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Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor UNITED STATES
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Location: George Perez Gallery
Title: Batman #400 Page #9 by George Perez!*
Artist:  George Perez (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 276
Likes on CAF: 31
Comments: 45
Added to Site: 5/2/2026

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I've wanted a Batman #400 page for a looooooooooooooooong time.  I missed out a few times, including the Steve Lightle pages in auction.  I couldn't budget this a few times, but was able to finally do a trade to get this great page pencilled and inked by Perez!  And this page features many of Batman's gallery of villains - over 2 dozen bad guys, including The Joker, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Riddler, Penguin, Two Face, Mr. Freeze, Catman, Thief of Night who wants to go after Nocturna, and Killer Croc declaring he's ready to break the Batman's back (foreshadowing Bane's success in doing the same nearly 100 issues later...) And this is reminiscent of Detective #526 with sooooooo many Batman Villains by the late, great Don Newton.  I got really lucky as this is one of the best pages in the issue. PURE Perez!  It rarely gets better than this!

Synopsis for "Resurrection Night!"

Ra's al Ghul embarks upon one of his most ambitious schemes to confound the Batman. He engineers a massive breakout at both Arkham Asylum and Gotham State Penitentiary, uniting both prisoners and patients, he arms them with their uniforms and weapons, giving them special instructions. Meanwhile, Batman finds a note taped to the Batcomputer that reads, "Know your foes!" and Ra's enters the cave to tell Batman what he has done. He further offers his service in permanently eliminating Batman's adversaries should he agree to join his crusade. Batman naturally refuses, and Ra's takes his leave. He soon discovers that the villains have kidnapped people with strong connections to the Batman -- Alfred Pennyworth, Harvey Bullock, Julia Pennyworth, and Vicki Vale. Moreover, the Joker and the Penguin have enveloped GCPD Headquarters with a giant steel net, turning the police into prisoners. The Joker forces Commissioner Gordon to contact Batman and tell him that he has three hours to rescue them or else all of the hostages will die. Batman and Robin find assistance from Catwoman and Ra's daughter Talia. They split into two teams to tackle the mission from different angles. Robin and Talia go after the group of villains at the GCPD, while Batman and Catwoman confront the criminals who have kidnapped Batman's allies. Throughout the course of the long evening, both parties prove successful and after Batman defeats the Joker and regains control of the GCPD, the heroes then travel together to Ra's base of operations. They track him down to an old decrepit windmill where Ra's is housing one of his Lazarus Pits. For the first time ever, Ra's immerses himself in the pit while still alive, and soon emerges, now ten times as strong as a normal human. Batman and his allies approach the windmill and uses explosive charges to blast away at the foundation, providing them with a quick entrance. Batman and Ra's fight one another and through the course of the conflict, he flips Ra's over his head. Ra's lands for a second time inside the Lazarus Pit. The explosives have greatly weakened the structure of the windmill, so Batman and the others race out of there just as it collapses. With Ra's base collapsing the heroes retreat, assuming that Ra's is gone for good. Afterwards, most of Batman allies gather together in the Batcave to celebrate Batman's anniversary, but the Dark Knight refuses to join them, knowing that there are many criminals still at large and that his mission is far from over.

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/2/2026

Perez pencils and inks are grails in his prime.  Rarely do they come up and if they aren't covers, even tougher to find.  

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Posted On 5/2/2026

Marcus Wai wrote:
" Perez pencils and inks are grails in his prime.  Rarely do they come up and if they aren't covers, even tougher to find.   "

Thanks Marcus.  I'm really lucky it came around again.

Paula Fox Member Since 2026
Posted On 5/9/2026

Marcus Wai wrote:
" Perez pencils and inks are grails in his prime.  Rarely do they come up and if they aren't covers, even tougher to find.   "

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/9/2026

Paula Fox wrote:
" Here you can create your own Adult art and let your Naughty Fantasies run wild) Please rate -- https://ja.cat/efanu "

That's awesome Paula.  This is just what this site needs.

Brian Norton Member Since 2006
Posted On 5/2/2026

Congrats nick. This is George  at his best handling multiple  characters  like only he can. 

Posted On 5/2/2026

Brian Norton wrote:
" Congrats nick. This is George  at his best handling multiple  characters  like only he can.  "

Thanks bud.  It's surreal.  I missed it so many times.  I was able to do a good trade to get it.

Filmore W. Bedwick Member Since 2003
Posted On 5/2/2026

A Very Memorable issue of Pure Perez Magic!

Posted On 5/2/2026

Filmore W. Bedwick wrote:
" A Very Memorable issue of Pure Perez Magic! "

Thank you for the kind comment.

Posted On 5/2/2026

sweet page, great issue, well done getting this one nick

Posted On 5/2/2026

thomas derrick aka #1marvelfan wrote:
" sweet page, great issue, well done getting this one nick "

Thank you bud.

Brent S Member Since 2016
Posted On 5/2/2026

Love this page!  Massive congratulations!!!

Posted On 5/2/2026

Brent S wrote:
" Love this page!  Massive congratulations!!! "

Thank you Brent.

S Riz Member Since 2014
Posted On 5/2/2026

Awesome pickup! 

Posted On 5/2/2026

S Riz wrote:
" Awesome pickup!  "

thanks brother!

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
Posted On 5/2/2026

Great page from a memorable issue!

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Posted On 5/2/2026

Duke Fleed wrote:
" Great page from a memorable issue! "

Agreed.  

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
Posted On 5/2/2026

One of the best all-time "hundredth" anniversary issues! This sequence by Pérez while at his peak is outstanding and up there with the best work he ever did, due to his decision to ink his own pencils Congrats, Nicky, it's incredible!

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Posted On 5/2/2026

Ruben DaCollector wrote:
" One of the best all-time "hundredth" anniversary issues! This sequence by Pérez while at his peak is outstanding and up there with the best work he ever did, due to his decision to ink his own pencils Congrats, Nicky, it's incredible! "

Thanks Ruben.  Third time it came around.  You barely get a piece a second time around, but a third time around.  Wow.  I'm really lucky.

Rick W Member Since 2017
Posted On 5/2/2026

Absoulutely love this issue! Major congrats!!

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Posted On 5/2/2026

Rick W wrote:
" Absoulutely love this issue! Major congrats!! "

Thank you bud

Jim Warden Member Since 2003
Posted On 5/2/2026

I've no idea what you had to give up in trade to acquire this incredible page, but I can't imagine you did not come away from the deal with the most spectacular piece of art!

Every panel oozes Perez goodness, but man, the close-ups of the Joker in the first panel and Killer Croc in the final panel are fantastic!  The horizontal panel with the group shot of the villains is a perfect example of Perez's talent for drawing multi-character scenes.  Big CONGRATULATIONS on adding this gem to your stellar collection!

Posted On 5/3/2026

Jim Warden wrote:
" I've no idea what you had to give up in trade to acquire this incredible page, but I can't imagine you did not come away from the deal with the most spectacular piece of art!
Every panel oozes Perez goodness, but man, the close-ups of the Joker in the first panel and Killer Croc in the final panel are fantastic!  The horizontal panel with the group shot of the villains is a perfect example of Perez's talent for drawing multi-character scenes.  Big CONGRATULATIONS on adding this gem to your stellar collection! "

thank you sooooo much Jim.  It was fair for all.  I could not be happier.  A page like this rarely comes raound, but I missed it the first time, and then a second time, and the third time, I had to do it.  There was no way I was going to try my luck.  Again, thank you.

Jordan Joanou Member Since 2008
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Posted On 5/3/2026

Such a great seminal issue...congrats on getting a wonderful piece of history.

Posted On 5/3/2026

Jordan Joanou wrote:
" Such a great seminal issue...congrats on getting a wonderful piece of history. "

Thank you brother!

F M Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/3/2026

Fantastic page by a master from a memorable issue

Posted On 5/3/2026

F M wrote:
" Fantastic page by a master from a memorable issue "

Agreed, and thanks for the comment.

* bronze-is-gold Member Since 2007
Posted On 5/3/2026

Congrats Nick!  What a cool page and an amazing array of Batman's rogue gallery by one of the masters.  Do we gauge our longevity as a fan by the villains we can name or those whose names we have forgotten?

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Posted On 5/3/2026

* bronze-is-gold wrote:
" Congrats Nick!  What a cool page and an amazing array of Batman's rogue gallery by one of the masters.  Do we gauge our longevity as a fan by the villains we can name or those whose names we have forgotten? "

It's definitely a factor my friend!  But it's also true that creators can reinvigorate the villains to have more meaning to a new audience.

Adam Martin Member Since 2008
Posted On 5/3/2026

Just incredible! and it even has Catman before the Breyfogle upgraded costume.

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Posted On 5/3/2026

Adam Martin wrote:
" Just incredible! and it even has Catman before the Breyfogle upgraded costume. "

Yep!  It is a great page, and I'm really lucky.

Ron B Member Since 2024
Posted On 5/3/2026

What an incredible Perez page, with the full assortment of fun Bat baddies. Just perfection. Congrats

Posted On 5/3/2026

Ron B wrote:
" What an incredible Perez page, with the full assortment of fun Bat baddies. Just perfection. Congrats "

Thank you Ron!

Rich Cirillo Member Since 2004
Posted On 5/3/2026

Amazingly detailed page from the peak of George's career! What often gets lost among all the detailed rendering is how far George's storytelling had come at this point. He was able to not only fit in 11 panels, no small feat, but utilized a myriad of camera angles to perfection! The second to last panel stands out to me, as he chose to go with the diagonal angle to show the action with great clarity. The story moves so flawlessly with the decisions he made. Congrats on finally being able to acquire this beautiful example of George's work! I'm glad it found its home in your collection!

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Posted On 5/3/2026

Rich Cirillo wrote:
" Amazingly detailed page from the peak of George's career! What often gets lost among all the detailed rendering is how far George's storytelling had come at this point. He was able to not only fit in 11 panels, no small feat, but utilized a myriad of camera angles to perfection! The second to last panel stands out to me, as he chose to go with the diagonal angle to show the action with great clarity. The story moves so flawlessly with the decisions he made. Congrats on finally being able to acquire this beautiful example of George's work! I'm glad it found its home in your collection! "

GREAT breakdown!  And one small addition - in Detective #526 it was Joker and Croc at each other over Batman, so Croc pushing The Joker aside is pretty cool throwback.

Steve Lawrence Member Since 2016
Posted On 5/3/2026

Killer page by the master George Perez!

Posted On 5/3/2026

Steve Lawrence wrote:
" Killer page by the master George Perez! "

Agreed - with many killers!

Gene Park Member Since 2004
Posted On 5/3/2026

George Perez in his prime doing George Perez things - fantastic!

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Posted On 5/3/2026

Gene Park wrote:
" George Perez in his prime doing George Perez things - fantastic! "

Very well said, and obviously I agree ;-)

Robert Binkley Member Since 2011
Posted On 5/4/2026

Great Perez Page ! Congrats Nick !

West Stephan Member Since 2007
Posted On 5/4/2026

A key page from a key comic. Interesting how Killer Croc wants to break Batman's back on this page, a foreshadowing of what's to come. ~Congratulations on adding this to your collection!

Mister Miracle Member Since 2021
Posted On 5/5/2026

Simply amazing! Few and far between do you see so many Batman foes togather at the same time. Perez masterpiece! Congrats Nick!

Brandon Coffey Member Since 2015
Posted On 5/9/2026

Oh my gosh, this is literally one of the best pages out there! Perez mid-eighties goodness, tons of villians and Batman! Such a great page, so glad they finally reprinted this in one of the Batman DC Finest Collections. This is a grail page for sure. Congrats! 

Tom McDonald Member Since 2019
Posted On 5/9/2026

Pencils AND inks. Just brilliant! The four pages he did for this issue are equivalent to the stunning design and detail of his Lonely Place of Dying covers. So glad you got this, Nick!!
Peter Venkman Member Since 2003
Posted On 5/12/2026

Touchdown !

M L Member Since 2015
Posted On 5/19/2026

Perez magic everywhere! Love that horizontal panel in particular. 

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