Batman: The Joker War Zone #1 [Ben Oliver Cover]
(November 2020)

DC, 2020 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
5.99 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2020-09-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941370194 00111
Printer
Transcontinental Printing Interweb Montreal
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; matte paper interiors
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Oliver (credited)
Inks
Ben Oliver (credited)
Colors
Ben Oliver (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Joker; Batman
Reprints
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A Serious House (Table of Contents: 1)

The Joker [super-villain] / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Guillem March (credited, signed)
Inks
Guillem March (credited, signed)
Colors
Tomeu Morey (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bane; The Joker; Riddler [Edward Nygma] (flashback); Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden] (flashback); Ventriloquist [Arnold Wesker] (flashback); Scarface (flashback); Gotham Girl [Claire Clover] (flashback); Hugo Strange (flashback)
Synopsis
In the midst of the Joker War, the Joker breaks into Arkham to have a confrontation with Bane.
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Keywords
Arkham Asylum

Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in

Family Ties (Table of Contents: 2)

Batwing / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Ridley (credited)
Pencils
Olivier Coipel (credited)
Inks
Olivier Coipel (credited)
Colors
Matt Hollingsworth (credited)
Letters
Deron Bennett (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lucius Fox; Punchline (flashback); Tanya Fox; Luke Fox [Batwing]; Tamara Fox; Tiffany Fox; unnamed joker henchmen
Synopsis
Lucius Fox and his family struggle over deciding what to do with the Wayne fortune that was recovered by Catwoman and transferred into an account in their name.
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Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in. Catwoman recovered the Wayne fortune and gave the account numbers to Luke Fox in Catwoman (DC, 2018 series) #25.

The Symbol (Table of Contents: 3)

Spoiler; Orphan / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
David Lafuente (credited)
Inks
David Lafuente (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Gabriela Downie (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Orphan [Cassandra Cain]; Hench Master
Synopsis
Spoiler and Orphan take on the Hench Master to recover the Bat Signal.
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Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in

Ashes of Eden (Table of Contents: 4)

Poison Ivy [DC] / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Johns (credited)
Pencils
Laura Braga (credited)
Inks
Laura Braga (credited)
Colors
Antonio Fabela (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley; becomes Queen Ivy]; unnamed Joker henchmen
Synopsis
Poison Ivy returns to her underground Eden that she used to share with Harley, but finds it overrun by the Joker's henchmen. She kills them all destroying Eden in the process and evolves herself into a more powerful being she calls Queen Ivy.
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Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in

Clown Hunt (Table of Contents: 5)

Clownhunter / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
James Stokoe (credited)
Inks
James Stokoe (credited)
Colors
James Stokoe (credited)
Letters
Clayton Cowles (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Joker; Snap; Crackle; Pop; Big Ed; Punchline; Clownhunter
Synopsis
The Joker recruits 4 new goons and sends them out to kill Clownhunter, who has been killing the Joker's henchmen.
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Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman
  2. 1. A Serious House
    The Joker [super-villain]
  3. 2. Family Ties
    Batwing
  4. 3. The Symbol
    Spoiler; Orphan
  5. 4. Ashes of Eden
    Poison Ivy [DC]
  6. 5. Clown Hunt
    Clownhunter
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