Joker: Year of the Villain #1 CGC 9.8 - Scorpion Comics Edition B (Clayton Crain Variant)

One of the most visually striking Joker covers ever produced. This is Joker: Year of the Villain #1 graded CGC 9.8 White Pages — the pinnacle of comic book condition — featuring the exclusive Scorpion Comics Edition B variant with a breathtaking cover by Clayton Crain.

The cover is a masterpiece: the Joker rendered as a playing card, pointing a gun directly at the viewer with a wild grin, blood-spatter details, and bullet holes punched through the card. It's menacing, iconic, and unmistakably Crain. Sealed forever in a CGC slab, this copy is preserved at its absolute best.

• Title: Joker: Year of the Villain #1
• Publisher: DC Comics (12/19)
• Grade: CGC Universal Grade 9.8 (White Pages)
• Edition: Scorpion Comics Edition B
• Cover Artist: Clayton Crain
• Story: John Carpenter & Anthony Burch; Art: Philip Tan
• CGC Label Notes: Cosplay Crain cover

Clayton Crain is one of the most sought-after cover artists in the hobby. His Scorpion Comics exclusives consistently command strong secondary market prices — and a 9.8 is the copy every collector wants.