The first issue of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns hit the stands on this date in 1986.
Four full decades later, it remains perhaps the most definitive tale of Batman's persona as a human being. Watching an older Bruce Wayne turn his back on his age and embracing his heroic persona once more is nothing short of magnificent... and also engenders much reflection on the part of the reader.
I first read The Dark Knight Returns in June of 1989: the "Summer of Batman" when the Caped Crusader was seemingly everywhere. It was unlike any comic book I had yet experienced. It totally changed how I perceived Batman and his world and it forever raised my expectations on what graphic novels should deliver.
Frank Miller, thank you for bringing us this story. It will always be my favorite Batman story and no doubt it is for many other fans too.
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