DC Comics, 2008 cover
Cover of the DC Comics, 2008 edition of this book. The Titan Books 1988 jacket has not been photographed yet.
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This is Batman: The Killing Joke, written by Alan Moore, drawn by Brian Bolland and coloured by John Higgins. DC Comics published it in the United States in March 1988 as a 48-page prestige-format one-shot. Titan Books issued the British edition in 1988 as a 48-page softcover with ISBN 1852860820, which separates it from the DC printings. The book was reprinted many times; CGC records a UK edition and a UK 3rd edition alongside the many DC printings, and notes that printings are distinguished by colour changes on the cover, so compare the cover as well as the imprint. The 2008 Deluxe Edition, recoloured by Bolland, and the recent facsimile reprints are not firsts.
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Titan Books, London, in 1988, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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