The Dark Knight Returns

Civil War

HITLER VS. STALIN



They began as friends. Allies. They were united in a common cause. They sought to change the world. But as so often happens, they began to drift apart. Different ideologies, different methods... They could not stay friends forever. And when they finally clashed... It was a clash of titans.Do I speak of' Superman vs. Batman?'s Captain America vs. Iron Man? No my friends... I speak of the greatest showdown in comic history:It doesn't matter how I came upon it... What matters is that I have read it.It begins as all great stories do:. But suddenly... An explosion! Nazi Stormtroopers fall left and right. Some mighty force has invaded Hitler's compound... But who could it be? Yes, it is. Endowned with his mystic), Stalin and Hitler clash. Hitler quickly gains the upper hand, but it cannot last. For Stalin remembers the lessons taught to him by his teacher,. Withon his side, Stalin cannot lose. Ignoring Hitler's pleas, Stalin is prepared to bring an end to the battle and deliver his coup de grace. But Hitler has one more trick up his sleeve:Hitler takes the moment to escape, and his zombie super-soldier takes Stalin to task...Hand to hand combat is joined, and the result is... Meanwhile, Hitler prepares to flee to his hidden refuge in South America. Launching his "Weapon of Revenge" he attempts to destroy Stalin. He succeeds... The cataclysmic energies released, Hitler and Stalin are both destroyed. But it is not their final meeting. As Hitler awaits his entry into Valhalla, the specter of Stalin visits him one final time... And so, confined to, Hitler's reign of terror is brought to an end. But what of Stalin?That, we may never know.