The original art to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns #2 cover is headed to market at Heritage Auctions and expected to fetch in the neighborhood of $500,000.Heritage have handled a number of The Dark Knight Returns pieces in the past, including a splash page from issue #3, which went for a record $448,125 in 2011.According to the auction, “The Bristol board, with an image area of approximately 12.75″ x 17.75”, shows evidence of being lightly sun-struck, though Miller’s bold inks are entirely unfaded and unaffected. His initials in the lower middle of the image and signature on the lower right have faded, and the art is in Very Good condition.”The piece’s final sale price will be determined when the auction closes next month.
