Batgirl #23
Cover D · Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary Card Stock Variant · Batman: Bad Seeds tie-in · original first printing · Collect Forever Soft Slab
2 September 2026 on sale · November 2026 issue date
Cover D card-stock variant of Batgirl #23, a Batman: Bad Seeds tie-in, carrying Stanley “Artgerm” Lau’s Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary image of Carrie Kelley as Robin against Bruce Wayne’s Batman. The object documents DC’s year-long 2026 anniversary publishing programme around Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley’s 1986 landmark while remaining part of the contemporary Cassandra Cain Batgirl run.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #23
- Publisher
- DC Comics · United States
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance within Collect Forever Soft Slab — ungraded.
- Completeness
- Complete under standing TMR accession rule. Front and rear covers are visible through the sealed Collect Forever Soft Slab; interiors have not been independently inspected without opening the enclosure.
Catalogue note
Cover D card-stock variant of Batgirl #23, a Batman: Bad Seeds tie-in, carrying Stanley “Artgerm” Lau’s Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary image of Carrie Kelley as Robin against Bruce Wayne’s Batman. The object documents DC’s year-long 2026 anniversary publishing programme around Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley’s 1986 landmark while remaining part of the contemporary Cassandra Cain Batgirl run. Preserved in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
Writer: Tate Brombal
Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau
Edition: Cover D · Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary Card Stock Variant · UPC 76194138622502341 · code 0726DC0105
Why this object matters
Artgerm’s Carrie Kelley/Batman image is a clearly identified component of the Dark Knight Returns anniversary programme. Its strong importance lies in contemporary reception and cover design, not in being an original 1986 publication. Retain 8.0.
Evidence limits: Complete under standing TMR accession rule. Front and rear covers are visible through the sealed Collect Forever Soft Slab; interiors have not been independently inspected without opening the enclosure.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 3
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Writing credit: Tate Brombal Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Takeshi Miyazawa Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Original catalogue credit
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