Detective Comics #1008 Bryan Hitch Variant (Raw VF/NM) - DC Year of the Villain Mr. Freeze Cover (2019)

Add a chilling DC villain key issue to your comic collection with Detective Comics #1008 (Card Stock Variant Edition), published by DC Comics! Written by acclaimed writer Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Superman), featuring interior artwork by Doug Mahnke, inks by Jaime Mendoza, and rich colors by David Baron.

The upper left corner displays the circular red DC logo, while the lower left box marks this as a premium VARIANT COVER edition. The bottom border features the series title DETECTIVE COMICS 1008, creator credits TOMASI • MAHNKE • MENDOZA • BARON, and the event banner YEAR OF THE VILLAIN • THE OFFER.

The striking textless portrait cover artwork by comic legend Bryan Hitch (inked by Alex Sinclair) presents an intense close-up of Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries) inside his glass helmet dome, with the silhouette of Batman cast as a reflection across his forehead and goggles against a snowy, frozen Gotham City backdrop.

In issue #1008—part of the DC Year of the Villain crossover event—Lex Luthor approaches Mr. Freeze with "The Offer," supplying him with advanced tech to finally revive his beloved frozen wife, Nora Fries, setting off the dramatic "Cold Dark World" story arc.

This unslabbed raw card stock issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and crisp cover colors—making it an essential pickup for Batman collectors, Mr. Freeze fans, and DC Year of the Villain completionists.