([August] 2008)
DC,
2008 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 19.99 USD; 22.99 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- On-sale Date
- 2008-06-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-1808-9
- Barcode
- 9781401218089 51999
- Editing
- Bob Joy (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- cardstock cover
- Binding
- softcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
The Joker / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Title page. Uses the same artwork as the cover.
[Publication Data]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Ross (illustration)
- Inks
- Alex Ross (illustration)
- Colors
- Alex Ross (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
The Joker image is taken from the story from Batman Black and White (DC, 1997 series) #2 reprinted in this volume.
[Batman Versus the Joker]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (see notes)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jerry Robinson
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]; [Bruce Wayne]; [Dick Grayson]; Henry Claridge (death); Jay Wilde (death); Judge Drake (death); Brute Nelson (death)
- Synopsis
- Batman faces a new criminal who succeeds in killing famous men and stealing their prized possessions, leaving them all with "a smile" on their face.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
Title from Contents page. Robinson's contributions are not credited in item.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #66 (August-September 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
Bob Kane's and Ira Schnapp's contributions are not credited in item.
The Joker's Utility Belt!
Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Synopsis
- The Joker's seemingly easy capture of the Caped Crusaders goes terribly wrong when Batman springs a surprise on him using his utility belt, so the Crime Clown decides to outdo the Batman with his OWN utility belt.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73 (October-November 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Ira Schnapp not credited on item.
Crime-of-the-Month Club!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- Shelley Eiber
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #110 (September 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title listed incorrectly on the Contents page.
The Joker's Last Laugh!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin get the last laugh on the Joker.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #332 (October 1964)
-
The Laughing Fish!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Marshall Rogers
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Joker; Silver St. Cloud; G. Carl Francis; Rupert Thorne
- Synopsis
- The Joker gives fish everywhere his face, then tries to claim copyright to his image. And he will kill anyone who gets in the way of his plan.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #475 (February 1978)
-
Sign of the Joker!
Batman / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Marshall Rogers
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Joker; Hugo Strange (as ghost); Thomas Jackson; Rupert Thorne; Silver St. Cloud
- Synopsis
- Hugo Strange takes his revenge on Rupert Thorne, Silver St. Cloud makes a decision about her future, and Batman puts an end to the Joker's latest scheme.
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #476 (March-April 1978)
-
Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!
Batman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Paul Levitz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Since 1899, Gotham Police Headquarters has stood at the junction of the area called Five Points, on the lower east side of the city...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lucius Fox
- Synopsis
- The Joker plans his own birthday party and invites all of Gotham to watch the explosive celebration with some of Batman's closest allies. It is up to the Caped Crusader to find the event before the fireworks start.
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #321 (March 1980) [recolored]
-
Indexer Notes
Story title listed incorrectly on the Contents page.
Laughter After Midnight
The Joker / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Rick Burchett
- Colors
- Bruce Timm
- Letters
- Richard Starkings; Comicraft
- Editing
- Scott Peterson; Darren Vincenzo (assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (villain); Harley Quinn; The Joker
- Synopsis
- Joker has a very bad night.
- Reprints
- from The Batman Adventures Annual (DC, 1994 series) #1 ([November] 1994)
-
Indexer Notes
Rick Burchett is mistakenly not credited on the Contents page.
[New Year's Eve]
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jeph Loeb
- Pencils
- Tim Sale
- Inks
- Tim Sale
- Colors
- Gregory Wright; Heroic Age (Separations)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin; Chuck Kim
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Joker; Vernon; Salvatore Maroni (Gangster); The Roman [Carmine Falcone]; Carla Falcone; Gilda Dent; Barbara Gordon (James Gordon's wife)
- Synopsis
- Batman stops Joker from trying to kill everyone in Gotham Square in an attempt to stop the Holiday Killer.
- Reprints
- from Batman: The Long Halloween (DC, 1996 series) #4 (March 1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Only part of the original story is reprinted here. Title listed on Contents page, but not on story.
Case Study
Batman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini
- Pencils
- Alex Ross
- Inks
- Alex Ross
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Editing
- Mark Chiarello (editor); Valerie D'Orazio (assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Harley Quinn; Joker; Dr. Rubin; Ahmet
- Reprints
- from Batman Black and White (DC, 1997 series) #2 ([November] 2002)
-
Hush, Chapter Seven: The Joke
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Jeph Loeb
- Pencils
- Jim Lee
- Inks
- Scott Williams
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Editing
- Bob Schreck; Morgan Dontanville (assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; James Gordon; Harley Quinn; Joker; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (disguised as Hush)
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #614 (June 2003)
-
Slayride
Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini
- Pencils
- Don Kramer
- Inks
- Wayne Faucher
- Colors
- John Kalisz
- Letters
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Editing
- Peter J. Tomasi; Michael Siglain (associate editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker (villain); Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Mike Nebeker (dies)
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #826 (February 2007)
-
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Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
The Joker -
1.
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
The Joker -
2.
[Publication Data]
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3.
Contents
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4.
[Batman Versus the Joker]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
5.
The Joker's Comedy of Errors!
Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder -
6.
The Joker's Utility Belt!
Batman and Robin -
7.
Crime-of-the-Month Club!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
8.
The Joker's Last Laugh!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
9.
The Laughing Fish!
Batman -
10.
Sign of the Joker!
Batman -
11.
Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!
Batman -
12.
Laughter After Midnight
The Joker -
13.
[New Year's Eve]
Batman -
14.
Case Study
Batman -
15.
Hush, Chapter Seven: The Joke
Batman -
16.
Slayride
Batman -
17.
The Clown Prince of Crime
The Joker
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