ROBIN II: THE JOKER’S WILD #4

The book is sealed in its original factory polybag as part of the 'Collector's Set' promotional packaging, so only the outer bag and printed insert card are visible rather than the actual comic cover. The polybag shows visible creasing and wrinkle lines across the surface, along with mild corner softness at the bottom edges, consistent with handling over time. There is a faint diagonal crease near the top left corner of the bag. Since the book is sealed, the interior and true front/back covers were not directly assessed, and grading is based solely on the condition of the outer packaging.

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.