The Dark Knight Returns is a Batman story written by Frank Miller with illustrations by Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley in 1986. It is a limited series set in a possible future, portrayed as Batman's last adventure. The story depicts Bruce Wayne as an old man, coming out of retirement to be Batman again. Miller would go on to write a companion story in 1987 titled Year One, showing Batman's first adventure. In 2001, Miller wrote and illustrated a sequel The Dark Knight Strikes Again. This is later established as the "Dark Knight Universe."
