Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics in 1986. The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of an elderly Batman who comes out of retirement to fight crime, only to face opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government.
A sequel, Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, was published in 2001.
In the absence of superheroes...
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a four-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller, originally published by DC Comics in 1986. The Dark Knight Returns tells the story of an elderly Batman who comes out of retirement to fight crime, only to face opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government.
A sequel, Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, was published in 2001.
In the absence of superheroes, criminals run amok, and a gang called the Mutants terrorize a future Gotham City. Bruce Wayne has been retired from crime fighting for ten years following the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin. Despite Wayne's funding the rehabilitation of Harvey Dent (Two-Face), Dent returns to crime. Wayne puts on the Batman costume again to apprehend Dent, but the populace debates whether Batman is a savior.
Carrie Kelly, a 13-year-old-girl whom Batman rescues, buys a Robin costume and searches for Batman to aid him. Kelly finds Batman at the city...
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