Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 (Raw VF/NM) - DC Comics (Marc Silvestri Midtown Comics Exclusive Variant Cover)

Add a high-value store exclusive key issue to your web store inventory with Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 (Book One), published by DC Comics[cite: 15, 16]! Co-written by visionary comic creators Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets) with interior pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Klaus Janson, and colors by Brad Anderson[cite: 15, 16], this premiere issue launches the third chapter in Frank Miller's legendary Dark Knight trilogy.

The upper trade dress features the circular blue crescent DC COMICS logo on the left above the issue indicator BOOK ONE[cite: 15, 16]. Creator credits (MILLER • AZZARELLO • KUBERT • JANSON • ANDERSON) are stacked neatly along the lower-left corner[cite: 15, 16], while the tall white series title logo DKIII: THE MASTER RACE sits in the top-right corner.

The cover artwork—crafted and signed by Top Cow founder and Image Comics co-founder Marc Silvestri (signed SILVESTRI with Sinc signature box in the lower right)[cite: 15, 16]—presents an explosive, high-action splash of Batman leaping out in front of a massive Batmobile tank with its treads tearing through dirt against a fiery red sky.

In this premiere chapter, years after Bruce Wayne's disappearance, crime has resurfaced in Gotham City[cite: 15, 16]. When a mysterious vigilante wearing the Bat-cowl is apprehended by GCPD, a staggering revelation sets off events that awaken Ray Palmer (The Atom) and unleash a radicalized Kandorian Kryptonian threat led by Quar.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring crisp edges, a flat spine, and fiery color saturation—making it a prized addition for collectors of Frank Miller, Marc Silvestri, Batman, DC Comics, and store exclusive variant cover collectors.