ROBIN II: THE JOKER’S WILD #4

Cover shows sharp corners and strong color with no visible spine stress or ticks. There is a small reflective glare/scratch mark on the blue window pane area that could be a minor surface abrasion, and the book is in a protective sleeve which limits full assessment. No creases, tears, or fading are visible on the front cover. Interior and back cover were not assessed.

Robin II: The Joker's Wild #4 closes out DC's 1991 four-issue miniseries chronicling Tim Drake's early tenure as Robin, written by Chuck Dixon with covers by Eduardo Barreto and Kevin Maguire. The story pits the newly costumed Robin against a trio of Batman's most enduring villains, Joker, Two-Face, and the Riddler, while supporting cast members Batman, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon, and Tim's father Jack Drake round out the finale. The series as a whole holds importance for establishing Tim Drake in the role following his introduction in the Batman titles, but this closing chapter functions primarily as the wrap-up to a story already set in motion in the first three issues.

Market data reflects a book that circulates in modest volume among Copper Age direct-market completists rather than commanding independent demand. Census figures show a healthy total of graded copies but a shallow spread of recorded sales at every grade, with values climbing steeply only in the top tiers, from the mid-$20s at 9.4 to $65 at the 9.8 census ceiling. Raw and low-grade copies trade for little above cover price, reflecting ample surviving supply from an era of high print runs and speculative overproduction.

Collecting interest centers on Batman-family and Robin completists assembling the full four-issue run rather than buyers targeting issue #4 on its own merits. Because the book was not widely torn from the newsstand or heavily pressed for grading, high-grade 9.6 and 9.8 copies remain attainable but carry a real premium over mid-grade material, making this a book that trades thinly but predictably: inexpensive in circulated grades, moderately priced in the mid-grade range, and modestly valued even at the top of the census compared to true key issues of the same period.