Batman and Joker Gift Set was released, including both characters with new color schemes to reflect earlier points in the story, and a 48-page prestige format reprint of The Dark Knight Returns #1 was also released. An action figure of Batman as he appears in The Dark Knight Returns was released by Mattel in 2013, as part of their Batman Unlimited line of action figures. In 2022, Cryptozoic Entertainment released a Batman: The Dark Knight Returns board game designed specifically for solitaire play. The game uses extensive amounts of art from the graphic novel and play follows the story of The Dark Knight Returns, including 4 games mirroring the books as a campaign. Miscellaneous In the episode "Girl Meets the New Teacher" of Girl Meets World, the new English teacher Harper Burgess gives out copies for her class to study, which creates controversy with the principal who disapproves of the comic. In the Rick and Morty season 6 episode "Solaricks", The Dark Knight Returns is mentioned by the original version of Jerry Smith as one of the books he read at a Barnes & Noble to overcome the grief of losing his family. Notes References External links The plot in more detail at darkknight.ca Deconstructing Dark Knight Returns - an ongoing analysis of The Dark Knight Returns and related works Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again discussed at sequart.com Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – a retrospective and review at Batman-On-Film.com 1986 comics debuts 1986 comics endings Fiction set in 1986 Comics by Frank Miller (comics) Comics set during the Cold War DC Comics adapted into films Neo-noir comics Dystopian comics Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan Gothic comics