{"product_id":"batman-251-facsimile-edition-cover-a-neal-adams","title":"Batman #251 Facsimile Edition Cover A Neal Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Sale 9\/9\/2026 – This item will ship two days before the on-sale date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBatman #251 Facsimile Edition Cover A reprints Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' Bronze Age classic \"The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!\" — the story that redefined the Joker for the modern era — releasing September 9, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e DC Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dennis O'Neil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt \/ Cover Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neal Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date (Facsimile Edition):\u003c\/strong\u003e September 9, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single issue, 32 pages, full color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $3.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistributor SKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0726DC0245\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story: \"The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Joker escapes from a mental hospital to take revenge on five former gang members who betrayed him. Batman races against time trying to protect them, in Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams' seminal reinvention of the Joker for the Bronze Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy This Issue Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO'Neil and Adams' Batman #251 is widely considered one of the most important Batman comics ever published — the story that transformed the Joker from a campy trickster back into a genuinely dangerous, homicidal threat, setting the template every subsequent take on the character has built from. This facsimile edition reproduces the original 1973 issue cover-to-cover, including period ads and letters pages, at an accessible price point for readers who don't own (or can't afford) an original copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a reprint of the original comic or a new story?\u003c\/strong\u003e It's a facsimile reprint — a faithful reproduction of the original September 1973 issue, not a new story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need to read anything before this?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — it's a self-contained classic Batman\/Joker story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43850536714330,"sku":"0726DC0245","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3359\/4458\/files\/large-8493098.jpg?v=1786804231","url":"https:\/\/epic-panels-comics.com\/products\/batman-251-facsimile-edition-cover-a-neal-adams","provider":"Epic Panels Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}