Joker Chronological Appearances

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Batman #1 (Spring 1940):”The Joker” and “The Return of the Joker”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson  (i)
• Collected in Great Comic Book Super-Heroes HC (1965), Batman from the 30s to the 70s HC (1971), Famous First Edition F-5 (1974), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC  (1989), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told TPB (1989), Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992),  Millenium Edition: Batman (#59 and variant, 2001), Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB (2005), Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2008).
• The Joker, a grinning Clown faced killer, announces his crimes over the radio, threatening to kill several men and steal valuable items from them.  When he is successful, the underworld is angry that he has upstaged them.  Brute Nelson,  a gangster, plans a trap for the Joker, but the Joker avoids it and kills Nelson.  Batman, having taken an interest in the case is nearly killed himself when he attempts to pursue he Clown Prince.

Batman #2 (Summer 1940) “The Joker Meets Cat-Woman”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman the Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
• Joker, having survived his last encounter with Batman is taken to the hospital, but the Crime Syndicate Inc, breaks him out to make him his leader. Batman and Robin arrive at the hospital and find the Cat-woman outside.  She is planning to steal some jewels, but gives information about the joker.  Batman busts the Crime Syndicate and Robin trails Cat-woman. Joker also tries to steal the jewels, but is taken out when Batman arrives. Joker is left for dead in a burning building while Cat-w0man dives into the river from the Batplane to avoid capture.

Detective Comics #45 (November 1940) “The Case of the Laughing Death”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 1 HC (1990), and Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
• Batman stops a museum robbery and follows one of the crooks to a music store where he loses it.  After returning to the store, Batman finds suspicious men leaving the palce. Following the man, to another robbery where Joker steals the loot while Batman  battles them.  Batman follows Joker and learns he is the owner of the music store, thus double crossing his own men. Joker traps Batman ,but after escaping, the Crusaser trails his foe to a ship carrying a jade buddah.  Joker tries to steal the item, Batman stops him and Joker falls to his apparent death in the ocean.

Batman #4 (Winter Issue 1941): “The Case of the Joker’s Crime Circus”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Limited Collector’s Edition C-25 (1974),  Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC (1989), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told TPB (1989), Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992), Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2007)
• Joker forms a gang based on the circus.  They perform for the rich families to case the victim’s houses. Batman makes the connection with a string of robberies and arrives at another performance of the crime circus.  Joker escapse back to his hide-out, but Batman follows him there.  Batman escapes a trap, then throws the Joker down a long shaft to his apparent death.

Batman #5 (Spring Issue 1941) “The Riddle of the Missing Card”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 HC (1995), World’s Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler #1 (2003), Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB (2007)
• Joker returns with a gang of smugglers. Together they start a criminal operation aboard a gambling ship.  Bruce Wayne boards the ship in search of clues. When the Joker discovers Bruce watching, the crook throws him overboard.  Bruce survives and returns with Robin. Together they break up the gang  when Joker double-crosses his own partners. Joker again appears to die when Robin hurls him into the water from atop a lighthouse.

Batman #7 (October-November 1941): “Wanted: Practical Jokers!”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol. 2 HC (1995) and Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 TBP (2007)
• The Joker recruits several practical jokers and blackmails them into working for him.  The pranksters pull pranks which distract the police and Batman from Joker’s real crimes. The Jester can’t resist gloating through and gives Batman a clue to his next job.  After solving the riddle, Batman stops Joker, but the Joker escapes again falling to his apparent death.

Batman #8 (December 1941-January 1942): “The Cross Country Crimes”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p) Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Limited Collector’s Edition C-37 (1975), Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 HC (1995), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
• Batman is summoned to Washington by the FBI. As he is congratulated for his fight against crime, Joker appears and shoots the FBI chief. Batman and Robin then persue the Clown across the country.  Joker’s robberies follow a pattern which spells his name, Batman realizes the pattern and is able to predict the next crime. He finally traps his nemesis and sends him to Alcatraz.

Detective Comics #60 (February 1942): “Case of the Costumed Clad Killers”

• Jack Schiff (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected Batman Archives vol. 2 HC (1991), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
• Gotham is struck by a series of robberies where the crooks are costumed in police and fireman unifirms. Batman suspects the Joker is behind the crimes and is confirmed when the Jester leaves him a clue.  Unable to track Joker, Batman sets him a trap abouard a ship. Robin is thrown overboar during a scuffle and believed dead. Batman is tied up, but he escapes and follows Joker to his hideout.  Robin has survived and joins in, and between the two crusaders finish off the villain

Batman #9 (February-March 1942): ” The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3 HC (2000), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
• After escaping Alcatraz, Joker begins a spree of bank robberies.  His gang, receive the  money in prize winnings from reputable sources because Joker has threatened the organizers. Batman and Robin plan a trap for Joker, but care captured themselves.  They escape  a deathtrap and stop the gang, but the Joker gets away.

Detective Comics #62 (April 1942): “Laugh, Town, Laugh!”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 2  HC (1991), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 6 TPB (2008)
• Comedian Happy Hanson dies and wills all his money to 5 comedians who must solve clues to obtain the prize.  The Joker escapes jail and purues the prize too starting by killing  the comedians and stealing their clues. Batman and Robin try to save the comedians, but Joker eventually gets all of the clues and locates the fortune. Batman prevents the theft after escaping one of Joker’s death traps and finishes off the Clown.

Detective Comics #64 (June 1942): “The Joker Walks the Last Mile”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in  Batman Archives vol. 2 HC (1991) and Batman Chronicles vol.6 TPB
• The Joker turns himself in, confess his crimes, is tried and executed in the electric chair. His henchmen manage to get his body and revive him and when the Joker returns, Batman can’t arrest him because legally he already paid for his crimes. While pretending to be a good citizen, his gang continues.  Joker sets a trap to make Batman commit a crime and almost gets him arrested. However, Batman shows proof of the Joker’s new crimes and the Clown escapes and goes into hiding.

Batman #11 (June-July 1942):”The Joker’s Advertising Campaign”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3 HC (2000),  and Batman Chronicles vol. 6 TPB (2008).
• Joker escapes jail (?) and begins placing advertisements in the newspaper. The ads assist him in his crimes and taunts Batman. When Joker strikes at a magic show, Robin follows him and is nearly killed. Batman is forced to save his partner, then track down the Joker on his own. When he finally catches up, he puts Joker in the hospital with injuries.

Batman #12 (August-September 1942): “The Wizard of Words!”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 3 HC (2000), and Batman Chronicles Vol 7  TPB (2009)
• Joker begis a series of crimes which involve slang words taken literally.  After painting the town red with red paint, Joker breaks into a back that was painted.  The paint contains acid that allows him entry.  Batman deciphers Joker’s plans and begins chasing Joker around town.  The two end up locked in battle atop a blimp. Joker plummets to his apparent death, ending the chase.

Batman #13 (October-November 1942″Comedy of Tears!”

• Bill Finger and Jack Schiff (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol. 4 HC (2003), and Batman Chronicles Vol 7 TPB (2009).
• Joker steals several signatures belonging to notable citizens of Gotham. He then uses them to forge documents which allow him to commit greateer crimes. Batman and Robin chase the joker all over town and finally bait a trap by letting Joker steal Dick Grayson’s autograph book. The trap is set, and Batman finally apprehends his adversary.

Detective Comics #69 (November 1942): “The Harlequin’s Hoax!”

• Joseph Greene (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in  Batman Archives vol.2 HC (1991) and Batman Chronicles vol.7 TPB
• Joker sends strange gifts to 4 businessmen and start robbing them.  Batman finds out Joker is blackmailing the businessmen with a secret that involve an explosion where people died and the men were blamed.  Batman exposes the Joker’s plan but the Clown escapes before he is captured.

Detective Comics #71 (January 1943″A Crime a Day!”

• Bill Finger (w), Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 3 HC (1994) and Batman Chronicles vol. 8 TPB
•  While offering a lecture in clue detection, Batman belittles the Joker for leaving clues behind his crimes that always lead to his capture. Joker finds out and sets out in a new crime spree, but this time Batman has a hard time figuring out the pattern until he deciphers an important clue.  He then uses the clue to set a trap for Joker and end the crime spree.

Batman #16 (April-May 1943) “The Joker Reforms!”

• Don Cameron and Ruth “Bunny” Lyons Kaufman (w),  Bob Kane (p), Jerry Robinson (i)
• First Alfred
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 HC (2003), and Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB (2010)
• Joker and his men escape Gotham after stealing a fortune in jewels. The plane crashes and Joker goes down with the plane after his men parachute to safety. From the crash, Joker gets amnesia, he finds the jewels and turns them over to the police claiming to be Ed Smith.  Batman and Robin trail Joker , learn of his amnesia and play along.  Joker’s henchen try to attack Batman, but Joker helps the Crusaders proving he’s honest.  Joker eventually remembers where the rest of his loot is hidden. He intends to turn it over to the police, but his henchmen jump him. Batman and Robin save him, but a blow to the head resotres the Joker’s memory. Batman arrests the Joker and his henchment and recovers the stolen loot.

Detective Comics #76 (June 1943) “Slay ’em with Flowers!”

• Horace Gold (w), Jerry Robinson (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 3 HC (1994) and Batman Chronicles vol. 9 TPB
• Joker takes over a flower shop and starts selling flowers to the reach, but inside the arrangements, chlorophorm is hidden to knock the victims allowing the Joker to rob them. Batman sets a trap for Joker using his alter ego Bruce Wayne and once the Jester robs him, Batman follows the Joker to his hideout where he uses the Clown’s own gas to knock him out.

Batman #19 (October-November 1943) “The Case of the Timid Lion!”

• Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 HC (2007), and Batman Chronicles Vol 10, TPB (2011)
• Joker is framed for putting men with animal names into cages.  Mr. Lyon receives a threat getting a bodyguard but he is the one behind the crimes. Joker gets angry over the frame-up and follows Lyion. Batman also follows Lyon and runs into the Joker and Lyon escapes.  During their next encounter Joker captures Batman and Lyon and puts them into a lion cage. batman escapes and Joker and Lyon are apprehended

Batman #20 (December 1943-January 1944) “The Centuries of Crime!”

• Don Cameron (w), Jack Burnley (a)
• Collected in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol. 5 HC (2007)
• With help from two con artists, Joker plans to rob two wealthy men. He tells both men that his friends have invented a time machine.  Percival Pruitt, an investor is the first to fall for the gimmick while the Joker second victim is bank robber Kid Globe Mixter who uses the machine to escape Batman. Batman, following Pruitt reaches the Joker’s lair only to be captured along with Robin by Joker.  Both crooks don’t like what they see in the future and pay the Joker to take them back, but instead of sending them to the present he sends them to the past. Meanwhile Batman and Robin escapes and discover they are in a futuristic movie, not the future. They locate Pruitt and Mixter and rescue them from Joker then apprehend the Clown and his men.

Detective Comics #85 (March 1944) “The Joker’s Double”

• Bill Finger (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 3 HC (1994)
• Mr. Heart, a country club owner disguises himself as the joker and kills two of his bridge partners. Joker finds out and angered by the impersonator, tries to help Batman and Robin track down the imposter. As Joker’s double strikes again with his other bridge partner, Joker and Batman has tracked them there.  Batman arrests the imposter while the Joker escapes having defended criminal reputation

Batman #23 (June-July 1944): “The Upside Down Crimes!”

• Ray Houlihan and Todd Lowry (w)  Todd Lowry (a)
• Inspired from a funhouse, Joker comes with the idea of Upside-down Crimes. After stealing a precioud gem, Joker captures Batman and the Batplane. After a trap, Batman recovers the gem and leaves the Joker for the police.  Before the police arrives, Joker escapes continue his criminal spree.  Following his enemy’s clues to a party with people are dressed up as movie stars Batman sets off a trap, capturing the Joker when he strikes and send him back to prison.

Detective Comics #91 (September 1944): “The Case of the Practical Joker”

• Edmond Hamilton (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 4 HC (1998)
• Joker is the victim of practical jokes in prison. Batman disguises himself and gets in the prison to investigate and finds out Joker has been playing the practical jokes on himself to cover an escape attempt.  Despite Batman’s attempts, Joker escapes and start a new crime spree.  Batman deduces the Joker MO, by something the Clown said in prison and sets him up.  As Joker tries to escape, this time he is apprehend by the police.

Batman #25 (October-November 1944″Knights of Knavery”

• Don Cameron (w), Jack Burnly (p) Jerry Robinson (i)Arp
• Story reprinted in Wanted: The World’s Most Dangeroud Villains #2 (Sept/Oct 1972), Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told HC (1988), Greatest Batman Stories Ever told TPB (1989)  and  Batman: The Dark Knight Archives vol. 6 HC (2010)
• After being locked up together, Joker and Penguin debates what crook is the best.  They finally escape and set to put their talents to the test and solve the rivalry. The Batman devises a plan using emeralds as bait. After falling in Batman ‘s trap and barely escaping, Joker and Penguin make a short lived alliance that proves very profitable. Even Batmand and Robin are captured by the two crooks, but Batman works each criminal against each other and at the end escape and capture them. Once in prison, both Joker and Penguin promise never to work together again.

Batman #28 (April-May 1945) “Shadow City!”

• Don Cameron (w), Jerry Robinson (a)
• Collected in Batman The Dark Knight Archives vol. 7 HC
• Millionaire Bet-a-Million Bannister goes to a secret part of Gotham City called Shadow City to gamble. Once Bannister finds out Joker owns the casino, he threatens to tell the police and Joker tries to kill him but is stopped by Batman. The Duo is unable to find the city, until another millionaire– Felix Lathrop–mentions the city. Batman and Robin follow the millionaire and are able to shut down the casion and Shadow City for good

Detective Comics #102 (August 1945): “The House That Was Held For Ransom”

• Alvin Schwartz (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 4 HC (1998)
• Joker robs Bullion Stickney’s home (literally) and when Stickney returns home he receives a ransom note for the house. Bullion calls on Batman and Robin for help. The dynamic duo find clues of chimney bricks leading them to the house but are recived by a trap they barely escaped from. By following one of Stickney’s pigeon back to the house, Batman is able to apprehend the Joker.

World’s Finest #19 (Fall Issue 1945): “The League for Larceny!”

• Joe Samachson (w), Bob Kane (p),  Larry Burnley (i)
• Collected in Batman: The World’s Finest Comics Archives vol. 2 (2004).
• Stealing the Batmobile at one of his crimes, Joker decides to use it for his crimes. He then recruits the Velvet Kid, a ‘reformed crook’ who is really using his knowledge of buglar alarms for crime.  While organizing citizens committee against crime, Joker robs the member’s home.  Batman tries to stop him but falls into trap.  After escaping the trap, he captures the clown.

Batman #32 (July-August 1945): “Rackety-Rax Racket!”

• Don Cameron (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Reprinted in Batman #257 (1974)
• Joker’s new crime spree are inspired by college initation pranks. As Batman tries to intervene, he’s captured and Robin is forced to do humiliating initiation pranks to save him.  Eventually Batman frees himself and along with Robin, they defeat the Clown.

Detective Comics #109 (March 1946): “The House that Jokes Built”

• Don Cameron (w), J Winslow Mortimer (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 5 HC (2001)
• As Joker stars another joke-inspired crime spree, the Dynamic Duo try to stop them but in the process, Robin is captured. Joker then leaves clues for Batman to follow but they lead to traps. Finally, after avoiding the traps, Batman finds the Joker’s house, but is captured.  Robins manages to free himself and save Batman and together, they recapture the Joker.

Detective Comics #114 (August 1946): “Acrostic of Crime!”

• Don Cameronw), J. Winslow Mortimer (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 5 HC
• Joker challenges Batman with crimes inspired by the letter on his name. After following the first three crimes, Joker manages to escape and in the fourth, Joker captures Robin. As Joker gets ready to electrocute Robin, Batman arrives and with the Boy Wonder’s help both defeat the Joker, preventing him from spelling his name.

Batman #37 (October-November 1946): “The Joker Follows Suit!”

• ??? (w), Jerry Robinson (a)
• Collected in Batman in the Forties TPB
• Joker creates his own version of Batman’s gadgets (Jokermobile, Joker signal, and Jokergyro helicopter) then sells his services to crooks who call for his help whith the Joker signal. Batman uses several Joker signals to force Joker out. He then follows him to his hideout, but falls in a trap. Joker steals the Batmobile and after escaping, Batman uses the Jokermobile to capture his enemy.

Detective Comics #118 (December 1946): “The Royal Flush Crimes!”

• Alvin Schwarz (w), Howard Sherman (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 5 HC
• Joker bases his latest crime spree in a royal flush, with each of his corresponding to the cards in the flush. Batman catches the pattern and is able to stop some of the robberies.  When Joker tries to escape, Batman rounds him up completing the royal flush at the Diamond X Dude Ranch owned by Ace Eddie Hoyle.

Batman #40 (April-May 1947): “The 13 Club!”

• Bill Finger (w), Dick Sprang (p), Gene McDonald (i)
• Joker decides to use the 13 club ( a group of men who disprove superstitions) as target of his crimes. Batman joins as the 13th member and tries to stop the Joker from using superstitions against the other membere. With the help of good luck superstitions, Batman defeats his enemy once more.

Detective Comics #124 (June 1947): “The Crime Parade”

• Edmond Hamilton (w), Bob Kane (p), George Roussos (i)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 6 HC
• Joker’s new crime spree is based on the most requested song of the day in the radio. Batman figures out the pattern but is unable to stop the crimes and in one of them, Robin is kidnapped. Batman realizes then that Joker is fixing the song by mailing hundreds of request.  After following one of the thugs after mailing the letters he finds the hideout, falls into a trap, release Robin and escape to face his foe at another crime scene.  Joker is then arrested again and sent to prison.

Detective Comics #128 (October 1947): “Crimes in Reverse!”

• ??(w), Bob Kane (p), Ray Burnley (i)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 6 HC
• Joker decides to start a new spree based on reverse crimes. First he escapes prison by making the guards believing he had already escaped and then announces his crimes before commiting them. Batman is unable to stop the crimes until he figures out the Joker’s target is a gold shipment. The Duo set out a trap that though does not work as expected, still traps the Joker who is sent to prison again

Batman #44 (December 1947-January 1948): “Gamble with Doom!”

• ??? (w), Jim Mooney (a)
• Joker is obsessed with gambling and kidnaps two radium thieves then take Batman and Robin to a trap. Then forces Batman to gamble for the lives of the theives and Robin but Batman defeats him at the games, forcing Joker to cheat on the last game ( in a giang roullette), but still loses. Fighting his enemy, Joker appears to fall to his death and saves the day.

Batman #46 (April-May 1948): “Guileful Greetings” or “The Joker Sends Regards!”

• Don Cameron (w), Dick Sprang (p), Charles Paris (i)
• Joker decides to commit his latest crime spree using greeting cards, sending the first one to Batman with clues. On the fisrt robbery Joker defeats Batman using sneezing powder, and when they try to stop him from stealing some jewels, he manages to escape again. On his third crime, the Joker is finally apprehended and returned to prison.

Detective Comics #137 (July 1948): “The Rebus Crimes”

• ??? (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 7 HC
• A clever rebus sign on a local furrier’s store gives the Joker yet a new and novel method of committing his crimes! Joker manages to steal a treasury and a sapphire collection but escpaes before Batman can’t trap him. Once Batman figures the next crime is to steal a gold bullion from a plane,  he is able to catch the Joker by switching planes.

Detective Comics #138 (August 1948): “The Invisible Crimes!”

• Bill Finger (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 7 HC
• The Joker follows up an article in the newspaper about a scientist discovering a lost elixir of invisibility and kidnaps the scientist that created it drinking the formula, becoming invisible and he becomes a real terror to Batman until the crime fighter takes some of the elixir himself. After a fight, Batman defeats Joker and sends him to prison.

Batman #49 (October-November 1948): “Batman’s Arabian Nights!”

• ??? (w), Bob Kane (p), Charles Paris (i)
• When Bruce Wayne finds an ancient Arabian rug with a picture that resembles Joker he travels to the past and discover the Crier: a criminal that resembles the Joker but screams instead of laughing. Batman and Robin manage to apprehend the Crier and discover that the thief has a rug with his image in his possession.  This is the same rug at the auction.

Batman #5o (December 1948-January 1949) “Lights–Camera–Crime!”

• ?? (w),  Bob Kane (p), Charles Paris (i)

Batman #5o (December 1948-January 1949) “The Second Boy Wonder!”

• ?? (w),  Bob Kane (p), Charles Paris (i)

Batman #52 (April-May 1949): “The Happy Victims!”

Batman #53 (June-July 1949): “A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!”

Detective Comics #149 (July 1949): “The Sound Effect Crimes!”

• Bill Finger (w), Dick Sprang (a)
• Collected in Batman Archives vol. 7 HC
• The sound effects from a radio drama spur the Joker to institute a new crime idea: that of using sound to create panic among the city’s populace in order to make easy scores. Joker records Batman’s voice and plans to use it to panic the city but as he is ready to broadcast it on the radio, Batman (who had figured out his plan) is waiting for him at the station.

Batman #55 (October-November 1949): “The Case of the 48 Jokers!”

Batman #57 (February-March 1950): “The Funny Man Crimes!”

Batman #59 (June-July 1950): “The Batman of the Future!”

World’s Finest #48 (? 1950): “Song of Crime!”

Detective Comics #168 (February 1951): “The Man Behind The Red Hood”

Batman #63 (February-March 1951): “The Joker’s Crime Costumes!”

Batman #66 (August-September 1951): “The Joker’s Comedy of Errors!”

Batman #67 (October-November 1951): “The Man Who Wrote the Joker’s Jokes!”

• David Vern (w), Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz (p), Charles Paris (i)

Batman #67 (October-November 1951): “The Magic Rope!”

• Henry Boltinoff (w), Henry Boltinoff (p), Henry Boltinoff (i)
• Reprinted in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (October 1971)

Detective Comics #180 (February 1952): “The Joker’s Millions!”

World’s Finest #59 (? 1952): “The Joker’s Aces!”

Batman #73 (October-November 1952): “The Joker’s Utility Belt!”

World’s Finest #61 (November 1952): “The Crimes of Batman!”

Batman #74 (December 1952-January 1953): “The Crazy Crime Clown!”

• Charles Paris and  Richard “Dick” Sprang (a)

Detective Comics #193 (March 1953): “The Joker’s Journal!”Batman #85

Batman #80 (January 1954): “The Joker’s Movie Crimes!”

Batman #85 (August 1954): “Batman – Clown of Crime!”

• David Vern Reed (w), Sheldon Moldoff (p), Charles Paris (i)
• While following the Joker, Batman and the Clown are exposed to Epsilon Rays which causes them to exchange personalities. Taking the initiative, Joker, in Batman’s body calls on the underworld offering to reveal the identity of the Caped Crusader for a million dollars. In the meantime Batman, in Joker’s body, fools the police, catches crooks and stops the Joker from revealing his identity. In the end, Robin figures a way to fix the situation and both  Joker and Batman are returned to their bodies.

Batman #86 (September 1954): “The Joker’s Winning Team!”

Batman #87 (October 1954): “The Batman’s Greatest Thrills!”

Batman #97 (February 1956): “The Joker Announces Danger!”

World’s Finest #88 (June 1957): “Superman and Batman’s Greatest Foes!”

Batman #110 (September 1957): “Crime-of-the-Month Club!”

Batman #123 (April 1959): “The Joker’s Practical Jokes!”

• Bill Finger (w) Sheldon “Shelly” Moldoff and Richard “Dick” Sprang (a)

Batman #127 (October 1959): “Batman’s Super-Partner!”

Batman #136 (December 1960): “The Challenge of the Joker!”

• The Joker devises yet another toy with which to end the Batman’s reign over gotham: the Joker Sled.

Batman #140 (June 1961): “The Ghost of the Joker!”

Batman #144 (December 1961): “The Man Who Played Batman!”

Batman #145 (February 1962): “The Son of the Joker!”

Batman #148 (June 1962): “The Joker’s Greatest Triumph!”

World’s Finest #129 (November 1962): “Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!”

Batman #152 (December 1962): “The False-Face Society!”

Batman Annual #3 (Summer 1962): “The Joker’s Aces” (Reprint from World’s Finest #59)

Batman #159 (November 1963): “The Great Clayface-Joker Feud!”

Batman #163 (May 1964): “The Joker Jury!”

• Bill Finger (w) Sheldon “Shelly” Moldoff (a)and Charles Paris (i)

Detective Comics #332 (October 1964): “The Joker’s Last Laugh!”

• John Broome (w) Sheldon “Shelly” Moldoff (P) Joe Giella (i)
• The Joker begins a new crime spree using special loco weed dust to cause fits of uncontrolled laughter in his victims.  Batman and Robin are similarly affected and cannot pursue the crook until they recover. Once immune to the dust, Batman tracks Joker outside a suburban police station. Batman locks Joker in jail only to find out the police station is one of Joker’s trap locking the dynamic duo inside.  Batman whittles a key from a chair leg, escapes and captures Joker

Justice League of America #34 (March 1965): “Deadly Dreams of Dr. Destiny”

Detective Comics #341 (July 1965): “The Joker’s Comedy Capers!”

Batman #176 (December 1965): “The Joker’s Utility Belt” (Reprint from Batman #73)

World’s Finest #156 (March 1966): “The F.B.I… The Federation of Bizarro Idiots!”

Batman #182 (August 1966): “The Joker Batman” (Reprint from Batman #85)

World’s Finest #159 (August 1966): “The Cape and Cowl Crooks”

The Brave and the Bold (October-November 1966): “Alias the Bat-Hulk”

Batman #185 (November 1966): “80 Pg. Giant – G27”

Batman #186 (November 1966): “The Joker’s Original Robberies!”

The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #97 (November-December 1966): “Batman Meets Jerry”

Batman #187 (December 1966): “Gotham’s Cleverest Criminal” (Newspaper Strip Rperint)

World’s Finest #166 (May 1967): “The Danger of the Deadly Duo!”

Detective Comics #365 (July 1967): “The House The Joker Built”

Batman #198 (February 1968): “The Crimes of Batman!” (Reprint from World’s Finest #61)

World’s Finest #177 (August 1968): “Duel of the Crime Kings!”

Detective Comics #388 (June 1969): Batman and Batgirl: “The First Men Killed on the Moon!”

Batman #213 (July-August 1969): “The Man Behind the Red Hood!” (Reprint from Detective Comics #186)

Justice League of America #77 (December 1969): “Snapper Carr — Super-Traitor!”

DC Special #8: Wanted (September 1970): “Joker-Luthor, Incorporated” (Reprint from World’s Finest #129)

The Brave And The Bold #111 (March 1972): “Death Has The Last Laugh”

Wanted: The World’s Most Dangerous Criminals (September-October 1972): “Knights of Knavery” (Reprint from Batman #25)

Batman #251 (September 1973): “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge”

• Dennis O’Neil (w), Neal Adams (a)
• Story reprinted in Swedish Magazine  Läderlappen #198113 (1981), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC (1989), Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (1989), Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told vol 1 TPB (2005), Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams vol. 3 HC (2006)
• Joker has escaped and is sworn murderous revenge on the old associates that have abandoned him. Can Batman stop the escalating number of gruesome murders and bring the Joker to Justice?

Batman #257 (July-August 1974): “Rackety-Rax Racket!” (Reprint from Batman #32)

Limited Collector’s Edition #C-25 (1974 – tabloid sized): “The Case o the Joker’s Crime Circus”

• Reprints original story from Batman #4

Batman #260 (January-February 1975): “This One’ll Kill You, Batman!”

World’s Finest #227 (January-February 1975): “The Cape and Cowl Crooks!” (Reprint from World’s Finest #159)

The Brave and the Bold #118 (April 1975): “May the Best man Die”

The Joker #1 (May 1975): “The Joker’s Double Jeopardy”

• Denny O’neil (w),  Irv Novik and Dick Giordano (a)
• Joker faces Two Face!

The Joker #2 (July 1975): “The Sad Saga of Willie the Weeper!”

• Denny O’neil (w), Irv Novick and Garcia Lopez (a)

Limited Collector’s Edition #C-37 (Batman) (August-September 1975, tabloid sized): “The Cross Country Crimes”

• Reprints 0riginal story from Batman #122

The Joker #3 (October 1975): “The Clown Prince of Crime vs. The Creeper!”

• Denny O’neil (w), Ernie Chan and Garcia Lopez (a)
• It’s Joker against the Creeper!
• Story collected in Greatest Joker Stories ever Told HC and Greatest Joker Stories ever told TPB

Limited Collector’s Edition #C-39 (Secret Origins of Super-Villains) (October-November 1975, tabloid sized): “The Man Behind the Red Hood”

• Reprint from Detective Comics #168

The Joker #4 (November-December 1975): “A Gold Star for the Joker!”

• Elliot Simaggin (w), J.L. Garcia Lopez and V. Colleta (a)
• Joker visits Star City and faces of with Green Arrow.
• Reprinted in Green Arrow/Black Canary:  For Better or Worse TPB

The Joker #5 (February 1976): “The Clown Prince of Crime Battles the Royal Flush Gang!”

• Martin Pasko (w), Irv Novick and Tex Blaisdell (a)
• Joker vs. The Royal Flush Gang

“The Joker #6” (March-April 1976): “Sherlock Stalks the Joker”

• Dennis O’neil (w), Irv Novick and Tex Blaisdell (a)
• Joker vs. Sherlock Holmes.

The Joker #7 (June 1976): ” Luthor…You’re Driving Me Sane!”

• Elliott S! Maggin (w), Irv Novick (p), Frank MacLaughlin (i)
• Joker vs Lex Luthor

The Joker #8 (July-August 1976): “The Scarecrow’s Fearsome Face-Off”

• Elliott S! Maggin (w), Irv Novic (p), Tex Blasidell (i)
• Story reprinted in Läderlappen (1979) and  Batman Scarecrow Tales TPB (2005)
• Joker vs. Scarecrow

The Joker #9 (September-October 1976): “The Cat and the Clown”

• Elliott S! Maggin (w), Irv Novick and Tex Blaisdell (a)
• Joker vs Catwoman!

The Brave and the Bold #129 (September 1976): “The Claws of the Emperor Eagle” pt 1

• Bob Haney (w), Jim Aparo (a)
• Story reprinted in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold vol. 3 TPB and in Swedish magazine Läderlappen
• Joker holds Green Arrrow hostage and it’s up to Batman to outsmart the Clown and set Oliver free.

The Brave and the Bold #130 (October 1976): “Death at Rainbow’s End”

• Bob Haney (w), Jim Aparo (a)
• Story reprinted in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold vol. 3 TPB and in Swedish magazine Läderlappen
• Joker holds Green Arrrow hostage and it’s up to Batman and the Atom to outsmart the Clown before it’s too late.

Justice League of America #136 (November 1976): “Crisis on Earth-S!”

DC Super Stars #10 (Strange Sports) (December 1976): “The Great Super-Star Game”

Batman #286 (April 1977): “The Joker’s Playground of Peril!”

Batman #291 (September 1977) “Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? (Part 1)”

Läderlappen  #197710 (cameo?? October, 1977) “Signaler Symboler Tecken Märken ”

• Dennis O’neil, Len Wein (w), Irv Novick (p), Dick Giordano (i), Ernie Chan (c)
• Reprints Batman # 466
• It’s Batman vs. Signalman (unable to confirm Joker cameo)

Batman #292 (October 1977) ” Where Were You on the Night Batman was Killed Pt.2: Testimony of the Riddler”

• David Vern Reed (w), John Calnan (p), Tex Blaisdell (i)
• Reprinted story in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman TPB (2009)
• The news have spread like fire…Batman is dead!  Now hear the Riddler’s Testimony.

Batman #294 (December 1977) ‘Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? (Part 2): The Testimony of the Joker”

• David Vem Reed (w), John Calnan (p), Tex Blais dell (i)
• Story Reprinted in Swedish magazine Läderlappen (1979) and  Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman TPB (2009)
• The news spread like fire–The Batman is dead! but…who killed him? Hear the Joker’s side of the story.

Detective Comics #475 (February 1978): “What’s the Secret of The Joker’s New Weapon — The Laughing Fish?”

• Steve Emglehart (w), Marshall Rogers (p), Terry Austin (i)
• Reprinted in  Shadow of the Bat #4 (1986), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC (1989), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told TPB (1989),  Batman Stramge Aparitions TPB (2000), and Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2008)
• The Joker has poisoned the fish in the ocean that now carry his trademark smile and demands a patent for his new creation.  As no one wants to grant him the patent, the Clown starts killing those who refused his demands. It’s up to Batman to stop Joker before more people die.

Detective Comics #476 (March-April 1978): “Sign of the Joker!”

• Steve Emglehart (w), Marshall Rogers (p), Terry Austin (i)
• Reprinted in Shadow of the Bat #4 (1986), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC (1989), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told TPB (1989), Batman Stramge Aparitions TPB (2000), and Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2008)
• The Joker has poisoned the fish in the ocean that now carry his trademark smile and demands a patent for his new creation. As no one wants to grant him the patent, the Clown starts killing those who refused his demands. It’s up to Batman to stop Joker before more people die.

Läderlappen #197805 (Sweden, April 1978) “Skräckens Tivoli ”

• Denis O’neil (w), Carmine Infantino and Irv Novick (p), Bob Wiacek and Sid Green (i)
• Reprints Batman #286
• Someone is impersonating Joker and commiting crimes, and the real clown is not happy.

The Brave and the Bold #141 (May-June 1978): “Pay — Or Die”

Läderlappen #197812 ( Sweden, November 1978) “Kejsarörnen”

• Bob Haney (w), Jim Aparo (w)
• Reprints story from The Brave and the Bold #129-130
• Joker has kidnapped Green Arrow and its up to Batman and the Atom to stop the maniac.

Läderlappen #197902 (Sweden, Februrary 1979) “Gåtmannens vittnesmål (Var Var du den Natt Läderlappen Mördades?) ”

• David Vern Reed (w), John Calnan (p), Tex Blaisdell (i)
• Reprints story “The Testimony of the Riddler” from Batman #292 (1977)

Läderlappen #197905 (Sweden, April 1979) “Jokerns Vittnesmål ”

• David Vem Reed (w), John Calnan (p), Tex Blais dell (i)
• Reprints story “Testimony of the Joker” from Batman #294
• The news spread like fire–The batman is dead! but…who killed him? Hear the Joker’s side of the story

Läderlappen #197907 (Sweden, June 1979) “Dödliga Skämt”

• Dennis O’Neil (w), Irv Novick (p), Dick Giordano (i)
• Reprints story “The Joker’s Double Jeopardy” from Joker #1 (1975)
• It’s Joker against Two Face!

Läderlappen #197908 ( Sweden, July 1979) “Gråtarens Hemska öde Jokern ”

• Dennis O’Neil (w), Irv Novick (p), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (i)
• Reprints story “The Sad Saga of Willy the Weeper” from Joker #2 (1975)
• It’s Joker against Willy the Weeper

Läderlappen #197910 (Sweden, September 1979) “Fågelskrämmans överman”

• Elliot S. Maggin (w), Irv Novick (p), Tex Blaisdell (i)
• Reprints story “The Scarecrow’s Fearsome Face-Off” from Joker #7 (1976)
• Joker vs Scarecrow

Batman #321 (March 1980): “Dereadful Birthday, Dear Joker!”

• Lein Wein (w), Walt Simonson (p), Dick Giordano (i)
• Reprinted in Swedish Magazine Läderlappen (1981), Best of DC #11 (1981), Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told HC (1989), Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (1989), Batman in the Eighties (2004),  and Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2008)
• Joker celebrates his birthday big, ‘inviting’ those who had ever crossed him for a bloody celebrations and wishing for a big…BOOM! as he literally blows the candles!  Can the Caped Crusader save his friends from Joker’s crazy scheme before the big fireworks or is he going to be part of the celebrations?

Läderlappen #198006 (Sweden, May 1980) “Den Skrattande Fisken ”

• Steve Emglehart (w), Marshall Rogers (p), Terry Austin (i)
• Reprints story  “The Laughing Fish” from Detective Comics #475 (1978)

Läderlappen #198007 (Sweden, June 1980) ” I Jokerns Tecken ”

• Steve Emglehart (w), Marshall Rogers (p), Terry Austin (i)
• Reprints story “Sign of the Joker” from Detective Comics #476 (1978)

Untold Legends of the Batman #1 (July 1980, Cover and cameo) “In the Beginning…”

• Lein Wein (w), John Byrne (p), Jim Aparo (i)

Untold Legends of the Batman #2 (August 1980, Cameo and origin) “With Friends Like This…”

• Lein Wein (w), Jim Aparo (a)
• Retells Joker origin

Untold Legends of the Batman #3 (September 1980, One panel cameo on newspaper headline) “The Man Behind the Mask”

• Lein Wein (w), Jim Aparo (a)

The SuperHeroes Monthly #3 (November 1980, Egmont Publishing UK)

• Collects:
  • “World Beneath the North Pole”
  • “S.O.S Green Lantern”
  • “The Joker’s Five-way Revenge” from Batman #251

Läderlappen #198103 (Sweden, March 1981 cameo??) “Historiens Hämnd ”

• Lein Wein (w), Jim Aparo
• Reprints “With Friends like this…” from Untold Legend of teh Batman#2 (1980)

Läderlappen #198104 (Sweden, April 1981) “Kan en Legend Dö?”

• Lein Wein (w), Jim Aparo (a)
• Reprints story “The Man Behind the Mask” from The Untold Legend of the Batman #3 (1980)

Detective Comics #504 (July 1981): “The Joker’s Playland!”

Wonder Woman #281 (July 1981): “Always Leave ‘Em Laughing”

• Paul Levitz (w), Joe Staton (p), Steve Mitchell (i)
• The Huntress is on the Joker’s trail.

Wonder Woman #282 (August 1981) “First Laugh…”

• Paul Levitz (w), Joe Staton (p), Steve Mitchell (i)
• Huntress closes in on the Clown Prince.

Läderlappen #198108 (Sweden, August 1981) “Grattis på Födelsedagen, Jokern! ”

• Lein Wein (w), Walt Simonson (p), Dick Giordano (i)
• Reprints story “Dreadful Birthday Dear Joker…” from Batman #321 (1980)

Wonder Woman #283 (September 1981) “Last Laugh”

• Paul Levitz (w), Joe Staton (p), Steve Mitchell (i)
• Huntress finally confronts Joker.

DC Special Series #27′ (Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk) (Fall 1981)

Läderlappen #198113 (Sweden, December 1981) “Se Upp! Jokern är Tillbaka! ”

• Dennis O’Neil (w), Neal Adams (a)
• Reprints story “The Joker’s Five-way Revenge” from Batman #251 (1973)
• Joker has escaped and is sworn murderous revenge on the old associates that have abandoned him.  Can Batman stop the escalating number of gruesome murders and bring the Joker to Justice?

DC Comics Presents #41 (January 1982): “The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery”

The Brave and the Bold #191 (October 1982): “Only Angels Have Wings”

Batman #353 (November 1982): “Last Laugh”

Kenner Super Powers Collection: The Joker (1983, Super Powers Joker action figure mini comic)

Detective Comics #526 (May 1983): “All My Enemies Against Me”

Batman #365 (November 1983): “Ruins”

Detective Comics #532 (November 1983): “Laugh, Killer, Laugh!”

Batman #366 (December 1983): “The Joker is Wild”

DC Comics Prsents #71 (July 1984): “The Mark of Bizarro!” (First Bizarro-Joker)

Super Powers #1 (July 1984): “Power Beyond Price”

DC Comics Presents #72 (First Bizarro Joker-cameo, August 1984): “Madness in a Dark Dimension!”

Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985): “Time and Time Again!” (Joker kills the Flash)

Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): “War Zone”

Shadow of the Batman #4 (Prestige Format, March 1986): “The Laughing Fish, Sign of the Joker”

• Collects  Detective Comics #475-476

Detective Comics #566 (September 1986): “Know Your Foes”

Batman #400 (October 1986): “Resurrection Night”

Detective Comics #569 (December 1986): “Catch as Cats Can”

• Mike W. Barr (w), Alan Davis and Paul Neary (a)

Detective Comics #570 (January 1987): “The Last Laugh!”

• Mike W. Barr (w), Alan Davis and Paul Neary (a)

Batman #403 (January 1987): “One Batman Too Many”

Batman #408 (June 1987): “Did Robin Die Tonight?” [Flashback story]

Legends #4 (February 1987): “Cry’ Havoc…!”

Doctor Fate Vol. 1 #1 (July 1987): “Cycles”

Doctor Fate Vol. 1 #2 (August 1987): “Asylum”

Superman Vol. 2 #9 (September 1987): “To Laugh and Die in Metropolis”

• John Byrne (w), John Byrne (p), Karl Kesel (i)

Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #66 (November 1987): “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

Millennium #2 (January 1988): “Under”

Secret Origins Vol. 2 #23/2 (February 1988): “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” [Flashback]

Batman #415 (January 1988): “Millennium”

Batman #426 (December 1988): “A Death in the Family: Chapters 1 & 2”

Batman #427 (winter 1988): “A Death in the Family: Chapters 3 & 4”

Batman #428 (Holiday 1988): “A Death in the Family: Chapter 5”

Batman Monthly Presents: The Joker (UK, 1989, London Edition Magazines)

• “The Joker is Wild” (Reprints Batman 366, Dec 1983).  Doug Moench (w), Don Newton and Alfredo Alcala (a)
• “Hit and Miss” (Reprints  JLA Anuual #2, 1988) . Keith Giffen, J. M. Matteis (w), Bill Willingham (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)

Batman #429 (January 1989): “A Death in the Family: Chapter 6”

Batman #442 (winter 1989): “A Lonely Place of Dying, Ch. 5: Rebirth!”

Flash #33 (December 1989): “Joker’s Holiday”

Detective Comics #617 (early July 1990): “A Clash of Symbols”

Batman #450 (early July 1990): “Wildcard!”

• Marv Wolfman (w), Jim Aparo (p), Mike DeCarlo (i)
• Someone is setting crimes impersonating Joker. Gordon needs to deal with this new psychopath, and Joker needs to get his act together to take on his impostor.

Batman #451 (late July 1990): “Judgements!”

• Marv Wolfman (w), Jim Aparo (p), Mike DeCarlo(i)
• With the Joker impostor known, It’s up to Batman and Gordon to stop him while the real Joker is out to clean his reputation the only way he knows…with chaos.

Detective Comics #623 (November 1990): “Death of Innocence”

Suicide Squad #48 (December 1990): “In Control” (Cover and Flashback)

Suicide Squad #49 (January 1991): “Out of Control” (Flashback)

World’s Finest #1 (1990): “Worlds Apart pt 1”

World’s Finest #2 (1990): “Worlds Collide pt 2”

World’s Finest #3 (1990): “Worlds at War pt 3”

Batman Monthly #26 (UK 1990, London Edition Magazine  ) “Did Robin Die Tonight?”

• Max Allan Collin (w), Chris Warner (a), Mike DeCarlo (i)
• Reprints “Did Robin Die Tonight” from  Batman #408

Batman Presents#4: The Return of the Joker (UK Autumn 1991)

• “Batman vs. Joker” (Reprints Batman #1, Spring 1940)
• “The Joker’s Utility Belt” (Reprints Batman #73, Oct/Nov 1952)
• “The Great Clayface/Joker Feud” (Reprints Batman #159, November 1963)

Who’s Who in the DC Universe #13 (September 1991) “The Joker”

• Small Bio on the Joker
• Art by Brian Bolland

Robin II #1 (October 1991): “The Funniest Thing Happened…”

Robin II #2 (November 1991): “Tomorrow a Tragedy”

Robin II #3 (November 1991): “…a Comedy Tonight!!”

Robin II #4 (December 1991): “Chill Factor”

Batman Annual #15 (1991): “The Last Batman Story”

Detective Comics Annual #4 (1991): “Succession”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (June 1992): “The Last Arkham, Part One”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #3 (Small Cameo,  dream sequence, August 1992): “The Last Arkham, Part Three”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #4 (, Small Cameo attacking Bats, September 1992): “The Last Arkham, Part Four”

The Batman Adventures #1 (October 1992): “Penguin’s Big Score”

The Batman Adventures #2 (November 1992): “Catwoman’s Killer Caper”

The Batman Adventures #3 (December 1992): “Joker’s Late Night Lunacy”

The Batman Gallery #1 (1992)

Detective Comics Annual #5 (1992): “Acts of Madness!”

Batman Annual #16 (1992): “By Darkness Possessed”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #13 (June 1993): “The Nobody”

Batman #491 (April 1993): “The Freedom of Madness!”

Batman #494 (early June 1993): [Knightfall 5]: “Night Terrors”

Detective Comics #661 (early June 1993): [Knightfall 6]: “City On Fire”

Batman #495 (late June 1993): [Knightfall 7]: “Strange Deadfellows”

Batman #496 (early July 1993): [Knightfall 9]: “Die Laughing”

Detective Comics #664 (July 1993): [Knightfall 12]: “Who Rules the Night”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (September 1993): “Images”

• Writer,  Bart Sears (a)

Detective Comics #668 (November 1993): “Runaway”

Detective Comics #669 (December 1993): “Town Tamer”

Batman Adventures Annual #1 (January 1994) “24 Hours” and “Laughter After Midnight”

• “24 Hours”, Dan DeCarlo and Bruce Timm (a) See what Joker and Harley can do without saying a word.
• “Laughter After Midnight”  Paul Dini (w), John Byrne (p), Rick Burchett (i). Joker is having a bad night.

The Batman Adventures #16 (January 1994): “The Killing Book”

Showcase ’94 #1 (January 1994): “The Great Pretender”

• James Robinson (w). Christian Alamy (a)

Showcase ’94 #2 (February 1994): “King Joker”

• James Robinson (w), Christian Alamy (a)

Detective Comics #671 (February 1994): “The Cutting Room Floor”

Detective Comics #672 (March 1994): “Smash Cut”

Detective Comics #673 (April 1994): “Losing the Light”

Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (June 1994)

The Batman Adventures #22 (July 1994): “Good Face Bad Face”

Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights (October 1994)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #0 (October, 1994)

Showcase ’94 #12 (December 1994): “A Little Knowledge” (Cover and Flashback)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #65 (November 1994): “Going Sane Part 1 of 4: Into the Rushing River”

• J.M. DeMatteis (w),  Joe Staton (a), Steve Mitchell (i)
• Discover whether The Joker would become sane if Batman disappeared. After a life-and-death struggle, The Joker seemingly kills Batman. Faced with the loss of his nemesis, the insane Joker can only retreat…into sanity

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #66 (December 1994): “Going Sane Part 2 of 4: Swimming Lessons”

• J.M. DeMatteis (w),  Joe Staton (a), Steve Mitchell (i)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #67 (January 1995): “Going Sane Part 3 of 4: Breaking the Surface”

• J.M. DeMatteis (w),  Joe Staton (a), Steve Mitchell (i)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #68 (February 1995): “Going Sane Part 4 of 4: The Deluge”

• J.M. DeMatteis (w),  Joe Staton (a), Steve Mitchell (i)

Detective Comics Annual #7 (1994): “Leatherwing”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #2 (1994): “The Tyrant”

The Batman Adventures Annual #1 (1994): “24 Hours” and “Laughter After Midnight”

The Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1 (January 1995): “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”

The Batman Adventures #28 (January 1995): “Twelve Days of Madness”

Wonder Woman #95 (March 1995): “Poisons, Claws and Death Part 2” (Cameo Lead-In to Next Issue)

Wonder Woman #96 (April 1995): “Joker’s Holiday”

• William Messner-Loeb (w), Mike Deodato (a)
• Wonder Woman tries to stop a mob war in Boston and when Joker joins the party.

Wonder Woman #97 (May 1995) “Joker’s Holiday, Pt 2”

• William Messner-Loeb (w), Mike Deodato (a)
• While Artemis has her hands full as the new Wonder Woman, Diana has to deal with a crazy clown loaded in dynamite.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #37 (April 1995): “The Joker, Part 1: The King of Comedy”

• Alan Grant (w),  Barry Kitson and John Stokes (a)
• People belonging to a comedy club start disappearing and all points to the Joker.  In the meantime, a bounty hunter by the name of Wild, is after the Clown’s trail.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #38 (May 1995): “The Joker, Part 2: Tears of a Clown”

• Alan Grant (w), Barry Kitson and John Stokes (a)
• Batman and Wild finally catch up with Joker and the kidnapped citizens.  Are they too late to save them and bring Joker down?

Spider-Man and Batman (September 1995): “Disordered Minds”

Adventures of Superman #527 (September 1995): [36] “The Return”

Action Comics #714 (October 1995): [37] “Crossing the [Punch] Line!”

• David Micheline (w), Kieron Dwyer and Denis Rodier(a)

Batman and Robin Adventures #1 (November 1995): “Two-Timer”

Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): “Underworld Unleashed”

Underworld Unleashed #2 (early December 1995): “Underworld Unleashed, Part 2: The Devil To Pay”

Batman Partners in Peril (1996) CD- Comic Book

Batman: Dark Knight Gallery #1 (January 1996)

Action Comics #719 (March 1996): [9] “Hazard’s Choice”

• David Micheline (w), Kieron Dwyer and Denis Rodies (a)

Batman and Robin Adventures #5 (March 1996): “Second Banana”

Deathstroke #58 (April 1996): “Bad Blood”

Legend of the DARK CLAW ( as the Hyena, April 1996): “Through a Glass Darkly”

• Larry Hama (w)  Jim Balent (p), Ray McCarthy (i)
• Darkclaw (Wolverine/Batman) & Sparrow (Robin/Jubilee) vs. Hyena (Joker/Sabretooth)

Hitman #2 (June 1996): ‘A Rage in Arkham, Part Two” (Cover Only)

Hitman #3 (June 1996): “A Rage in Arkham, Part Three”

Batman: Black and White #2 (July 1996): “A Black and White World”

Catwoman #38 (October 1996): “Year 2, Part One: Grey in the Dark”

Catwoman #39 (November 1996): “Year 2, Part Two: Night Moves”

Batman/Captain America (Prestige, December 1996)

• John Byner (w), John Byrne (a)
• Joker allies himself temporarily with Red Skull to take on Batman and bring down Gotham City.

Batman Annual #20 (1996): “Fables of the Bat-Man”

Catwoman Annual #3 (1996)  “Legends of the Dead Earth”

•  Joan Weis (w) and Michal Dutkiewicz (p), Gerry Fernandez (i)

Aztek #6 (January 1997): “A Child’s Garden of Sinister Capers”

• Grant Morrison and Alan Grant (w), N. Steven Harris and Keith Champagne (a)

Batman: The Long Halloween #3(February 1997): “Christmas”

Aztek #7 (February 1997): “Hey Diddle Diddle: The Japed and the Japer”

Spectre Vol. 3 #51 (March 1997): “A Savage Innocence”

Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (March 1997): “New Year’s Eve”

Azrael #27 (March 1997): “Angel Insane, Part 1: Entry”

Azrael #28 (April 1997): “Angel Insane, Part 2: Exit”

Batman and Robin Adventures #18 (May 1997): “Joker’s Last Laugh”

The Batman Chronicles Gallery #1 (May 1997)

Batman #544 (July 1997): “The Major Arcana, Part One: Jokin’ With Mister D.”

Batman #545 (August 1997): “The Major Arcana, Part Two: Night of the Dying Jokes”

Batman #546 (September 1997): “The Major Arcana, Part III: Hell To Pay”

JLA #8 (August 1997): “Imaginary Stories”

JLA #9 (Early September 1997): “Elseworlds”

JLA #10 (late September 1997): “Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations”

Genesis #1 (October 1997): “Resonance” (Cameo)

JLA #11 (October 1997): “Rock of Ages, Part 2: Hostile Takeover”

JLA #12 (November 1997): “Rock of Ages, Part 3: Wonderworld”

Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (December 1997): “Punishment”

The Joker (Tangent Comics, December 1997)  “Laugh ’till it Hurts!”

• Karl Kesel (w), Matt Haley (p), Tom Simmons (i)
• Alternate Universe (Tangent) Joker

Batman: Batgirl #1 (1997)

Batman Judge Dredd Book 1 (January 1998) “Die Laughing, pt 1”

• Alan Grant and John Wagner (w), Glenn Fabry and Jim Murray and Jason Brashill (a)
• After facing Batman, Joker escapes to a new place to bring chaos to and meets with the Dark Judges who are willing to lend a hand, but can Joker  and his friends overrule tJudge Dredd?

JLA #15 (February 1998): “Rock of Ages, Part 6: Stone of Destiny”

The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #2 (February 1998): “Graduation Day”

• Hilary J. Bader (w), Bo Hampton (p), Terry Beatty (i

The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years #4 ( Cameo Appearance, April 1998): “As the Twig is Bent”

• Hilary J. Bader (w), Bo Hampton (p), Terry Beatty (i)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #105 (April 1998): “Duty Part One”

• C.J. Henderson (w), Trevor von Eeden (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)
• Batman is not in town. It is Gordon against Joker.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #106 (May 1998): “Duty Part Two”

• C.J. Henderson (w), Trevor von Eeden (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)
• Batman is not in town. It is Gordon against Joker.  Can he defeat the Clown Prince?

Batman: Arkham Asylum – Tales of Madness (May 1998)

• Alan Grant (w), Dave Taylor (a)

Batman: Gotham Adventures #1 (June 1998): “With a Price on His Head”

Creeper #7 (June 1998): “Madhouse”

• Len Kaminski (w), Shawn Martinbrough (p), Sal Buscema (i)

Creeper #8 (July 1998): “He Who Laughs Last”

• Len Kaminski (w), Shawn Martinbrough (p), Sal Buscema (i)
• Read it Here!

Elseworld’s Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl (September 1998, Prestige format)

• wri
• In an Elseworld reality, it’s Batgirl and Supergirl against Joker and Luthor.
• Read it Here!

Detective Comics #726 (October 1998): “Fool’s Errand”

• Chuck Dixon (w), Brian Stelfreeze (p), Scott McDaniel

Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins (October 1998): “Scream If You Love Me”, “Lost Pages: Green Lantern in Arkham”

Batman: Two Faces (November 1998)

• Retelling of Mr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with a twist.

Legends of the DC Universe 3-D Gallery (December 1998)

Batman: I, Joker (GN, 1998)

Catwoman #63 (December 1998): “Hints and Allegations Part 1: Belling the Cat”

• Devin Grayson (w), Jim Balent (p), John Stanisci (i)

DCU Holiday Bash III (January 1999): “The Joker’s Twelve Days of Christmas”

Batman Judge Dredd Book 2 (January, 1999) “Die Laughing, pt 2

• Alan Grant and John Wagner (w), Jim Murray (a)
• Batman finds a way to track Joker down into Judge Dredd’s world but this time he will be facing the newest Dark Judge. Introducing….JUDGE JOKER!

Superman & Batman: Generations #1 (January 1999): “1949: Family Matters”

Batman/Hellboy/Starman #1 (January 1999): “Gotham Grey Evil”

Catwoman #64 (January 1999): “Hints and Allegations Part 2: No Laughing Matter”

• Devin Grayson (w), Jim Balent (p), John Stanisci (i)

Superman & Batman: Generations #2(February 1999): “1969: Changing Times”

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #82 ( February 1999): “The Waxman and the CLown pt 3”

Catwoman #65 (February 1999): “Hints and Allegations Part 3: Menage a Trois”

• Devin Grayson (w), Jim Balent (p), John Stanisci (i)

Batman: Nosferatu (March 1999, Prestige format)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83 (March 1999): “No Law and Order pt 2–Strategy”

Batman: Gotham Adventures #10 (March 1999): “Mightier than the Sword”

Batman #563 (March 1999) – Joker is on cover only

Batman: Joker’s Apprentice #1 (GN May 1999): “Joker’s Apprentice”

Batman: Gotham Adventures #14 (July 1999): “Masks of Love: A Harley Quin Romance”

Impulse #50 (July 1999): “First Fool’s”

• Todd Dezago (w), Ethan van Sciver (p), Prentis Collins (i)

Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1 (August 1999)

Darkness/Batman #1 (August 1999)

Batman: Harley Quinn #1 (1999, Prestige Format)

Batman #570 (October 1999) “The Code Part 1: Breaking the Law”

Detective Comics #737 (October 1999): “The Code Part 2”

JLA #35 (November 1999): “The Guilty”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #123 (November 1999) “Underground Railroad pt. 1 of 2”

Batman: DOA (December 1999, Prestige Format)

Anarky #8 (December 1999): “The Sins of the Father”

• Alan Grant (w), Norm Breyfogle (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)

Batman #573 (January 2000): “Shellgame, Part I: Gambits”

Detective Comics #740 (January 2000): “Shellgame, Part II”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126 (February 2000): “Endgame, Part One: Silent Night, All is Calm, All is Bright…”

Batman #574 (February 2000): “Endgame, Part Two: …Tender and Mild…”

Detective Comics #741 (February 2000): “Endgame, Part Three: …Sleep in Heavenly Peace…”

JSA: The Liberty File #1 (February 2000): “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

JSA: The Liberty File #2 (March 2000): “And the Clock Struck Midnight”

Legends of the DC Universe #26 (March 2000): “The Fishy Laugh Part One”

• Steven Englehart (w), Trevor von Eeden (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)

Legends of the DC Universe #27 (April 2000): “The Fishy Laugh Part Two: Reign of the Joker”

• Steven Englehart (w), Trevor von Eeden (p), Joe Rubinstein (i)

Batman/Lobo (GN April 2000)

Batman: Dark Victory #6 (April 2000): “Hate”

Batman: Dark Victory #7 (June 2000): “Fools”

Batman: Dark Victory #8 (July 2000): “Battle”

Batman: Dark Victory #12 (November 2000): “Revenge”

Batman: Dark Victory #13 (December 2000): “Peace”

Birds of Prey #15 (March 2000): “Face Time”

Birds of Prey #16 (April 2000): “The Joker’s Tale”

Birds of Prey #17 (May 2000): “Nuclear Roulette”

Action Comics #765 (May 2000):  “A Clown Comes To Metropolis”

• Joe Kelly (w),  Cano (p), Marley Alquiza (i)

The Batman of Arkham (June 2000)

Hourman #16 (July 2000): “Snapper Carr Super-Traitor!”

Batman Gotham Knights #6 (August 2000) “Personal Effects”

Superman #161 (October 2000): “The Reign of Emperor Joker Part Two: You Say You Want a Revolution?”

Adventures of Superman #583 (October 2000): “The Reign of Emperor Joker Part Three: Life is But a (Very Bad) Dream”

Superman: The Man of Steel #105 (October 2000): “The Reign of Emperor Joker Part Four: All the World His Stage”

Action Comics #770 (October 2000): “The Reign of Emperor Joker Part Five: He Who Laughs Last!”

Batman: Gotham Adventures #30 (November 2000): “Deals “

Batman: Gotham Adventures #31 (December 2000): “Madness and Chaos and All ‘Cause of Me!!!””

Harley Quinn #1 (December 2000): “A Harley Quinn Romance”

• Karl Kesel (w)  Terry Dodson (p)  Rachel Dodson (i)
• Story collected in Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-knock Jokes HC (2008)  and Harley Quinn:  Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes TPB (2009).

Batman: It’s Joker Time! #1 (January 2000)

Batman: It’s Joker Time! #2 (February 2000)

Batman: It’s Joker Time! #3 (March 2000)

Wonder Woman #164 (January 2001): “The Gods of Gotham Part 1: Discordia”

Wonder Woman #165 (February 2001): “The Gods of Gotham Part 2: Avatars”

Batman: Gotham Adventures #33 (February 2001): “World Without Batman”

Robin Vol. 2 #85 (February 2001): “Fool’s Errand”

• Chuck Dixon (w),  Peter Woods (p), Jessee Delperdang (i)

Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker (Animated  Movie Adaptation)  “Return of the Joker”

• Darren Vicenzo (w), Craig Rousseau (p), Rob Leigh (i)
• Adapts the animated  direct to video  movie of the same name.

Wonder Woman #166 (March 2001): “The Gods of Gotham Part 3: Fear”

Batman: Gotham Noir (March,2001)

• Ed Brubaker (w), Sean Phillips (a)
• Gotham Noir is an Elseworlds story that reimagines Batman in a film noir setting. The story takes place in Gotham City in the year 1949, and is told through the character of James Gordon, written non-traditionally as a hard-boiled alcoholic private detective. They are caught up in a massive conspiracy involving the corrupt Mayor’s office and connections to Gotham Organized Crime when a beautiful young woman turns up dead and Gordon is framed for her murder.

Justice League of Arkham #1 (March 2001): “Taking Over the Asylum”

Wonder Woman #167 (Apil 2001): “The Gods of Gotham Part 4: Faith”

Harley Quinn #5 (April 2001): “Larger Than Life” (Flashback)

• Karl Kesel (w),  Terry Dodson (p), Rachel Dodson (i)
• Collected in Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes HC (2008)  and Harley Quinn: Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes TPB (2009)

Batman: Gotham Knights #14 (April 2001): “The Bet”

Batgirl #15 (June 2001)

Harley Quinn #8 (July 2001): “Be Cruel 2 Your School”

• Karl Kesel (w)  Pete Woods (p)  Mark Lipka (i)
• A look at a tragic event during Harleen’s college days that set her down the road of insanity.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #142 (June 2001): “The Demon Laughs Part 1: Exit Screaming”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #143 (July 2001): “The Demon Laughs Part 2: Running Wild”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #144 (August 2001): “The Demon Laughs Part 3: The March Hare”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #145 (September 2001): “The Demon Laughs Part 4: Mad About You”

Superman & Batman: Generations II #2 (September 2001): “1975: Troubled Souls”

Deadman: Dead Again #2 (Robin, Death in the Family flashback)October 2001)  “Dead Loss “

• Steve Vance (w), Jim Aparo (p), Kurt Hathaway (i)

Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam (TPB, November 2001)

Batman Legend of the Dark Knight #147 (Nov 2001, memory image in page 16) “Bad pt2”

• Doug Moench (w) and Barry Kitson

Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 (December 2001): “A Clown at Midnight”, “Joker’s Harrd Sell” and “Touched”

• “A Clown at Midnight” Scott Beaty and Chuck Dixon (w), Pete Woods (p), Cameron Stewart (i).  The prelude to Last Laugh when Joker learns the devastating news.
• “Joker’s Hard Sell” Scott Beatty (w), Leonard Kirk (p),  A Williamson (i).  Joker tries to convince the audience to buy this comic in hisown very perculiar style.
• “Science Fun Facts”  Jai Nitz (w), Amanda Conner (p), Jimmy Palmiotti (i).  Joker at the science fair.
• “Touched” Dan Curtis Johson and J.H. Williams (w), J.H. Williams (p), Mick Gray (i).  A short recount of the lives tragically ‘touched’ by the Joker.

Harley Quinn #13 (December 2001) “Night and Day”

• Karl Kesel (w)  Pete Woods (p)  Mark Lipka (i), Tim Sale (c)
• Joker’s Last Laugh Spinoff

Joker: Last Laugh #1 (December 2001): “Stir Crazy”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)
• Joker’s plan has succeded. All the prisoners in the Slab have been Jokerized and ready to obey him.  Joker starts his last grand scheme to bring all the world to chaos.

Joker: Last Laugh #2 (December 2001): “Siege Mentality”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)

Joker: Last Laugh #3 (December 2001): “Lunatic Fringe”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)

Joker: Last Laugh #4 (December 2001): “Everyone Knows This is Nowhere”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)

Joker: Last Laugh #5 (December 2001): “Mad, Mad World”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)

Joker: Last Laugh #6 (January 2002): “You Only Laugh Twice”

• Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (w), Pete Woods (p), Andrew Pepoy (i)

Batman: Gotham Adventures #45 (February 2002): “Running the Asylum”

DC First: Batgirl/Joker #1 (July 2002): “Clowntime”

Batman Gotham Adventures #51 (August 2002, in an Arkham cell page 2-3) by Jason Hall (w), Brad Rader (p), Terry Austin (i) “Early Thaw”

Batman: Gotham Adventures #53 (October 2002): “Green Mind”

Batman Black and White Volume 2 TPB (2002)

• “Case Study” by Paul Dini and Alex Ross;
• “Night After Night” by Kelley Puckett and Tim Sale.

Harley Quinn #25 (December 2002): “Once More, with Feeling!”

• Karl Kesel (w)  Craig Rousseau (p), Dan W. Davis (i), Carlos Barbieri (c)

Harley Quinn #26 (January 2003): “Vengeance Unlimited Part One”

• A. J. Lieberman (w)  Mike Huddleston (p)  Troy Nixey (i), Mike Huddleston (c)

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #162 (February 2003): “Auteurism Part One”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #163 (March 2003): “Auteurism Part Two: Electric Boogaloo”

Detective Comics #778 (March 2003, Small Cameo)  “Dead Reckoning: pt 2”

• Ed Brubaker (w) Tommy Castillo (p), Wade von Grambadger (i)

Detective Comics #780 (May 2003): “Dead Reckoning, Part Four” “Spore: part 5”

Detective Comics #781 (June 2003): “Dead Reckoning, Part Five”

Batman Adventures #1 (June 2003): “No Asylum”

Batman #613 (May 2003): “Hush, Chapter Six: The Opera”

Batman #614 (June 2003): “Hush, Chapter Seven: The Joke”

Batman #615 (July 2003): “Hush, Chapter Eight: The Dead”

Harley Quinn #32 (July 2003): “The Year of the Rat”

• A.J. Lieberman (w)  Steve Yeowell (a), Mike Huddleston (c)

Batman Adventures #3 (August 2003): “My Boyfriend’s Back”

Outsiders #2 (September 2003): “Roll Call Part 2: Lawyers, Guns, and Monkeys”

Batman Gotham Knights #43 (September 2003, computer image in Oracle’s computer) “Knights passed pt 1 Batgirl & Robin”

• Scott Beatty (w), and Roger Robinson (p), John Floyd (i)

Outsiders #3 (October 2003): “Roll Call Part 3: Joke’s on You”

Gotham Knights #44 (October 2003)”  Knights Passed Pt 2 Body of Evidence”

Detective Comics #787 (December 2003): “The Dogcatcher Part III”

Gotham Central #12 (December 2003): “Soft Targets Part One” [Behind the scenes]

• Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka (w)  Michael Lark (a)

Gotham Central #13 (January 2004): “Soft Targets Part Two” [Behind the scenes]

• Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka (w)  Michael Lark (a)  Stephano Gaudiano (i)

Gotham Central #14 (February 2004): “Soft Targets Part Three”

• Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka (w)  Michael Lark (a)  Stephano Gaudiano (i)

Gotham Central #15 (March 2004): “Soft Targets Part Four”

• Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka (w)  Michael Lark (a)  Stephano Gaudiano (i)

H-E-R-O #10 (January 2004): “A World Made of Glass: Part 2”

• Will Pfeifer (w)  Kano (a)  John Van Fleet (cover)

Robin #120 (January 2004, Killing Joke flashback page 3) “A boy and His Mask…”

• John Lewis (w), Pete Woods (p) Andrew Pepoy (i)

Batman #625 (May 2004): “Broken City Part 6”

Batman Gotham Knights #50 (April 2004) “Push Back, Book 1”

Batman: Gotham Knights #51 (May 2004) “Pushback, Book 2”

• A.J. Lieberman (w)  Alejandro Barrionuevo (p)  Francis Portela (i) Lee Bermejo (cover)

Batman: Gotham Knights #52 (June 2004) “Pushback, Book 3”

• A.J. Lieberman (w)  Alejandro Barrionuevo (p)  Francis Portela (i) Lee Bermejo (cover)

JLA: Another Nail #2 (June 2004)

JLA: Another Nail #3 (July 2004)

Wonder Woman #205 (August 2004, Cover only)

Batman: Gotham Knights #54 (August 2004) “Push Back, Book 5”

• A.J. Lieberman (w)  Alejandro Barrionuevo and Javier Pina (p)  Francis Portela and Jimmy Palmiotti (i) Lee Bermejo (cover)

Batman: Gotham Knights #55 (September 2004) “Pushback, Book 6”

• A.J. Lieberman (w)  Alejandro Barrionuevo (p)  Francis Portela (i) Lee Bermejo (cover)

Batman Adventures #16 (September 2004)

The Batman Strikes! #3 (January 2005) “Gotham and Disorder”

• Bill Matherny (w), Christoper Jones (p),  Tim Beatty (i), Jeff Matsuda (c)
• Criminals are getting caught, then disappearing, but where? When Joker plays policeman it is “Outlaw and Disorder” for Gotham and the Batman.

Superman Batman #18 (April 2005, Death in the Family flashback)  “Absolute Power”

• Jeph Loeb (w) Carlos Pacheco/Ivan Reis (p) Jesus Marino (i)

Superman Batman #25 (May 2005) “With a Vengeance! Chapter 6: Supermen/Batmen”

• Jeph Loeb (w) and Ed McGinness, Dexter Vines (i)

Batman #638 (May 2005): “Under the Hood, Part 4: Bidding War”

The Batman Strikes #9 (June 2005) “Sanity Plea”

• Bill Matheny (w), Christopher Jones (p), Terry Beatty (i), Jeff Matsuda (c)
• The Joker’s Back!  But he’s never been seen like this before. Why is the Clown Prince of Crime claiming that he’s sane? It’s up to Batman to find out before the Joker is free of Arkham Asylum forever.

Legion of Superheroes #1 (July 2005, small flashback panel page 3) byMark Waid (w) and Barry Kitson “And we were Legion”

Detective Comics #809 (early October 2005): “War Crimes Part 1: To the Victor Goes the Spoils”

Batman #643 (early October 2005): “War Crimes Part 2: Minor Discrepancies”

Detective Comics #810 (late October 2005): “War Crimes Part 3: A Consequence of Truth”

Batman #644 (late October 2005): “War Crimes Part 4: Judgment At Gotham”

Batman: Gotham County Line #1 (First page only,2005): “Book One: The Obvious Kill”

Batman: Gotham Knights #73 (March 2006): “Payback”

Batman: Gotham Knights #74 (April 2006)

Batman #649 (March 2006): “All They Do is Watch Us Kill Part Two”

Batman #650 (April 2006): “All They Do is Watch Us Kill Part Three”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 200 (April 2006): “Gotham Emergency”

Infinite Crisis #2 (November 2005): “The Survivors”

• Info Coming Soon!

Justice #2 (December 2005)

• Info Coming Soon!

Justice #3 (February 2006)

• Info Coming Soon!

The Batman Strikes! #16 (February 2006) “Hit and Run”

• Bill Matherny (w),  Christopher Jones (p), Terry Beatty (i), Jeff Matsuda (c)
• The Joker is taking the Batmobile for a joyride through Gotham City. Batman is going to have his hands full when the Clown Prince takes over the rules of the road.

Batman Gotham Knights #73 (March, 2006) “Payback”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #198 (March 2006) ” Blazes of Glory pt 2 of 3″

Batman Gotham Knights #74 (April, 2006)  “Payback pt. 2”

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #199 (April 2006)  “Blazes of Glory pt 3 of 3”

Infinite Crisis #7 (May 2006): “Finale”

• Info Coming Soon!

Justice #6 (August 2006)

• Info Coming Soon!

Batman #655 (September 2006): “Batman & Son Part 1: Building a Better Batmobile”

• Info Coming Soon!

Robin #152 (September 2006): “It All Comes Back Around”

• Info Coming Soon!

Robin #153 (Joker behind the scenes, October 2006) “Run Through the Jungle”

• Adam Beechen/Freddie E. Williams II

The Batman Strikes! #28 (December, 2006) “The Comic and the Straight Man”

• Jai Nitz (w), Christopher Jones (art and cover), Terry Beatty (i)
• It’s the most unlikeliest Dynamic Duo ever when Joker gets a new helper, Scarface! As if that wasn’t strange enough, Batman has to ask for help from the only person who can stop Scarface, the Ventriloquist!

Batman Legends #1 (January 2007. Titan Magazines UK)

• Collects different Batman issues from the US

 

Creeper volume 3 #4 (January 2007) “The Island of Misfit Souls”

• Steve Niles (w) and Steve Scott (p), Dan Greene (i)
• Batman guest stars as the Creeper investigates an abandoned, Alcatraz-like prison called the Gotham Tombs. Plus, if Ryder misses an episode of “You Are Wrong,” will Vera take Jack’s job? Get ready for a serious dose of Creeper-style monsters and mayhem!

Detective Comics #826 (February 2007) “Slayride”

• Paul Dini (w)Don Kramer (p) Wayne Fauchner (i)

Creeper volume 3 #5 (February 2007) “Welcome to Creepsville”

• Steve Niles (w) and Steve Scott (a)
• How does the Clown Prince of Crime figure into the bizarre origin of the Creeper? You must read this issue to discover the unexpected connection!

Batman Black and White  volume 3 HC  (2007) “The Bottom Line”

• Michael Golden(w) Jason Pearson (a)

Creeper volume 3 #6 (March 2007) “To Creep or not to Creep”

• Steve Niles (w) and Steve Scott (a)

The Batman Strikes! #32 (April, 2007) “How To Take on a Room Full of Goons”

• Scott Beatty (w), Christopher Jones (p), Terry Beatty (i), Sanford Green (c)
• The Joker’s sick of Batman, and he’s putting together a posse of Gotham’s baddest bad guys to put the Bat out of their misery, once and for all! Can even the Dark Knight handle the Joker, Poison Ivy, Clayface, Firefly and more?

Batman #663  (April 2007) “A Clown at Midnight”

• Grant Morrison (w) and John van Fleet (a)

The Batman Strikes! #35 (July, 2007) “The Clown Prince of Late Night”

• Russell Lissau (w), Christopher Jones (p), Terry Beatty (i), Dave McCaig (c)
• When the Joker and Harley Quinn late over a late-night talk show, Batman and Robin end up in a race against time! They’ll have to keep the crowd from being Jokerized while making sure the Clown Prince of Crime doesn’t become the Clown Prince of Late Night!

Detective Comics #833 (August 2007) (Zatanna app.)

• Paul Dini (w) Don Kramer (p) Wayne Fauchner(i) “Trust pt1”
• There’s an accident on stage during a magician’s show in Gotham. A fire breaks out and one of the magician’s assistants is killed. Both Gordon and The Batman are leery of Ivar Loximas’ (the magician) claims that it was an, ahem, “accident.” The Dark Knight begins to investigate the death of this young girl. Seems the deceased once worked for her prior to joining up with this Loximas character. Also, we discover that Zantanna has a history with Loximas as well.  Batman and Zantanna conclude that Loximas is not as innocent as he claims he is and that the accident wasn’t one.  When Batman and Zatanna confront the magician, they are in for a surprise…

Detective #834  (Zatanna, September 2007)  “Trust pt2”

• Paul Dini (w) Don Kramer (p) Wayne Fauchner(i)

Countdown #31 (September 2007) “The Origin of the Joker”

• Mark Waid (w), Brian Bolland (a)
• 2 page self contained story depicting one of the versions of Joker’s origin.

Batman Confidential #7 (September 2007) “Lover’s and Madmen #1”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
• What kind of person becomes a Joker? This issue sheds light on who the Joker was before he became the Joker… and how he and Batman crossed paths even before the day he was created

 League of America Wedding Special #1(September 2007) “Unlimited, Chapter 1: Injustice League”

• Dwayne McDuffie/Mike McKone and Andy Lanning
• Batman, Green Lantern and the other male members of the team gather together for the Oliver’s bachelor party while Firestorm is almost killed by the newly-formed Injustice League Unlimited!
• Coming Soon!

 Batman Confidential 8 (October 2007) “Lover’s and Madmen #2: Peace in Arms”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
  • Batman crosses paths once again with the punk who will become his deadliest foe ‘The Joker’ in a Gotham City that seems to be increasingly more deadly and psychotic.

Justice League of America #13 (November 2007) “Unlimited Chapter 2”

• Dwayne McDuffie/Benitez
• Storyline continued from the Justice League Wedding Special as a hero is savagely beaten by the Injustice League, forcing the JLA to fight back.  But can the heroes take down villains who are calculated to be their perfect tactical oponents?
• Info Coming Soon!

Batman Confidential #9 (November 2007) “Lover’s and Madmen #” The Crime’s New Face”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
  • The madman, Jack, arrives at the ball and as he planned, Batman arrives to try and stop him. But he takes Lorna, Bruce’s interest, as hostage and mortally wounds her but he does not escape unscathed. Bruce sits by and watches as Lorna slowly slips away as he tries to figure out what makes his adversary tick. He arrives at the home of Dr. Jonathan Crane to learn more about this person but there are no logical answers for a psychopath like the one Batman currently faces

Justice Society of America #10 (Kingdom Come Joker an other cameos, December 2007) “What a Wonderful World”

• Geoff Johns/Alex Ross (w), Deal Eaglesham/Alex Ross (a)

Justice League of America #14(December 2007)   “Unlimited Chapter 3”

• Dwayne McDuffie/Ed Benes
• The Heat cranks up in the “Injustice League” story arc at the World’s Greatest Heroes find themselves prisoners of the Injustice League. Can Superman and Black Lightning free their friends?

Batman Confidential #10 (December 2007) “Lover’s and Madmen #4: The Joker Day 1”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
  • With no other recourse to take, Batman turns to the dark side to have this madman taken care of, but again, he proves to be too much even for Gotham’s underworld. Batman arrives just in time to witness the birth of The Joker

Action Comics #857 (December 2007, Bizarro Joker cameo) “Escape from Bizarro World pt3.”

• Geoff Johns/Richard Donner (w), Eric Powell (a)
• Scans coming soon!

Batman Legends #14 (January 2008, Titan Magazines UK)

• Reprints Batman #667 “The Island of Dr. Mayhew”
• Reprints Batman Confidential #9 “Crime’s New Face”
• Reprints Detective Comics #830 “Siege pt 2”

Batman Confidential #11 (January 2008) “Lover’s and Madmen #5:  This Apparition Come”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
  • The Joker is on the loose and trying to spread “joy” to Gotham City. First he pays off Harleen Quinzel’s college dept in return for when she talked Joker into staying “in business”, then he lets loose a balloon full of razor sharp shards that is shot down by the GCPD and kills many innocent people. Next he turns to the circus to spread his evil chemicals but nothing he does attracts Batman like it would in the past, the Joker is very sad. The reason, Lorna has made it and is going to recover and Bruce will not leave her side, that is until Alfred shocks him back into reality and Batman and the Joker lock up again.

Salvation Run #1 (January 2008) “A Hellish New World”

• Bill Willingham (w) Sean Chen(p)
• In an effort to make Earth safer from the most dangerous criminals in the world a plan is devise to send them to a far away to fend for themselves.  The question that rises, is can these criminals trust each other enough to for a stable colony?

The Batman Strikes! #41 (Harley Quinn story, January 2008) “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

• Rusell Lissau (w), Christopher Jones (art and cover), Terry Beatty
• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy just want to have fun! But when your idea of fun is crime, catastrophe and chaos, Batman’s going to be right on your tail!

Salvation Run #2 (February 2008) “Take this world and shove it!”

• Bill Willingham/Sean Chen
• It ties to Catwoman volume 3 #75-76
• Review Coming soon!

Booster Gold volume 2 #5 (February 2008) “No Joke”

• Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz (w), Dan Jurgens (p), Norm Rapmund (i)
• Booster Gold uses his ability to travel through time to try to fix a wrong: Barbara Gordon’s crippling attack at the hands of the Joker.  Can Booster remake history or destiny is an unvariable element in the time continnuum?

Batman Confidential #12 (February 2008) “Lover’s and Madmen #6”

• Michael Green (w), Denis B. Cowan (p)
  • Batman is poisoned by the Joker as they battle along the rooftops of Gotham City. But the Joker has a plan as he forces Batman to make a decision, stop him or rescue innocent people the Joker has dangling from an adjacent building. There are too many people as Batman can not save them all but he manages to take the Joker down. Lorna is going to recover but Bruce breaks off their relationship in an effort to save her from any more attacks, though she does not know this is the real reason for the break up.
  • Review  Coming Soon!

Salvation Run #3 (March 2008) “All you need is hate”

• Matthew Sturges/Sean Chen
• The DCU’s most savage villains are stranded on a hostile planet. Lex Luthor and Gorilla Grodd now control the minds of many of the other castaways, forcing them to go along with the geniuses’ plan. But will this plan lead to escape, or something far more sinister
• ReviewComing Soon!

Salvati0n Run #4 (April 2008) “Life is but a dream/ nightmare”

•  Matthew Sturges/Sean Chen
• Grodd’s on the rampage! Villains will die as alliances form on the planet of deadly exile!
• Review Coming Soon!

Salvation Run #5 (May 2008) “Through a glass deadly”

• Matthew Struges/Joe Bennett
• Ties into Catwoman volume 3 #77-78
• Trapped between the warring tribes led by The Joker and Lex Luthor, Catwoman is forced to make a deadly decision that will change several lives forever. The hostilities on Hell Planet are about to reach a boiling point, and nobody is a sure bet to make it out alive. And that’s before things get worse with the unexpected arrival of a new group looking to exterminate every villain in sight.
• Review Coming Soon!

The Batman Strikes! #45 (Harley Quinn, May 2008) “Gotham Girls: Honor Among Thieves”

• Jai Nitz (w), Christopher Jones (p), Terry Beatty (i), Andie Tong (c)
• Batman’s left Batgirl to watch over Gotham on her own. Uh-oh. She’s fought lunatics like the Joker and brutes like Killer Croc to a standstill, but she may not be able to compete with the craftiness of Catwoman!

Superman Batman Annual #2 (May 2008, Target  for batarang practice in cave) “The Unexamined Life…”

• Joe Kelly (w), Scott Kolins (a)
• Review coming soon!

Salvation Run #6 (June 2008) “Burning down the world”

• Matthew Sturges/Sean Chen
• This it! The confrontation you wanted to see: Lex Luthor and the Joker go at it in brutal hand-to-hand combat to wrest control of the Hell Planet from each other. Plus, a shocking event that plays directly into Final Crisis! And this is all before things get really bad for our castaways. You don’t want to miss this issue!
• Review C0ming Soon!

Batman Death Mask #1 (June 2008, One page spread cameo)

• by Yoshinori Natsume (w), Yoshinori Natsume (a)
• Review Coming Soon!

Salvation Run #7  (July 2008, Alt cover by Neil Adams and story) “We gotta get out of this planet”

• Matthew Sturges/Sean Chen
• The unforgettable conclusion to the ultimate game of survival between the DCU’s villains! Who will live? Who will die? Will anybody make it home?
• Coming Soon!

Trinity #13 (August 2008, screen image in Oracle’s computer) by “That Was a Sonic Booom”

• Kurt Busiek (w), Mark Bagley (a)
• Image coming soon!

Birds of Prey #120 (September 2008) “Mad Science”

• Tony Bedard/Michael O’Hare
• Oracle’s having a hard time explaining why she has moved so near Black Canary’s homebase – especially when the rest of the Birds find out that Barbara’s been employing a mysterious new operative: the enigmatic Infinity!
• Coming Soon!

Justice Society of America Annual #1 ( Earth-2 Joker,  September 2008) “Earth 2: Chapter 1: The Golden Age”

• Geoff Johns/Jerry Ordway
• Coming Soon!

Batman Strikes! 47 (September, 2008)

Superman Batman #51 (first app Lil’Joker) (October 2008) “Lil’ Leaguers pt1.

• ”Michael Green/Mike Johnson (w), Rafael Albuquerque (a)
• The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight are shocked to discover little versions of themselves fighting a threat in Metropolis. But where did these tiny heroes come from? As Superman and Batman search for answers, things get worse with the arrival of the Li’l League!
• Coming Soon!

Trinity #18 (October 2008, one panel flasback) (a) “Brave Men and Women”

• Kurt Busiek (w) and Mark Bagley
• Image coming soon!

Two Face:  Year One #2 of 2 (October,  2008 cameo)  “Electect District Attorney Two-Face”

• Scans Coming Soon!

Birds of Prey #121  (October 2008) “Bring on the bad guys”

• Tony Bedard/Michael O’Hare
• The Joker infiltrates the high-tech gang network of the Birds’ new hometown, Platinum Flats! And that’s going to set him up for a direct conflict with Oracle, Barbara Gordon!
• Coming Soon!

Birds of Prey #122(November 2008) “Fear Itself”

• Tony Bedard/Michael O’Hare
• Zatanna lends a hand when Manhunter’s fears begin to take over her mind, while the Visionary sends his Scavengers after the Birds of Prey! Also: The Joker comes a-calling on Barbara Gordon!
• C0ming soon!

Justice League #25 (November 2008, Alt Batman kills Joker) “Second Coming” chpt 2”

• Dwayne McDuffie (w) Ed Benes/Dough Mahnke/Darrick Robertson/Shane Davis/Ian Churchill (p), Ed Benes/Chris Alamy/Darrick Robinson/ Rob Stull/Ian Churchill (i)
• Coming Soon!

Superman Batman #52 (November 2008) “Lil’ Leaguers pt2.”

• Michael Green/Mike Johnson (w), Rafael Albuquerque (a)
• The Man of Steel and The Dark Knight must team up with the Li’l League to battle an army of Li’l Villains. Then, the Li’l Villains meet some of their grownup counterparts as Li’l Lex hatches his plan to take over the world. Don’t miss this issue’s shock ending
• Coming Soon!

Batman Confidential #21 (Cameo, November 2008) “The Cat and the Bat pt5”

Batman Confidential #22(December 2008)   “Do You Understand These Rights? Part One: You have the right to remain silent”

• Andrew Kreisberg/Scott McDaniel
• What happened the first time Batman hauled The Joker into the Gotham City Police Department? Find out as the ramifications of the “new kind of criminal” emerging in Gotham are felt with deadly consequence! and get a look at what severe changes Batman’s presence in Gotham City had on the face of crime.
• Coming Soon!

DC Universe Halloween Special #1 (December 2008)  Small one panel cameo in “One Last Halloween” and two small cameos in “Scarred and Scared”

• Scans Coming Soon!

Birds of Prey #123 (December 2008)) “A woman of Backbone”

• Tony Bedard/Michael O’Hare John Floyd (i)
• The Joker crosses Oracle’s doorstep as he muscles in on the high-tech gangs running the new city the Birds of Prey operate out of. But will Oracle be able to control herself when facing the maniac who crippled her?
• Coming Soon!

Mortal Combat vs. DC Universe: Beginnings (Video Game Exclusive, December 2008)

Batman Confidential #23 (January 2009) “Do you understand these rights? Part Two: Anything you say….

• Andrew Kreisberg/Scott McDaniel”
• The Joker continues leaving his psycho mark on Gotham City as Batman struggles with what the appearance of a villain like The Joker must say about The Dark Knight’s own affect on the city! Is Batman stopping crime or just inspiring deadlier, more insane evils?
• Coming Soon!

Batman #682 (Cover, January 2009)

Arkham Asylum:  Dr.’s Journal (Batman Arkham Asylum Deluxe Edition Exclusive, January 2009)

Birds of Prey #124 (January 2009) “Smile for the birdie”

• Tony Bedard/Michael O’Hare
• The Joker and Barbara Gordon face off in the ultimate confrontation. After she was crippled by the Clown Prince of Crime, Barbara became Oracle – but what will become of The Joker now that she has the upper hand?
•  Coming Soon!

Batman Cacophony #1 (January 2009) “Bring the Noise”

• Kevin Smith (w) and Walt Flanagan (p) and Sandra Hope (i)
• Practically from out of nowhere, the mysterious masked killer known as Onomatopoeia returns and sets his sights and sounds against The Caped Crusader!
• Coming Soon!

Batman Arkham Asylum (January 2009) “The Road to Arkham”

• Ala Burnett (w), Carlos D’Anda (a)
• Prequel to Arkham Asylum video game
• Available as a YouTube video comic HERE!

Batman Confidential #24 (February 2009) “Do you understand these rights? Part three: Can and will….”

• Andrew Kreisberg/Scott McDaniel
• In an attempt to gain insight into this new kind of criminal The Joker represents in Gotham, Batman goes undercover to share the lunatic’s cell in the Gotham City Police Department’s holding pen! And a rogue officer hunts down Commissioner Gordon!
• Coming Soon!

Batman Cacophony #2 (February 2009) “Wired for Sound”

• Kevin Smith (w) and Walt Flanagan (p) and Sandra Hope (i)
•  It’s Batman vs the Joker vs Onomatopoeia in one of the craziest Batman adventures you’ve ever read. Will Batman be able to uncover the relationship between The Joker and Onomatopoeia in time to keep them from destroying Gotham City? Or are these villains too much for The Caped Crusader?
• Coming Soon!

Batman Cacophony #3 (Alt  Bill Sienkiewicz sketch cover and story, March 2009) “Baffles”

• Kevin Smith (w) and Walt Flanagan (p) and Sandra Hope (i)
•  The wild ride that caught Batman between The Joker and Onomatopoeia comes to a crashing halt as Batman is forced to choose between capturing Onomatopoeia and saving the Joker’s life! Will Onomatopoeia have the final word with a deadly “Bang!”? Find out in this exciting conclusion!
• Coming Soon!

Batman Gotham by Midnight #10 (April, 2009)

Detective Comics #853 (A. Kubert cover–April, 2009)

Superman Batman #60 (July 2009) (first app of Joker Lex) “Mash-Up pt 1”

• Michael Green/M. Johnson (w) Francis Manapul (a)
•  Rising star artist Francis Manapul joins Michael Green and Mike Johnson for a special 2-part story we could only call “Mash-Up”! When the going gets tough in the city of Gothamopolis, there’s only one thing to do: call in the Justice Titans to save the day! Wait, what?
• Coming Soon!

Batman Confidential #29 (July 2009) “Bad Cop” part 1 of 2

• In this sequel to the recent Joker story in Batman Confidential #22-25, the Gotham City police officer tortured by The Joker’s maniacal actions has joined the villain in madness. Now he stalks the streets of Gotham as Batman’s latest rogue.

Superman Batman #61 (August 2009 Joker Lex revealed as Dr. Destiny) “Mash-Up pt 2”

• Michael Green/M. Johnson (w) Francis Manapul (a)
• Superman and Batman team with the Justice Titans to take on the worst villains in Gothamopolis:  JokerLex, BrainyCat, Jimmy Two Face and more. Can the dynamic duo escape from this nightmare world?
• Coming Soon!

Batman Confidential #3o (August, 2009)  “Bad Cop Pt2 of 2”

• Facing the rogue Gotham City police officer who was “created” by The Joker – Commissioner Gordon and Batman receive desperate help from an unusual source: young Barbara Gordon!

Superman / Batman #62 (September 2009) “Sidekicked”

• Michael Green/Mike Johnson and Rafael Albuquerque
• The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over and are run amok, holding hostages and dousing the Mad House with their special brand of insanity. It’s up to the World’s Finest to save the day and by that I mean Robin and Supergirl!
• Coming Soon!

Batman Widening Gyre #1 August 2009) “Turning and Turning”

• Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan(P) Art Thibert (i)
• C0ming Soon!

Batman Superman #65 (October 2009) “Sweet Dreams”

• Peter Johnson/Matt Cherniss and Brian Steelfreeze, Brian Haberlin/Kelly Jones/Joe Quinones/Federico Dallochio.  Colors: David Baron/Joe Quinones)
• What scares Batman and Superman? Even worse, what scares their greatest foes, The Joker and Lex Luthor? Horror comes alive in this very special Halloween tale
• Coming Soon!

Detective Comics Annual #11 (unconscious Joker dragged into Arkham) October 2009) “Question and Answer”

• Derek Fridolfs (w) Dustin Nguyen (a)
• Image here soon!

Gotham City Sirens #4 (November 2009).

• Paul Dini and Guillem March. Jose Villarubia ( c)
• Bruce Wayne has always been considered the quintessential ladies’ man. But he’s never faced ladies quite like this before! Has Gotham City’s playboy prince finally met his match?
• Coming Soon!

Batman: The Brave and Bold #9 (November 2009 (cameo) “The Tale of the Catman”

• Landry Walker (p) Eric Jones (p)
• Image Here Soon!

Batman: Widening Gyre #2 (November 2009 (a flashback panel)

• Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan, Art Thibert “Falconer”
• Image Here Soon!

Brave and the Bold #29:  Batman and the Geek   (November 2009, cameo)

• Michael Straczynski  (w) Jesus Saiz (a)
  • Image Here Soon!

Gotham City Sirens #5 December 2009. (Joker revealed to be Gaggy Gagsworth)

• Paul Dini and Guillem March, Tomeu Morey( c)
•  Harley Quinn takes center stage this issue as the girls deal with the after effects of Hush’s deadly manipulations over the last few months. Plus, don’t miss a surprise guest-star!
  • Coming Soon!

Gotham City Sirens #6 ((January 2010 Backflash, Gaggy as Joker)

• Paul Dini, Guillem March, Tomeu Morey (i)
• Now that Mr. J’s secret is out in the open, will the girls’ reaction take them to the point of no return? And will Harley Quinn ever be the same?
  • Coming Soon!

 

Action Comics #507 (Janurary 2010, revealed Joker killed Superboy Prime pg6)

• Geoff Johns/Sterling Gates (w), Jerry Ordway (p) Bob Wiacek (i) “He Primed Me”
• Image Here soon!

Batman Widening Gyre #4 (Feb 2010,Cover  by Bill Sienkiewicz only)

• By Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan, Art Thibert  “The Centre Cannot Hold”
• Image Here Soon!

Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Special (February 2010)

• Reprints “Joker’s Origin”from Countdown #27, Nov 2007 and) by Mark Waid (w) Brian Bolland (a)
  • Read It Here!
  • Joker’s “Slayride”from Detective Comics #826, Feb 2007) Paul Dini (w), Don Kramer (p )Wayne Fauchner (I)
    • Read it here

Oracle : The cure #2

• W, P, I
• See Image Here!

The Batman Brave and the Bold #13 (January 2010, Flashback image pg 14))

• by Jolly Fisch (w) Sal Cipriano (a) “Night of the Batmen”
• See Image Here!

Brave and Bold #31 (March 2010 Atom and The Joker “Small Problems”

• by J. Michael Stracynski, Chad Hardin/ Justiniano (p), Wayne Faucher/ Walden Wong, (i)
• Comics’ greatest archrivalry: The Joker and…The Atom?! The smallest hero in the DC Universe gets into the head of the biggest menace in all of Gotham City! Don’t miss an issue of the series that IGN calls “Fascinating… the work of a master comics storyteller!”
• Read it Here!

Brave and Bold #33  (Arpil 2010 (Joker KJ Flasback one panel) Zatanna, Wonder Woman,  and Batgirl “Ladies Night”.

• J. Michael Straczynski (w) Cliff Chiang (a)
• See Image Here!

Nemesis: The Impostors #1 ((May 2010) Joker pretender, dies at end of issue) “Close Your Eyes”

• by Ivan Brandon and Cliff Richards
• For Thomas Andrew Tresser, aka Nemesis, the world of metahuman espionage is never what it seems. After his recent “reeducation” at the hands of the Global Peace Agency, Nemesis finds himself thrust back into the real world with enemies seemingly around every corner. Tasked with uncovering the truth about his mission and the true identities of those hoping to unleash a great evil on the world, Nemesis is forced to confront the fact that he may not be able to trust anybody in the universe – including himself.
• Read it Here!

Justice League #44 (June 2010) cameo page one) “Devil in the Details”.

• by James Robinson, Mark Bagley(p), Rob Hunter/Norm Raphund(i)
• See image here!

Justice Society of America #38  ( Earth 2-Joker cameo) (June 2010) “Sympathy for the Fuhrer.”

• by Bill Willingham (w) Jesus Merino(p), Jesse Delperdang (i)
• See Image here!

Batman and Robin # 12 ((July 2010) Revealed Joker posing as Oberon Sexton) by “Part 3: Mexican Train”

• Grant Morrison and Andy Clarke(p) Scott Hanna (i)
• All is revealed in this final installment of “Batman vs. Robin” – the identity of the Domino Killer, the terrifying secret of the dominoes, and the shocking truth behind El Penitente! All of this, plus the surprising return of a fanfavorite character!
• Coming Soon!

Zatanna #1 (July 2010) Actor playing Joker in Zatanna’s show)

• by Paul Dini(w), Stephane Roux (p), Karl Story(i)
•  Coming Soon!

Batman #865((July 2010) Flasback and Dr. Arkham’s hallucinatory Jester) “Beneath the Mask part 2: Face Off!”

• David Hine and Jeremy Haun
• Coming Soon!

Joker’s Asylum II: Riddler #1 (August 2010)  “The House the Cards Built”.

• Peter Calloway (w) Andres Guinaldo(p) Raul Fernandez (i)
• Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries!
• Coming Soon!

Batman Arkham Asylum Special (2009)

• Comic only available in the  Arkham Asylum Box Set) by various
• “Escape” by Archie Goodwin and Gene Ha (Reprints Showcase95 #11)
• “Fool’s Errand” by Chuck Dixon (w)  Pete Woods (p), Jesse Delperdang (i)  Reprints Robin #85

DCU  Halloween Special ’09 (December, 2009)

Batman: Arkham Asylum Special #1  (December 2009)

• “Fool’s Errand”  by Chuck Dixon (w)  Pete Woods (p), Jesse Delperdang (i)  Reprints Robin #85
• Retail version of Arkam Asylum Box Set Exclusive.   See above for details.

Joker’s Asylum II: Killer Croc #1  (August 2010) “Beauty and the Beast”.

• Mike Raicht and David Yardin
• Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries!
• Coming Soon!

Joker’s Asylum II: Harley Quinn #1  (August 2010) “The Most Important Day of the Year”.

• James Patrick (w) Joe Quinones (a)
• Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries!
• Coming Soon!

Joker’s Asylum II: Mad Hatter#1  (August 2010) “Tea Time”.

• Landry Quinn Walker (w), Keith Griffen/Bill Sienkiewicz (a)
• Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries!
• Coming Soon!

Joker’s Asylum II: Clayface #1 (August 2010) “Mudnight Madness”

• Kevin Shinick and Kelly Jones
• Each issue is narrated by The Joker and tells a special stand-alone story that gives readers an inside look into the insane lives of The Dark Knight’s greatest adversaries!
• Coming Soon!

Batman and Robin #13 (August, 2010) “Batman and Robin Must Die! Part 1: The Garden of Death”

• Grant Morrison (w) Frazer Irving (a) Frank Quietly( cover) (August 2010)
• Thomas Wayne – a man believed murdered over 20 years ago – has returned with an incredible tale to tell, and he’s claiming the entire Wayne fortune! He’s slyly demanding that Bruce Wayne must return if Bruce wishes to oppose the claim! Plus, the long-awaited return of the ultimate Batman villain!
• Read it Here!

Detective Comics #866 (August 2010) (alt Walt Simonson cover and Flashback Story)

• by Dennis O’neil (w) Dusting Nguyen/Derek Fridolfs (a)
• O’Neil spins a tale of the Dick Grayson Batman intertwined with those classic days when Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder, patrolled the mean streets of Gotham City!
• Coming Soon!

Batman #700 (August 2010) “Yesterday”

• Grant Morrison (w) and Tony Daniel (a)
• Grant Morrison returns to Batman with this oversized special! And he’s brought an all-star roster of artists along with him including Andy Kubert, Tony Daniel and Frank Quitely to celebrate this milestone 700th issue featuring stories spotlighting each of the Batmen from different eras – Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne. You won’t want to miss this blockbuster story that paves the way for the return of Bruce Wayne
• Coming Soon!

Batman Widening Gyre #6 (September 2010) “The Blood-Dimmed Tide is Loosed”

• Kevin Smith and Walt Flanagan, Art Thibert
• Coming Soon!

Detective Comics #867 ((September 2010.  Joker flashback and origin impostor Joker) “Batman Impostors pt1:  Laugh and the World Laughs With You”

• David Hine (w) Scott McDaniel (p) Andy Owens (i)
• A call to arms has gone out through Gotham City, and normal, everyday citizens are being drafted into a bizarre battle. Will they side with vigilante justice or join the cause of chaos and anarchy? Only The Dark Knight can rein in the terror created by the villain known only as The Imposter. But what is The Imposter’s true motivation for this gang war — and what’s hiding behind his rictus grin? Be here to find out!
• Coming Soon!

Superman Batman #75 by various  (September 2010)

• “Brothers in Arms “by Billy Tucci (Joker  impersonator get too close to real heroism at a parade)
  • Read it here!
• “Joker and Lex” by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo (cartoon)

Batman and Robin #14 (October 2010) “Batman and Robin Must Die! Part 2:  The Triumph of Death”.

• Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving
• In “Batman Must Die!” part 2 of 3, one of our heroes lies near death! Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne enter the ultimate, blood-soaked battle against two foes who almost destroyed the original Batman. Are the new Dynamic Duo up to this final confrontation with absolute evil? If they can’t truly bond as a team, they’re dead!

DCU: Legacies #4 (October 2010) “unkown story arc”

• Lein Wein (w)  Scott Collins/Jose Garcia-Lopez (a)
• Coming Soon!

Detective Comics #868 (Origin Impostor Joker continues, October 2010) “Pt 2: The (S)Laughter of Fools”

• by  David Hine, Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens
• A warped variation of the Joker drug has caused those who use it to suffer mental breakdowns and embrace anarchy and chaos. With riots cropping up throughout Gotham City, the citizens find themselves divided into two gangs: one led by a Batman impostor whose mission is to bring law and order back to the streets, and the other led by a Joker impostor whose purpose is to punish the innocent and set Gotham ablaze. And in the middle of it all is The Dark Knight – but can Batman stop an entire city?
• Coming Soon!

Superman #703  ( Cameo, November 2010) “Grounded”

• Michael Straczynski andDavid Baron/Eddy Barrows (a)
• image here soon!

Batman Beyond #4 (November 2010) “Hush Beyond Pt 4:  The Other Side of the Mirror)

• bAdam Beechen (w), Benjamin Ryan (p), Johh Stanisci (i
• image here soon!

DCU:Legacies #5 (November 2010)

• by Lein Wein (w)  Scott Collins/Jose Garcia-Lopez (a) “unkown story arc”
• Coming Soon!

Batman and Robin #15  (December 2010) “Batman and Robin Must Die! Part 3:  Death and the Devil”.

• alt cover by Frazer Irving and story) by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving
• In the final chapter of “Batman Must Die,” all is lost and everything has gone to pieces! Is Dick Grayson alive? Will Damian make a pact with the devil? And what will happen after the final confrontation with Dr. Hurt?

Detective Comics #869 (November 2010) “Joker Impostors pt3:  Laughter out of Dead Bellies”

• David Hine (w) Scott McDaniel (p) Andy Owens (i)
• Impostors” continues here! Madness and mayhem face off against law and order for control of Gotham City, and not even the Batman is safe! With The Joker Impostor leading the charge of chaos and filling the streets of Gotham with his army of Jokerz, the ranks of the Batman Impostor’s army grow thanks to regular citizens choosing sides and taking up arms. But what is Impostor Joker’s ultimate goal – and what does it have to do with the real Dark Knight and Clown Prince of Crime?
• Coming Soon!

Detective Comics #870 (Joker Impostor Winslow Heath first App) December 2010 “Batman Impostors pt 4:  Last Man Laughing”

• David Hine(w) Scott McDaniel (p) Andy Owens (i)
• The battle lines have been drawn. The insane Impostor Joker will lead his army of Jokerz against the imposing Impostor Batman and his Guardian Bats – and the battleground will be the Gotham City World’s Fair. The only hope Gotham has is The Dark Knight himself, but can even Batman stop both Impostors before more blood is shed? All will be revealed, including the mystery behind the Impostors, in this shocking and horrifying conclusion
• Coming Soon!

DC Comics Presents #3;  Batman (December 2010)

• Ed Brubaker and John Contanza (w) and Scott McDaniel (p)
• In these tales from BATMAN #595-598, Bruce Wayne attempts to learn whether his own father could have been involved with Gotham’s underworld. Plus, Batman battles — Santa Klaus? With a “K”? He’s got presents for all the naughty boys and girls of Gotham City. Nasty, dangerous presents
• Coming soon!

Batman and Robin # 16 (January 2011) “Black Masks”

• Grant Morrison (w)  Cameron Stewart/ Chris Burnham/Frazer Irving (a)
• Don’t miss this fantastic finale as Batman and Robin’s storyline connects with The Return of Bruce Wayne! The climactic showdown between Batman and the Black Glove is finally here. It’s payback time for The Dark Knight as Batman and Robin face the ultimate evil. Will Damian betray his father’s legacy? Will Bruce Wayne return just in time to see Dick Grayson die? Plus, The Joker and Professor Pyg! This is only the beginning of a startling new status quo for the Batman…
• Read it Here!

Batman the Brave and the Bold #1 (January 2011, cameo at beginning of story) “Bottle of the Planets”

• Sholly Fisch (w), Rick Burchett (p), Dan Davis (i)

Action Comics #897 (January 2011—note  March 2011 cover date) “Black Ring pt8”

• Paul Cornell (w)  Pete Woods (a)
• Last place Lex Luthor expected his quest for the Black Lantern energy to take him was Arkham Asylum – specifically to the cell of The Joker! What clues about Lex’s quest could The Joker have to offer, and why on Earth would Lex trust him? Get ready for a one-of-a-kind confrontation between comics’ two greatest villains

Red Hood:  The Lost Years #6 (August 2011) “Benediction and Comencement”

• Judd Winnick (w) and Jerremy Haun (a)
• In this series finale, Jason Todd takes his final steps to becoming the Red Hood, and his last lessons are about to be learned. Confronting Talia al Ghul and meeting a new player who’s calling himself Hush are the tip of the iceberg as Jason readies himself to confront the one who “made this all possible” – The Joker. Witness the end of the beginning right here!

Batman 80-page Giant 2010 by various (February 2011) “Reality check”  “Within the Walls of Dis”

• “Reality check”by Peter Miriani (w),  Szymaon Kudranski (a)
•  “Within the Walls of Dis”by Brad Desnoyer and Lee Ferguson(p), Mark Deering (i)

Gotham City Sirens #19 (January 2011, Joker Flashback) “Behind the Bat, Behind the Clown”

• Peter Calloway (w) Andres Guinaldo (p) Walden Wong (i)
• With Talia al Ghul’s treachery behind them, Zatanna approaches Selina with an offer Selina never even dreamed of – erasing Batman’s secret identity from her mind! The question sends Selina on a spiritual journey to learn what it means to love and live and how significantly memory plays into both.
• Read it here!

Red Robin #19 (Jamuary 2011, cameo hallucination) “The Rabbit Hole”

• Fabian Nicenza (w), Marcus To/Ray McCarthy (a)
• Image here soon!

Batman Odyssey #5 (January 2011)

• Neal Adams writes and pencils
• Batman knows his Odyssey must happen soon before he loses himself, but Deadman invades The Dark Knight’s world and only sees the inevitable crash and burn of his old friend. Should Deadman add to Batman’s “crash” – or hold off and give the Caped Crusader a few last moments of relative peace? This is Deadman we’re talking about – of course he’s going to step in!Oh, and there’s one more thorn in Batman’s side – in this issue, The Joker arrives!

DC Universe Online Legends #1 (February 2011,cameo)

• Wolfman Bedard/Tony Bedard (w) Howard Porter and Livesay (a) “Legendary”
• Image here soon!

DC Comics Presents:  BRIGHTEST DAY 100-PAGE SPECTACULAR (February  2011)

• Gail Simone and Steve Englehart (w), Rob Liefeld and Trevor Von Eeden (p)
• Kestrel, the mad dog of the Chaos Realm, battles the Teen Titans in a bid to gain power like he’s never had before in a tale from TEEN TITANS #27-28. And in an epic from LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE #26-27, The Joker earns the wrath of both Aquaman and Batman when he dredges up the old Joker-fish routine.

Knight and Squire #5 (February, 2011) “For Six, pt 5”

• Paul Cornell (w),  Jimmy Broxton (a)
• Jarvis Poker, the British Joker, has been receiving death threats. But who would want to hurt such a sweet old villain? The lives of the Knight, the Squire and the Shrike take a turn for the cold and deadly, as fear casts its shadow over London town. Can the Super Heroes of Britain work together to resist the onslaught of gritty realism?

Gotham City Sirens #20 (February 2011) “Hell Hath No Fury”

• Peter Calloway (w),Andres Guinaldo and Ramon Bachs (p), Lorenzo Ruggerio and Ramon Bachs (i)
• With The Joker’s return to Batman comics in recent months, it was only a matter of time before Harley Quinn took notice. Will she abandon her Sirens and return to the side of her true love? Well, she might not have a choice! And what happens between Selina and Harley when they realize that the objects of their respective affections are mortal enemies?

Young Justice #1 (February, 2011. Last page splash) “Haunted”

• Franco/Franco Aureliani/Arthur “Art” Baltazar (w) , Mike Norton/Travis Lanham, Alex Sinclair (a)
• It’s moving-in day for Superboy and Miss Martian as they choose their roomsat their new headquarters! But the Boy of Steel is haunted by the Cave’s memories

JLA Generation Lost #20 (One panel Cameo, KJ Flashback, February 2011)

• strange visions of his past…
• See Image Here!

Batman Odyssey #6 (February 2011)

• Neal Adams (writes and pencils)

Action Comics #900 (February 2011, Multiple covers) “The Black Ring:  Reign of Doomsday” and others

• Richard Donner, David S. Goyer, Derek Hoffman, Geoff Johns, Damon Lindeloff (w)
• Superman returns to Action Comics just in time for the title’s historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 100 pages! Everything Paul Cornell and Pete Woods have been building to over the last year culminates here in the ultimate Superman vs. Lex Luthor battle! But that’s not all – this story will lay the grounds for an insanely epic story coming out this summer in the pages of action!
• See Image Here!

Batman Streets of Gotham #20 (One Panel Cameo–March, 2011) “House of Hush Pt 5: Infestation”

• Paul Dini (w), Dustin Nguyen/Derek Fridolfs (a)
• See Image Here!

Knight and Squire #6 (March, 2011)

• Paul Cornell (w),  Jimmy Broxton (a)
• The Joker is going to kill all British heroes, and he’s going to make Jarvis Poker watch. The Knight and Squire and their whole community have to stand together – or lose everything – as a chill wind blows through their cozy world.

Young Justice #2 (March 2011) “Monkey Business”

• Franco/Franco Aureliani/Arthur “Art” Baltazar (w) , Mike Norton/Travis Lanham, Alex Sinclair (a)
• Superboy discovers that an unwanted guest in the team’s cave is not really what he appears to be! Is the threat deadly to only The Boy of Steel – or is the enture Justice League in danger, as well? Superboy struggles to find the balance between fighting for himself and for the sake of others!
• Read it Here

Batman and Robin #22 (April 2011, 2 covers) “Tree of Blood: Dark Knight vs. White Knight”

• Peter J. Tomasi (w),
• As The White Knight makes his final, bright stand against the darkness and corruption of Gotham City, Batman and Robin find themselves trapped in a war of good and evil…but no matter who wins, the Dark Knight’s city will surely suffer!

Batman Odyssey #6 (April, 2011, 2 covers)

• Neal Adams (writer and artist)
• The first part of Neal Adams’s Batman epic comes to a dramatic conclusion as Batman, Deadman and The Joker – working together and against each other – break into Arkham Asylum and confront the doctors who control the most heinous criminals. But does some other powerful individual control these monsters? Is it the Sensei, the deadliest martial artist in the word and leader of the League of Assassins? Or is it Ra’s al Ghul, the greatest opponent Batman has ever faced? And is The Dark Knight willing to let Talia die to bring this monstrous clash to an end?

Batman Arkham City #1 (June 2011, 2 covers) “Ruins”

• Paul Dini (w), Carlos D’Anda (a)
• It’s been a year since The Joker took over Arkham, and Gotham is still trying to get back to normal in this all-new, 5-issue miniseries bridging the gap between the hit videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum and the exciting, upcoming sequel, Batman: Arkham City! And now, an attack by a pair of super-powered twins increases the threat level and triggers Gotham City’s new mayor to call for drastic measures

Gotham City Sirens #23 (July, 2011, cover and story) “X-friends, part 1”

• Peter Calloway (w), Andres Guinaldo (p), Lorenzo Ruggiero (i)
• Breakout at Arkham! With Harley Quinn in danger, can Catwoman and Poison Ivy put aside their tumultuous history and work together to save Harley? Guest-starring The Joker, Clayface and Jeremiah Arkham!

Flashpoint: Batman Dark Knight of Vengeance #1 (July 2011, last page cameo) “Dark Knight of Vengeance

• Brian Azzarello (w),  Eduardo Risso (a)
• Flash Fact! He spends his days running Wayne Casinos!

Arkham City #2 (July, 2011)

• Paul Dini (w),  Carlos D’ Anda (a)
• Amid the protests of both human rights groups and Bruce Wayne, a new Arkham rises. The Joker is scheduled to be its first inmate, but not if Harley Quinn has anything to say about it. Meanwhile, Batman’s suspicions lead him to investigate just who is really behind this new, more sprawling asylum and what their motivations might be.

DC Comics Presents 100-page Speectacular: IMPULSE (June, 2011) “First’s Fool”

• Todd Dezago (w), Ethan van Sciver(p), Prentis Rollins(i)
• Reprints Joker’s Story from Impulse #50

Gotham City Sirens #24 (June, 2011) “X-friends pt 2”

• Peter Calloway (w), Andres Guinaldo (p), Lorenzo Ruggiero (i)
• It is chaos in Arkham as Harley joins forces with Joker to bring the Asylum down.  Had she gone to a dark place with no hope of return.  Will she listen to her friends and see her wrongdoings or is she completely under the Clown Prince’s spell?

Arkham City #3 (August, 2011) “Choosing Sides”

• Paul Dini (w), Carlos D’Anda (a)
• The focus this issue shifts to The Clown Prince of Crime and his crazed paramour, as The Joker and Harley Quinn set up their new love nest in the old Gotham Metal Works. What role are they looking to play in the new Arkham City – and is Batman even in a position to do anything about it?

Flashpoint: Batman Dark Knight of Vengeance #2 (August 2011. Revealed Joker is Martha Wayne)

• Brian Azzarello (w), Eduardo Risso (a)
• Who is The Joker? And what is his dark connection to the Wayne family?  You would not believe the revelations…

Detective Comics #879 (September, 2011) “Skeleton Key”

• Scott Snyder (w), Francesco Francavilla (a)
• For years, Jim Gordon has been tormented by the possibility that his son, James Jr., might be a killer. Tonight, he’ll get the answers he’s been after. But is the truth about James even darker than the Commissioner, or even Batman, could have guessed? In the meantime, Joker escapes Arkham…again!

Justice League #59 (Small cameo of Eclipso Joker on page 4.  September 2011) “Eclipso Rising, pt 6: Eclipso Triumphant”

• James Robinson (w), Daniel Sampere (p), Wayne Faucher (i)
• Eclipso is triumphant! He has defeated the world’s greatest heroes, destroyed the moon and spit in the face of the greatest forces the universe. But one JLAer still stands. Can she make things right?

Detective Comics # 880 ([July]September, 2011) “My Dark Architect”

• Scott Snyder (w), Jock (artist, and cover)
• It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on The Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat – one that could shake Gotham City to its core.

Arkham City #4 ([July]September 2011) “A Night on the Town”

• Paul Dini (w), Carlos D’Anda (a)
• The gates swing shut on Arkham City, trapping small-time criminals and deadly Super-Villains behind its walls. As the prisoners struggle for survival, a rogue unit of Mayor Sharp’s security force hunts down rival gang bosses The Joker and Two-Face. Not only must Batman save the lives of his greatest foes, he’s got to fight his way through an army to do it!

Flashpoint: Batman Dark Knight of Vengeance #3 (October 2011, Martha Wayne as Joker)

• Brian Azzarello (w),  Eduardo Risso  (a)
• Batman is faced with the horror his wife, the Joker, has brought to two innocent children and a good honest cop.  Can he bring down the madwoman before more blood is spilled or he has a something to offer her to change her.  Something that until today she had only fantasize about…Bruce’s life back, but in exchange of theirs. Would she agree or will Thomas have the guts to bring his long time nemesis down?

Batman 80-page giant 2011 (One panel cameo as a flash memory, October, 2011) “Intervention”

• Eric Hobbs (w), Ted Nifeh (a)

DC Comics Presents 100-page Spectacular:  TEEN TITANS (one panel cameo only interrogated by Batman, September 2011) “Batman a Go-Go”

• Lee Allred (w), Mike Allred (w, p)

DC Comics Presents 100-page Spectacular:  BATMAN GOTHAM NOIR(September, 2011)

• Ed Brubaker (w), Sean Phillips (a)
• Reprints story from   GOTHAM NOIR March 2001
• It is an Elseworlds story that reimagines Batman in a film noir setting. The story takes place in Gotham City in the year 1949, and is told through the character of James Gordon, written non-traditionally as a hard-boiled alcoholic private detective. They are caught up in a massive conspiracy involving the corrupt Mayor’s office and connections to Gotham Organized Crime when a beautiful young woman turns up dead and Gordon is framed for her murder.

Superman Batman #86 (September, 2011 (All Work and No Play…The Secret pt 2 of 3)

• Joshua Hale Fialkov (w), Tomas Giorello (a)
• Don’t miss this new tale of the early days of Superman and Batman’s partnership! Someone has gotten close to finding out the true identity of Batman, and now that person has turned up dead! Superman is about to discover just how gray the world of The Dark Knight really is.

 Superman Batman #87 (October, 2011)  “All Work and No Play…The Secret” pt 3 (of 3)

• Joshua Hale Fialkov (w), Tomas Giorello (a)
• It’s the brutal final chapter of “The Secret”! The mastermind behind all the trouble that Superman and Batman have been plagued with ever since that dead body washed ashore in Metropolis stands revealed – and it’s none other than the Clown Prince of Crime himself, The Joker! Better get ready to duck, Clark.

Arkham City #5 (October 2011) “Exposure”

• Paul Dini (w), Carlos D’Anda (a)
• The miniseries that leads you into the video game comes to its dramatic conclusion. The die is cast and the criminal gulag known as Arkham City is now in place. But even with its imposing walls and security measures, is anyone in Gotham City really going to feel safe with a legion of criminals living next door? Batman’s determined to enter the belly of the beast and find out just who is pulling the strings.

Flashpoint #5 ( October 2011, very small cameo as realities convey at the end) “Flashpoint pt 5 of 5”

• Geoff Johns (w), Andy Kubert (p), Sandra Hope
• Watch the final confrontation between Barry Alen and the Reverse Flash for the future of the DCU, as Barry fights his emotions to do what’s right this time over and return the timestream to what it was in the beginning.

Detective Comics #1 (Oct-November 2011, Cover and Story) “??”

• Tony Salvador Daniel (w, p), Ryan Winn (i)
• DC’s flagship title is relaunched for the first time ever, with new Batman adventures A killer called The Gotham Ripper is on the loose on Batman’s home turf – leading The Dark Knight on a deadly game of cat and mouse.
• First appearance of the Dollmaker.

Batgirl #1 (Oct-November 2011, Small flasback from KJ: Joker shooting Barbara)  “Shattered”

•  Gail Simone (w), Ardian Syaf (p), Vicente Cifuentes (i)
• Barbara Gordon is back as Batgirl – and she’s going to have to face the city’s most horrifying new villains as well as the dark secrets from her past. You won’t want to miss this stunning debut issue

Batman #1 (Oct-Nov 2011, Dick Grayson impersonating Joker in Arkham) “Knife Trick”

• Scott Snyder (w), Greg Capullo (p), Jonathan Glapion (i)
• The start of a new era for The Dark Knight.  A series of brutal killings hints at an ancient conspiracy, and Batman learns that Gotham City is deadlier than he knew.

DC Comics Presents : Batman The Demon Laughs #1 (October 2011)

• Chuck Dixon (w), Jim Aparo (p), John Cebollero (i)
• Reprints “The Demon Laughs” storyline from Legends of the Dark Knight #142-145(2001)
  • Part 1:  “Exit Screaming”
  • Part 2:  “Running Wild”
  • Part 3:  “The March Hare”
  • Part 4:  “Mad about your”
• Ra’s al Ghul wants a perfect world — a world devoid of any and all human beings. The Joker, on the other hand, wants to see a world devoid of just a single person — Batman — and the Joker’s agreed to help Ra’s with his plan if Ra’s returns the favor.

DC Comics Presents: Catwoman Guardian of Gotham #1 (October 2011)

• Dough Moench (w), Jim Balent, Kim DeMulder (a)
• Collects Catwoman Guardian of Gotham #1-2 from August-November 1999
• Summary:  In this tale, originally a 2-part miniseries, Catwoman is the protector of a darker than ever Gotham City – and she must protect the city’s criminals from the murderous vigilante called the Bat-Man!

Baman Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 (October 2011, Cover only)

•  Neal Adams (w), Neal Adams (a)
• Summary: It’s finally happened: Batman must kill or be killed. The threat is real and can’t be stopped by man or hero. To combat it, Batman must bring time itself to a standstill so that he can embark on an odyssey of self-discovery to a place unknown to mankind, where he can find himself. But is this a place where only failure awaits?

Batman Dark Knight #2 (December 2011, last page splash)

• Paul Jenkins (w), David Finch (w,p)
• Summary: Something sinister surges through Arkham Asylum, and Batman finds himself  bombarded by his greatest foes. Bigger, meaner, and more powerful than ever before, the inmates of Arkham Asylum run rampant as the entire Bat Family struggles to keep the walls from falling  down, unleashing Gotham City’s worst criminals on the unsuspecting population. And you won’t believe the jaw-dropping final page! Just keep repeating, “It’s only a comic book. It’s only a comic book…”

Penguin: Pain and Prejudice (October 2011; one panel cameo)

Batman Dark Knight #3 (November 2011) “Catch Me If You Can”

• Paul Jenkins (w), David Finch (w,p)
• Summary: A wave of fear washes across Gotham City as a mysterious toxin radically alters the bodies of its criminals, sending crazed villains into the streets and stretching the resources of the police department. Can Batman and his vigilante partners follow the clues and uncover the perpetrator’s real identity? And when one fabled hero is stricken by the poison, the trail will point to the mysterious White Rabbit.
• Joker is revealed to be Clayface (Basil Karlo) in this issue.
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Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 (November, 2011.  2 panel cameo)

Arkham Unhinged #8  (December 2011, Digital Cover and Story) “Ruffled Feathers pt 2”

• Derek Fridolfs (w), Simon Coleby (a), Dave Wilkins (cover)
• A look back at Gotham before there was an Arkham City, and to when Penguin made his grand splash into high society with his swinging joint–the Iceberg Lounge!  It’s opening night and Penguin’s basking in his success…until two familiar faces show up to ruin the party and firmly create a “No Clowns Policy” in his life.

Arkham Unhinged #9 (December 2011, Digital Cover and Story) “Ruffled Featheres pt 3”

• Derek Fridolfs (w), Simon Coleby (a), Dave Wilkins (cover)
• You’ve been invited to the ‘Insane Parade’!  That is if you like to venture inside the walls of Arkham City with the likes of the Joker and the Penguin…who just happen to be carrying on a rioutuous years-long feud.

Batman 201 (December 2011, Digital content story)

• various (w), various (a)
• Reprints “The Origin of the Joker”  from COUNTDOWN #31 (Sept 2007); written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Brian Bolland
• All things that rise must fall! Delve deep into the history of Gotham’s Dark Knight from the trauma that inspired Bruce Wayne to become Batman to his histories battles with one of the most infamous rogue’s gallery in the history of comics

Batman Unhinged #12 (January 2012, Digital Content story) “Separation Anxiety, pt 2”

• Derek Fridolfs (w), Juan Jose Ryp (a)
• Joker’s decided the Abramovici conjoined twins should be separated, and is interviewing surgeons for the job. Fortunately, one specific doctor is in(sane), and ready for the gruesome job! But what will happen to the twins after the separation?

Batman Unhinged #13 (January 2012 Digital Content story) “Separation Anxiety, pt 3”

• Derek Fridolfs (w), Juan Jose Ryp (a)
• The Abramovici twins, no longer conjoined, find themselves on separate sides of a smoldering feud between Joker and Penguin. But how will Joker react, considering only one twin should have survived?

Suicide Squad #6 (February 2012, Flashback sequence) “The Hunt for Harley Quinn, pt 1”

• Adam Glass (w), Clayton Henry (p), Scott Hanna and Clayton Henry (i)
• After causing a prison riot and escaping an “escape-proof” supervillain penitentiary, the maniacal Harley Quinn is on the loose! The race is on as Deadshot – leading an all-new Suicide Squad – tracks his former teammate as Harley hunts the love of her life: the Joker!
• Don’t miss the unofficial crossover with STORMWATCH #6, tying into the explosive events of that issue!

Arkham Unhinged #20 (March 2012, digital content)  “Crocodile Tears, pt 1”

• Derek Fridolfs (w),  Darrick Robinson (a)
• The Arkham City sewers aren’t a nice place to be, especiall for the unlucky clown thugs chosen by Joker to patrol the area.  Not only do they have Batman to watch out for, but as they are soon to find out–Killer’s Croc is around, and he might be ready for dinner.

Arkham City Unhinged #26 (Digital, March 2012)

• Chapter 26: “Operation: Kill Joker, part 1″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Bruno Redondo (p), David Lopez (i)
• When Penguin’s assassin fails to kill Joker, the bird is looking for someone to finish the job. Deadshot is ready to fill that position…if he can meet Penguin’s (murderously) high standards!

Arkham City Unhinged #28 (Digital, April 2012)

• Chapter 28: “Operation: Kill Joker, part 3″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Bruno Redondo (p), David Lopez (i)
• They say that all’s fair in love and war…and in the gang war between Penguin and Joker, you’ll never believe how Deadshot is used to pull a fast one–but on who?!

Arkham City Unhinged #29 (Digital, April 2012)

• Chapter 29: “Clown Court, part 1″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Mico Suayan (a)
• The streets of Arkham City are empty, silent. What will happen when Batman learns everyone’s flocked to the courthouse to witness a very peculiar court case…presided over by none other than Harvey Dent, and a jury of some of the greatest villains in Gotham history?!

 Arkham City Unhinged #30 (Digital April, 2012)

• Chapter 30: “Clown Court, pat 2″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Mico Suayan (a)
• The case of the citizens of Arkham City versus Joker BEGINS! Judge Harvey Dent calls many witnesses for the prosecution to the stand to argue in favor of convicting Joker…but Joker has a key ally as his defense attorney. When it comes time to deliberate, the jury’s interrupted by a surprise, last minute witness!

Arkham City Unhinged #31 (Digital, April 2012)

• Chapter 31: “Clown Court, pat 3″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Mico Suayan (a)
• Batman crashes the trial of Joker and causes a full-scale riot! Juror versus juror, defendant versus Judge–and everyone versus Batman. But in this case, will anyone make it out alive?

Arkham Unhinged #2 (Print, May 2012)

• Derek Fridolfs (w)
• Follows the storyline of the smash hit videogame Batman: Arkham City! Batman is under siege by Hugo Strange’s private police force. Will the Dark Knight be able to survive Arkham City and confront Strange? There are no save points, no do-overs.

Arkham City:  Endgame #1 (Digital, June 2012)

• “Endgame part 1 of 6″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• Joker appears dead in morgue, on flasbacks from Arkham City, and flasback from Killing Joke
• This special, epic story follows events from the conclusion of the Arkham City video game and leads into the much-anticipated Harley Quinn DLC (downloadable content). Batman’s greatest foe is dead, but why is the Dark Knight so troubled? Past and present conflicts are explored in this six-chapter weekly series.

Arkham City:  Endgame #2 (Digital June 2012)

• “Endgame part 2 of 6″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• Joker appears in a post-mortem message broadcasted all over Gotham City
• Immediately after the death of Joker, the news rips through both Arkham City and Gotham. Arkham City erupts in violence, headed up by the grief-crazed Harley Quinn. The police try to take control of the situation, while Batman finds a post-mortem message from the Joker himself!

Arkham City: Endgame #3 (Digital June 2012)

• “Endgame part 3 of 6″
• Derek Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• Batman learns the full extent of Joker’s horrific plans for revenge. Even from beyond the grave, Joker’s diabolical plotting causes a full-scale riot–both in Gotham and in Arkham City. A final clue sends Batman rushing to Arkham Asylum to try and save the city, but will he get there in time?

Arkham City:  Endgame #4 (Digital June 2012)

• “Endgame part 4 of 6″
• Derel Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• When Batman arrives at Arkham Asylum to follow up on a clue, it forces him to remember an early encounter with the Joker, one that tied in to a terrifying attack on the citizens of Gotham. What connection does this past episode have to the arch criminal’s current plot from beyond the grave?

Arkham City: Endgame #5 (Digital, June 2012)

• “Endgame part 5 of 6″
• Derel Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• Batman is deep inside the ruined Arkham Asylum, searching for a clue to disarm Joker’s final, deadly plot. He finds himself in a cell steeped in the history of the war between these two men–the very cell used to hold Joker all those years ago. Could this cell also be the final resting place of Batman?!

 Arkham City:  Endgame #6 (Digital, June 2012)

• “Endgame part 6 of 6″
• Derel Fridolfs (w), Jason Shaw Alexander (a)
• Final chapter. Arkham Asylum is in ruins, destroyed by the Joker’s posthumous act of terror. The media and the Gotham police pour in, searching for Batman, only to find shreds of his uniform amidst the rubble. Has the Joker accomplished in death what he could not achieve in life?

Arkham City Unhinged #4 (Print, July 2012)

• Derek Fridolfs and Paul Dinin (w), Pete Woods, Al Barrionuevo, Jimbo Salgado (a)
• Are conflicting Batman sightings by Arkham inmates real–or imagined? Harley Quinn’s jealous over the Joker’s new best buddy! and Hugo Strange has a deal for a desperate Me. Freeze!

Legends of the Dark Knight #4 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Crisis in Identity” pt 1
• B. Clay Moore (w), Ben Templesmith (a)
• The Joker has a nefarious plan that involves brainwashing the wealthy and elite of Gotham City and convincing them they’re Batman–to murderous effect!

Legends of the Dark Knight #5 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Crisis of Identity” pt 2
• B. Clay Moore (w), Bent Templesmith (a)
• Joker appears on the cover and the story
• The Joker’s plot to brainwash elite Gothamites into believing they’re the Batman unfolds further

Legends of the Dark Knight #6 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Crisis of Identity” pt 3
• B. Clay Moore (w), Bent Templesmith (a)
• Joker appears on the cover and the story
• The Joker’s brainwashing exploits are having unintended effects. Can the REAL Batman put a stop before Bruce Wayne falls prey to the Clown Prince of Crime? “Crisis in Identity” finale

Legends of the Dark Knight #7 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Letters to Batman” Pt 1
• Steve Niles (w), Trevor Hairsine (a)
• Joker appears on the cover and story.
• Following another Joker escape from Arkham, Batman begins to seriously question his impact on crime in Gotham City.

Legends of the Dark Knight #8 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Letters to Batman” Pt 2
• Steve Niles (w), Trevor Hairsine (a)
• Joker appears on the cover and in as a mug shot in a news report in the story.
• Commissioner Gordon makes an unexpected delivery to the Dark Knight that could impact the way Batman looks at crime!

Legends of the Dark Knight #9 (Digital, July 2012)

• “Letters to Batman” Pt 3
• Steve Niles (w), Trevor Hairsine (a)
• Joker appears on the cover and story.
• In the “Letters to Batman” conclusion, Batman learns a lesson about the way he looks at crime…that helps him solve one!

Detective Comics #12 (August 2012)

• “The Tell-Tale Face”  (back up story)
• James Tynion IV (w), Szymon Kudranski (p), Szymon Kudranski (i)
• The backup story is fantastic. It is the absolute prefect teaser for the upcoming Joker story in Batman. It doesn’t tell you anything about the story, but it totally puts you in the mode for a Joker story.

Legends of the Dark Knight #10 (August 2012)

• “A Game to Die For”
• T.J. Fixman (w), Christopher Mitten (a), Jheremy Raapack (c)
• There’s a new crime fighter in Gotham and he’s captured the Joker for Batman…but all is not as it seems in this mind-bending story!

Arkham City Unhinged #5 (Print, August 2012)

Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 (September 2012, Digital and Print formats)

• Scott Lodbell (w), Dwayne Turner (a), Kenneth Rocafort (c)
• How did the one-time Robin return from the dead after his savage beating at the hands of the Joker? Discover the answers here as The New 52 origin of Jason Todd is revealed!

Catwoman #13 (October 2012, Digital and Print formats)

• “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” Prelude
• Ann Nocenti (w), Rafa Sandoval (a)
• Joker appears in the background at the beginning of the story.
• Catwoman is the best thief in the world, but stealing another person is a whole different type of challenge. Plus, the true origin of Selina Kyle revealed!

Batman #13 (October 2012. Digital and Print formats)

• “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” part 1
• Scott Snyder (w), Greg Capullo (a)
• Featuring the return of the Joker! He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will the Joker do now that he’s returned to Gotham City? And what must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him?
• Back story features Joker and Harley Quinn

Legends of the Dark Knight #19 (Digital, October 2012)

• “Haunted Arkham” pt 1 of 3
• Joe Harris (w), Jason Masters (a), Jason Masters (c)
•  Joker makes a cameo
• Something wicked this way comes–stirring up the inmates at Arkham, especially Maxie Zeus!

Legends of the Dark Knight #20 (Digital, October 2012)

• “Haunted Arkham” pt 2 of 3
•  Joe Harris (w), Jason Masters (a), Jason Masters (c)
• Joker makes a cameo, surprising end to this issue
• Something…or someone…is trying to communicate with the Dark Knight through Maxie Zeus. And who has been talking to the Joker?

Legends of the Dark Knight #21 (Digital, October 2012)

• “Haunted Arkham” pt 3 of 3
• Joe Harris (w), Jason Masters (a), Jason Masters (c)
• Joker makes a cameo
• Some shocking truths are revealed about the mysterious Grace, and what she wants from the inmates of Arkham!

 

Sources:  Comic Collector Live! , Comixology, DC Comics, Mike’s Amazing World of DC Comics, DC Wiki, ComicVine