Absolute Batman #1 BCW Variant — Where Collectors Can Find It
The Bat Has a New Look, and It Isn’t on the Shelf
The city is quiet. Too quiet. Somewhere between the long boxes and the new-release wall, a rumor is moving through the shadows: BCW has its own foil variant of Absolute Batman #1, and it isn’t sold the usual way.
DC printed a variant of its hit Absolute Batman #1 just for us: a BCW-exclusive foil cover with art by Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin. Only 1,000 copies exist. No online cart. No restock. When the last copy leaves the last shop, the trail goes cold.
Collectors: How to Track One Down
You can’t buy this variant from BCW. Not online, not by phone, not at any price. Of the 1,000 copies, 900 are going to BCW Authorized Wholesale Customers, comic shops that receive a set of three. That’s where the trail leads.
- Check the list of participating stores below and find one near you.
- Call or visit the shop and ask about the Absolute Batman #1 variant presented by BCW.
- Follow the shop’s lead. Each store decides what to do with its copies: sell one over the counter, hold one for a loyal regular, auction one, or keep one for the house collection.
- Watch social media. Shops that sell are encouraged to post and tag BCW on Facebook and BCW on Instagram, and we’ll help spread the word.
Comic Shops: Get Your Set of Three
If you’re a BCW Wholesale Customer, your shop can get three copies free with one qualifying order, while quantities last. Not a BCW wholesale customer yet, or need the details? Contact Us to learn more.
Participating Stores
These BCW Authorized Wholesale Customers have qualified for a set of three as of November 10, 2026. More shops are joining, so check back for updates.
| STATE | CITY | STORE |
|---|---|---|
| AL | Birmingham | Kumosk’s Poke-Kollections |
| AL | Huntsville | The DeeP, Comics & Games |
| AZ | Phoenix | Samurai Comics |
| AZ | Tempe | Brandon’s Comics |
| CA | Los Angeles | Golden Apple |
| CA | Palm Springs | Rated Comics |
| CA | San Diego | Comickaze Comics & Pop Culture Store |
| CA | San Diego | Sweetpeas Collectibles Shop |
| CA | Sunnyvale | Comics Conspiracy |
| CA | Temple City | The Comic Cellar |
| CA | Torrance | The Cargo Hold |
| CA | Vista | Top Right Collectibles |
| CA | West Sacramento | Funaticals |
| CO | Arvada | Goat & Sons Cards and Collectibles |
| CO | Colorado Springs | George’s Comics and Games |
| CO | Fountain | Hotzone |
| CO | Parker | Hall of Justice Comics |
| CO | Thornton | I Want More Comics |
| CT | East Putnam | Wonderland Comics |
| CT | Orange | Clockwork Comics |
| CT | Stamford | Sucker Punch Comics |
| FL | Boca Raton | The Hobby House |
| FL | Boynton Beach | Fostered Comics |
| FL | Brandon | The Comics Club |
| FL | Cape Coral | Marvelous Cards & Collectibles |
| FL | Clearwater | Emerald City |
| FL | Fort Walton Beach | TBS Comics |
| FL | Jacksonville | Gotham City Limit |
| FL | Lauderhill | Tate’s Comics |
| FL | Maitland | Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse |
| FL | Orlando | A Wretched Hive (Chupacabra Comics) |
| FL | Oviedo | Comic Central |
| FL | Panama City Beach | PCB Hobby |
| FL | Pensacola | Pensacola Pop Comics |
| FL | Port St. Lucie | Berzerk Comics |
| FL | Sunrise | Ibis Comics and Collectibles |
| FL | Tallahassee | Fallout Comics |
| FL | Tampa | Yancy Street Comics South |
| FL | Valrico | Read More Comics |
| FL | West Melbourne | Famous Faces & Funnies |
| GA | Atlanta | Oxford Comics & Games |
| GA | Canton | Klameit |
| GA | Covington | RJ Comics |
| GA | Martinez | ABX Comics & Games |
| GA | Martinez | Top Dog Comics |
| GA | Valdosta | Kevo Collectibles |
| IA | Bettendorf | Argo Storage Solutions |
| IA | Iowa City | Daydreams Comics |
| IA | Red Oak | Kurt Wayne Comics and Collections |
| IA | Spencer | Ripping Vintage Packs |
| IL | Bourbonnais | The Dragon’s Refuge |
| IL | Chicago | First Aid Comics |
| IL | Homer Glen | Modern Age Comics |
| IN | Fort Wayne | Summit Comics & Games |
| IN | Indianapolis | Downtown Comics |
| IN | Indianapolis | Mage’s Comics and Games |
| IN | Mishawaka | BuyMeToys.com |
| IN | Muncie | Aw Yeah Comics |
| KY | Elizabethtown | etown Comics |
| MA | Belchertown | PlayNow! |
| MI | Battle Creek | Hatfield Games |
| MI | Cadillac | Wargames North |
| MI | Fraser | Comix Corner |
| MI | Grand Rapids | Tardy’s Collectors Corner |
| MI | Jackson | Nostalgia Ink |
| MI | Jackson | Sanctum Sanctorum Comics |
| MI | Kalamazoo | Fanfare Sports & Entertainment |
| MI | West Bloomfield | Comic City |
| MN | Saint Cloud | Granite City Comics & Games |
| MO | Harrisonville | Apex Comics |
| MO | Maryland Heights | Newcastle Comics & Games |
| MO | Springfield | Comic Force |
| MO | St. Charles | Comic Relief |
| NC | Durham | Ultimate Comics |
| NC | Fuquay-Varina | Yellow Bird Comics |
| NC | Gastonia | All Things Collectible |
| NC | Kannapolis | Scott’s Collectibles |
| NC | Leland | Comic Nation |
| NC | Raleigh | Fight or Flight (FOF) Comics |
| NC | Wilmington | Memory Lane Comics |
| NC | Wilson | Dreamdaze Comics Fun & Games |
| NC | Winston-Salem | Ssalefish Comics |
| NJ | Bayonne | Manifest Comics and Cards |
| NJ | Cranford | Rogue Comics and Collectibles |
| NJ | Glen Ridge | Expired Robot |
| NJ | Little Egg Harbor Township | Neon Mermaid Comics |
| NJ | Milltown | Main Street Comics |
| NJ | Plainsboro | Pop Culture Zone |
| NJ | Union | Clockwork Comics & Cards |
| NJ | Wayne | Zapp Comics |
| NM | Albuquerque | Comic Warehouse |
| NV | Gardnerville | OdinEyes Oddities |
| NV | Henderson | Action Comics |
| NV | Las Vegas | Maximum Comics |
| NY | Lynbrook | LI Comic Shop |
| NY | Niagara Falls | Gotham Central Comics & Collectibles |
| NY | Pelham | The Woods Collectibles |
| NY | Williston Park | Grasshopper’s Comics |
| OH | Cincinnati | Rockin Rooster Comics & Games |
| OH | Columbus | Heroes and Games |
| OH | Conneaut | Deep Issues Comics |
| OH | Medina | Libby’s Sports Cards and Collectibles |
| OH | Westerville | World’s Greatest Comics |
| OH | Willoughby | Comic Heaven |
| OH | Willoughby | Scott’s Shop |
| OH | Youngstown | Watchtower Heroes |
| OK | Grove | Hometown Cards & Collectibles |
| OK | Norman | Speeding Bullet Comics |
| OK | Tulsa | Impulse Creations |
| OR | Portland | Cosmic Monkey Comics |
| OR | Portland | PumpyTheCat |
| PA | Aliquippa | 412 Comics |
| PA | Bethlehem | JAF Comics |
| PA | Lancaster | 4th Wall Comics |
| PA | Lebanon | AA Comics and Cards |
| PA | Monroeville | Phantom of the Attic |
| PA | Olyphant | Moonshot Moose |
| PA | Sewickley | Big Bang Comics |
| PA | South Williamsport | Isle of Comics |
| RI | Providence | High Ground Comics |
| SC | Columbia | Pop Culture Comics |
| SC | Summerville | Soundwave Music & Movies |
| TN | Kingsport | Dewayne’s World Comics |
| TN | Knoxville | Brickhouse Collectibles |
| TN | Murfreesboro | Outer Limits Boro |
| TX | Arlington | Lone Star Comics |
| TX | Austin | Bat City GC |
| TX | Houston | Bedrock City Comics |
| TX | Houston | Odin’s Place |
| TX | Plano | Madness Games & Comics |
| TX | San Antonio | Big Alpaca Comics |
| TX | Tyler | Ground Zero Comics |
| UT | West Valley City | Nerd Store |
| VA | Charlottesville | Hello Comics |
| VA | Henrico | Stories Comics |
| VA | Midlothian | Alpha Comics |
| VA | Newport News | Jersy’s Cards & Comics |
| WA | Lacey | Olympic Cards and Comics |
| WA | Spokane Valley | The Comic Book Shop |
| WI | Fond du Lac | Chimera Hobby Shop |
| WI | Merrill | Gamers Forge |
| WI | Oconomowoc | Kowabunga Comics |
| WV | Fairmont | Comic Paradise Plus |
A Word Before You Hit the Streets
BCW doesn’t know how many copies each store still has, or what it plans to do with them. Some shops may sell them, some may auction them, and some may keep them. A store on this list may already be sold out. Please contact the shop directly before you make the trip, and treat their staff the way Alfred would want you to.
The Trail Goes Cold Fast
In this city, the good ones never stay on the shelf for long. A thousand copies, a few hundred shops, and a lot of collectors chasing the same shadow. If you see one, don’t wait for the Bat-Signal. Grab it, bag it, board it, and get it somewhere safe before the night swallows it whole.