Batman The Killing Joke Question

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what is the white shape supposed to be? i can't see it for the life of me

 

Its a female hand, with painted nails . Petting a cat on the head .

not that one, i mean the outline of the main one

I dont think it supposed to be anything in particular. Just a torn black page showing whats underneath it .

The top the woman, the bottom the cat . Thats all I see though . Maybe someone else sees something else .

Go here: http://www.comics.org/issue/43808/

 

cover price for following is 3.50 USD

1st printing is neon green

2nd printing is pink

 

cover price for following is 4.95 USD

3rd printing is dark yellow

4th printing is light orange

5th printing is dark blue

6th printing is dark orange

7th printing is light yellow

8th printing is light blue

9th printing is red

10th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

11th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

12th printing is yellow and cufflink is light yellow

 

cover price for following is 5.95 USD and there is an "!" after the word "SMILE"

13th printing is yellow and cufflink is white

14th printing is dark green and cufflink is white

1st thru 7th print are $3.50 Cover Price

8th and 9th print are $3.95 cover price

10th thru 12th print are $4.95 cover price

14th print is $5.99 cover price and has the newer style DC Logo.

13th and 14th prints also have a green tie, where as the other prints have a white or gray tie.

There are also many foreign variants. Here is a list of ones I have found and/or have, so far.

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Yellow)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Orange)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Green)

U.K. Edition 2nd (Titan - Pink)

Italy Edition (Yellow)

Italy Edition (Orange)

Italy Edition (Green)

German Edition - (Green)

Polish Edition (1991)

Finnish Edition (1989)

Dutch (NL) Edition (1989) (Pink)

Brazillian Edition (1989) (Green)

Peruvian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

Serbian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

I dont think it supposed to be anything in particular. Just a torn black page showing whats underneath it .

The top the woman, the bottom the cat . Thats all I see though . Maybe someone else sees something else .

^ yep although I think its supposed to be a fur lined rather than all fur jacket. Which is why we only see the lapel and the hand, those are the areas that fur lining would be visible on such a jacket.

still a bad example, but more like this. Of course, I'm just speculating but when I see the fur shown in isolated pockets at the lapel and cuff, that's what I think

or, since it seems from the lettering like they are going for more of an audrey hepburn /1960s feel, something more like this (still not perfect)

Which printing is the yellow writing? has no indication- mIm pretty sure lime green is 1st---- are there other colors for 1st? Ive seen sellers on ebay saying yellow, and blue as 1st print---- but thats ebay

 

3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13

 

It looks to me like those are the printings of the various yellow ledbetter versions.

ah i see it, the hat threw me, i thought it was a cat or something

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I find the shape of the white boarder surrounding the pussycat to be a little more interesting

Especially since she's petting it.

I'm just seeing what they wanted me to see

Go here: http://www.comics.org/issue/43808/

 

cover price for following is 3.50 USD

1st printing is neon green

2nd printing is pink

 

cover price for following is 4.95 USD

3rd printing is dark yellow

4th printing is light orange

5th printing is dark blue

6th printing is dark orange

7th printing is light yellow

8th printing is light blue

9th printing is red

10th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

11th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

12th printing is yellow and cufflink is light yellow

 

cover price for following is 5.95 USD and there is an "!" after the word "SMILE"

13th printing is yellow and cufflink is white

14th printing is dark green and cufflink is white

 

1st thru 7th print are $3.50 Cover Price

8th and 9th print are $3.95 cover price

10th thru 12th print are $4.95 cover price

14th print is $5.99 cover price and has the newer style DC Logo.

13th and 14th prints also have a green tie, where as the other prints have a white or gray tie.

 

 

There are also many foreign variants. Here is a list of ones I have found and/or have, so far.

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Yellow)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Orange)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Green)

U.K. Edition 2nd (Titan - Pink)

Italy Edition (Yellow)

Italy Edition (Orange)

Italy Edition (Green)

German Edition - (Green)

Polish Edition (1991)

Finnish Edition (1989)

Dutch (NL) Edition (1989) (Pink)

Brazillian Edition (1989) (Green)

Peruvian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

Serbian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

Aszumilo has the top registry set for The Killing Joke. (thumbs u

Later editions also have an exclamation point in the "Smile" word balloon.

^ yep although I think its supposed to be a fur lined rather than all fur jacket. Which is why we only see the lapel and the hand, those are the areas that fur lining would be visible on such a jacket.

Go here: http://www.comics.org/issue/43808/

 

cover price for following is 3.50 USD

1st printing is neon green

2nd printing is pink

 

cover price for following is 4.95 USD

3rd printing is dark yellow

4th printing is light orange

5th printing is dark blue

6th printing is dark orange

7th printing is light yellow

8th printing is light blue

9th printing is red

10th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

11th printing is yellow and cufflink is dark yellow

12th printing is yellow and cufflink is light yellow

 

cover price for following is 5.95 USD and there is an "!" after the word "SMILE"

13th printing is yellow and cufflink is white

14th printing is dark green and cufflink is white

 

1st thru 7th print are $3.50 Cover Price

8th and 9th print are $3.95 cover price

10th thru 12th print are $4.95 cover price

14th print is $5.99 cover price and has the newer style DC Logo.

13th and 14th prints also have a green tie, where as the other prints have a white or gray tie.

 

 

There are also many foreign variants. Here is a list of ones I have found and/or have, so far.

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Yellow)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Orange)

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Green)

U.K. Edition 2nd (Titan - Pink)

Italy Edition (Yellow)

Italy Edition (Orange)

Italy Edition (Green)

German Edition - (Green)

Polish Edition (1991)

Finnish Edition (1989)

Dutch (NL) Edition (1989) (Pink)

Brazillian Edition (1989) (Green)

Peruvian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

Serbian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size

 

Aszumilo has the top registry set for The Killing Joke. (thumbs u

Just an update on the US and Foreign editions I have found. Bold are ones I have and any help on tracking down others would be appreciated. And if you know of any others that are not listed, let me know so I can add them.

Batman: The Killing Joke 1st (Green) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 2nd (Pink) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 3rd (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 4th (Light Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 5th (Dark Blue) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 6th (Dark Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 7th (Light Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 8th (Light Blue) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 9th (Red) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 10th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $4.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 11th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $4.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 12th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile / White Tie / $5.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 13th (Yellow) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile! / Green Tie / $5.95 / Old Logo

Batman: The Killing Joke 14th (Dark Green) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile! / Green Tie / $5.99 / New Logo / Packaged w/ Action Figures

Argentina Edition (2013) DC/ECC publisher Batman La Broma Asesina (White logo) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / No Smile bubble / Green Tie / New DC Logo/ECC Logo - (5 9.8 in census)

Brazillian Edition Abril publisher Batman A Piada Mortal(1989) (Green) Yellow Cufflinks / White Sorria / Gray Tie / R$4.50 / Old DC Logo / Abril Logo

Dutch (NL) Edition (1989) (Pink)

Finland Edition (1989) No Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie

France Edition (2000) Delcourt publisher Batman Rire Et Mourir

France Edition J’ai Lu publisher Batman SOURIEZ!

German Edition - (Green) Panini publisher

German Edition (White & Yellow Logo) Carlsen publisher / Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / White Tie

German Edition (2008) (White Logo) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Lacheln, Bitte! / Green Tie / New DC Logo

Hungary Edition (1989) No Cufflinks / White Mosolyogni! / White Tie

Italy Edition (Yellow)

Italy Edition (Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Sorrid! / Gray Tie

Italy Edition (Green) Yellow Cufflinks / White Sorrid! / Gray Tie

Japan Edition (White Logo) Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile! / Green Tie

Mexico Edition Editorial Vid publisher

Mexico Edition DC/Unlimited Batman La Broma Asesina in white border at bottom of cover

Peru Edition (2011) (White Logo) (Magazine size) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow ¡Sonrie! / Green Tie

Polish Edition (1991)

Serbian Edition (2011) (White Logo) Magazine size?

Serbian Edition B&W Cover

Swedish Edition (1989) No Cufflinks / White Omelett / White Tie

Spain Edition Norma Editional publisher

Spain Edition Perfil publisher

Spain Edition Zinco publisher

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Green) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / £1.95 / Titan Logo

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / £2.25 / Titan Logo

U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / £2.50 / Titan Logo

U.K. Edition 2nd (Titan – Pink) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / £1.95 / Titan Logo

U.K. Edition 3rd (according to CGC census - 1 in 6.5 / 1 in 7.5) - No other info at this time - This appears to be the U.K. Edition 1st (Titan - Orange). That is what the label on my recently submitted one says, although it does say 1st printing on the inside cover.

Added some new info on the UK 3rd Edition and added another Mexican variant. Going to work on adding pictures for the different foreign editions when i get time.

Here are the covers for the foreign editions for your viewing pleasure.

The most reprinted book of all time and the original still aint worth much

Whether or not it is not worth much it is still a great book. And there are other books that have been reprinted more. How many reprints does the Walking Dead #1 have now? And how many will it make with 25 more prints to come next year?