne, whom he and others suspect of being Batman, stops the car in the driveway on the way back and tells her about his affair. Essen later leaves for New York. Months pass and Batman overhears a local mafia boss planning revenge against Gordon. Selina Kyle, frustrated because she feels her petty crimes aren't enough, interferes and attacks the group. Batman does not appear, but helps Selina from the shadows, throwing small bat-shaped blades laced with tranquilizers at some of the men. Bruce, while working out, figures out the plan based on the part of the conversation he was able to record. Gordon is called away by the police to investigate a robbery. On his way out, a mysterious motorist entering his garage raises Gordon's suspicions, as Gordon has never seen the motorist. He returns to the garage only to find his wife and baby being pulled into a car. He shoots and kills the men trying to take his wife, who survives; however, one assailant is unharmed. The car leaves with Gordon's baby in it, and Gordon shoots the motorist, takes his motorcycle and follows. The motorist, Bruce, is unharmed thanks to a bullet-proof vest. He attempts to leave, but not before Barbara threatens to shoot him. She lets him go when he promises to save her baby, takes a bicycle from a passing stranger, and pursues Gordon and the car. Gordon shoots out a wheel on the car and it crashes into the side of a bridge. The don's hired knife, his nephew, exits the car, baby in hand. A struggle ensues and the baby is thrown off the bridge, followed by Gordon. However, Bruce had already arrived and dived after the baby before Gordon even falls over the rail. Gordon, having lost his glasses in the struggle with the hitman, thanks Bruce (whom he claims to not recognize due to his aforementioned missing glasses) and makes it clear that he won't turn him in. Dent and Batman's efforts bear fruit with Flass, who is persuaded to turn damaging states evidence against his superiors, including a disgraced Commissioner Loeb, who is forced to resign. Although his immediate replacement, Grogan, is apparently worse, Gordon is content for the moment with receiving a job promotion and family counseling with his wife. The story ends with the new Captain Gordon waiting on the rooftop of the GCPD headquarters for Batman, to discuss somebody called The Joker and his scheme to poison the reservoir. The story also includes the first appearance of Mafia don Carmine Falcone. It has been announced that there will be an animated movie made. Collected Editions Batman: Year One Batman: Year One: The Deluxe Edition Non-U.S. Collected Editions Batman: Das Erste Jahr (German) Batman: Das Erste Jahr (German) Other There is an adaptation of Frank Miller's Batman Year One story that is being turned into a DC Animated Movie.
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Action Comics
583 · Vol. Action Comics
Cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. " Superman in Action " 2 page text piece on the inside front and back covers providing a brief history of Action Comics by E. Nelson Bridwell. " Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? " written by Alan Moore, penciled by Curt Swan, inked by Kurt Schaffenberger, colored by Gene D'Angelo and lettered by Todd Klein. Notes: Ed Hannigan is credited as cover layouts. Story continued from Superman #423 . Jimmy Olsen also appears as Elastic Lad. Lana Lang also appears as Insect Queen. General Zod, Professor Va-Kox and and Kru-El appear on the Zone-O-Phone. Last Earth-1 Superman story. Action Comics goes on hiatus for 3 months which ends 47 years of monthly comics.
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Superman
423 · Vol. Superman
Whatever Happened To The Man of Tomorrow? This is an imaginary story (Which may never happen, but then again may) about a perfect man who came from the sky and did only good. It tells of his twilight, when the great battles were over and the great miracles long since performed; of how his enemies conspired against him and of that final war in the snowblind wastes beneath the Northern Lights; of the women he loved and of the choice he made between them; of how he broke his most sacred oath, and how finally all the things he had were taken from him save for one. It ends with a wink. It begins in a quiet Midwestern town, one summer afternoon in the quiet Midwestern future. Away in the big city, people still sometimes glance up hopefully from the sidewalks, glimpsing a distant speck in the sky... but no: it's only a bird, only a plane. Superman died ten years ago. This is an Imaginary Story... Aren't they all? In the Silver Age Superman's final story he and his allies must battle his entire rogues gallery as the fight turns deadly. There is only one guarantee, Superman will not be seen again after. The seeds had been planted in " Crisis on Infinite Earths " Superman's career was about to come to an end, but the Man of Steel was not about to go out with a whimper. In " Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow? ", a two-part tale by writer Alan Moore and artist Curt Swan, the adventures of the Silver Age Superman came to a dramatic close. Beginning in this issue and concluding in Action Comics #583 , Moore weaved a tale dubbed an "imaginary story." With no restrictions, Moore told his version of the last Superman story and also brought the tale of many of the Last Son of Krypton's villains and allies to an abrupt close. Superman found himself under attack by his foes. With his identity accidentally exposed to the public, Superman faced an onslaught from Metallo, the Kryptonite Man and a combined version of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. Superman eventually discovered the villain behind his troubles was Mr. Mxyzptlk. Superman defeated his now deadly foe, then retired from the limelight, marrying Lois Lane and taking up the identity of Jordan Elliott as a tribute to his late Kryptonian father, Jor-El. Notes: Story continues in Action Comics #583 . Last Earth-1 Superman story. Lois Elliot's interview with Tim Crane takes place on 16 August 1997. " Superman in "Superman" " a brief summary of Superman comics on the inside front and back cover by E. Nelson Bridwell. The cover is a homage of the cover of Superman Annual #1 . Superman goes on hiatus for 3 months and returns as Adventures of Superman comic. Numbering continues with Adventures of Superman #424 . Original title returned in Superman #650 .
PKR 2,998
PKR 2,398
DC Comics · 1986
Superman" Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Story arc · 2 issues
When Superman's secret identity is exposed, he must faces his greatest foes in his "final" battle! This is a two-part issue written by Alan Moore. Collected Editions Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Deluxe Edition DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Batman: The Dark Knight
4 · Vol. Batman: The Dark Knight
The World's Greatest Detective. The Man of Steel. The World's Finest. Fight of the Century. The Dark Knights greatest tale reaches its finale. Notes: The cover is homage by future comics.
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Batman: The Dark Knight
3 · Vol. Batman: The Dark Knight
The Greatest Batman story of all time continues as Batman faces the GCPD, as well as his final battle with the Joker.
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Swamp Thing
50 · Vol. Swamp Thing
While John Constantine and the mystical heroes of the DC Universe wage a last-ditch effort to hold back the evil of the Brujeria, Swamp Thing, the Demon and others descend into hell itself to battle a horde of demons. 1st appearance of the Justice League Dark .
PKR 1,499
DC Comics · 1986
Batman: The Dark Knight
2 · Vol. Batman: The Dark Knight
The greatest Batman story of all time continues as the Dark knight faces down the mutant gang.