| 0 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition | cover | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley | Batman |
| 1 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition | credits, title page | 4 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | In Cafés... | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello | |
| 3 | Truth to Power | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | script: ? [as James Olsen] (credited); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley | Batman |
| 5 | Book One: The Dark Knight Returns | comic story | 46 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Lynn Varley; letters: John Costanza | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lola Chong; Bill; Dave; James Gordon; Harvey Dent; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (introduction); Dr. Herbert Willing; Alfred Pennyworth; Carrie Kelley (introduction); Michelle; Mackie; Morrie; Lana Lang |
| 6 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley | Batman |
| 7 | Book Two: The Dark Knight Triumphant | comic story | 46 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Lynn Varley; letters: John Costanza | James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Tom; Lola; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper; Chuck Brick; Lana Lang; Margaret Corcoran; Ellen Yindel; Arnold Crimp; Peppi Spandeck; Vasquez; Alfred Pennyworth |
| 8 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley | Robin [Carrie Kelley] |
| 9 | Book Three: Hunt the Dark Knight | comic story | 46 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson, Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley; letters: John Costanza | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Bruno; Sunflower Standish; Lola; Dr. Bartholomew Wolper; James Gordon; Ellen Yindel; Superman [Clark Kent]; Alfred Pennyworth; David Letterman; Joker (death); Selina Kyle; Lana Lang; Morrie |
| 10 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 11 | Book Four: The Dark Knight Falls | comic story | 46 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Lynn Varley; letters: John Costanza | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; James Gordon; Lola Chong; Alfred Pennyworth (death); Oliver Queen |
| 12 | Cover Gallery | illustration | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 13 | Warner Books Edition | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | letters: typeset | Batman |
| 14 | 10th Anniversary Edition | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Lynn Varley | Batman |
| 15 | Hardcover Edition Designed by Chip Kidd | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Chip Kidd; inks: Chip Kidd; colors: Chip Kidd | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman; Joker; James Gordon; Selina Kyle |
| 16 | The Original Proposal | text article | 8 | script: Frank Miller | |
| 17 | Pencils Gallery | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | |
| 18 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2, Page 35 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley] |
| 19 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3, Page 29 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley]; Ellen Yindel |
| 20 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3, Page 37 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley] |
| 21 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 19 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne] |
| 22 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 25 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 23 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 29 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley] |
| 24 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 42 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 25 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 43 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth (death) |
| 26 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4, Page 46 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Carrie Kelley] |
| 27 | - | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |