Batman: Holy Terror ##1
DC Comics • Batman: Holy Terror
Writer
Alan Brennert
Interior Artist
Norm Breyfogle
Cover Artist
Howard Chaykin
Publication Date
September 1991
Cover Variant
Regular
Printing
First Printing
Comic Description
Set in an alternate 1960s Gotham City where Oliver Cromwell's Puritan Commonwealth survived into the modern era, Bruce Wayne's parents are executed by the state security apparatus. Bruce grows up to become Batman in a grim, totalitarian theocracy where the church and state are brutally intertwined.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Very Fine (CGC 8.0)
Condition Details
The book is bagged and boarded, showing overall clean cover gloss with sharp corners and minor handling wear. There is a price sticker affixed to the upper left corner of the cover. A few very light spine stress lines may be present upon closer inspection, but overall the structure is solid with vibrant black and gold ink on the cover.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $10 - $20, Graded (CGC 9.4/9.6): $40 - $75
Recent Sales
Recent raw copies in similar VF/NM condition have sold in the $10 to $15 range on secondary marketplaces.
Grading Recommendation
Not generally recommended for professional grading unless part of a personal collection or high-grade run, as the current market value for a graded copy barely exceeds the cost of grading and shipping fees.
Notable Features
This is the very first graphic novel published under DC Comics' Elseworlds imprint, which explores out-of-continuity alternate reality stories featuring iconic DC characters.
Authentication Notes
Standard DC Comics publication quality from 1991, featuring correct square binding/prestige format paper stock, crisp typography, and proper Elseworlds and DC bullets logos.