([June] 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 25.99 CAD
Pages
236
On-sale Date
2021-04-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-77950-446-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781779504463 51999
Editing
Katie Kubert (credited) (editor - original series); Dave Wielgosz (assistant editor - original series); Robin Wildman (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Card stock covers, matte paper interiors
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

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The Batman Who Laughs / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
Jock (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Laughing House, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Martha Wayne (flashback); Bruce Wayne (from alternate Earths, deceased); The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Vasquez (death); Kiviat (death); Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; The Joker; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Commissioner James Gordon
Synopsis
Batman is surprised when he uncovers a deceased body who turns out to be Bruce Wayne! Meanwhile, the Grim Knight and the Batman Who Laughs break into Arkham Asylum to seek out the Joker.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs; The Grim Knight
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The Laughing House, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 4)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Harvey Bullock]; Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker; Bruce Wayne (from alternate Earths, deceased); Commissioner James Gordon; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Bill; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); James Gordon Jr.
Synopsis
Batman and Alfred must save the life of a badly injured Joker as part of their plan to defeat The Batman Who Laughs, while at the same time, Batman is fighting the effects of a Joker toxin that will transform him into another Batman Who Laughs. Meanwhile another Bruce Wayne turns up dead, and The Batman Who Laughs launches and attack against Wayne Tower as part of his plan to poison the city.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs; Batman
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The Laughing House, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 6)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Thomas Wayne (flashback); Commissioner James Gordon; James Gordon Jr.; The Joker; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Bruce Wayne (from an alternate Earth, death); Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Batman and Commissioner Gordon seek out the help of James Gordon Jr. to stop The Batman Who Laughs, when they are attacked by The Grim Knight. Meanwhile, The Batman Who Laughs confronts the Penguin.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Grim Knight
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A Grim Knight in Gotham (Table of Contents: 8)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited); James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Eduardo Risso (credited)
Inks
Eduardo Risso (credited)
Colors
Dave Stewart (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Commissioner James Gordon; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Thomas Wayne (from an alternate Earth, flashback, death); Martha Wayne (from an alternate Earth, flashback, death); Joe Chill (from an alternate Earth, flashback, death); Lieutenant James Gordon (from an alternate Earth); Detective Flass (from an alternate Earth); Rupert Thorne (from an alternate Earth); Harvey Dent [Two-Face] (from an alternate Earth); Alfred Pennyworth (from an alternate Earth); The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (from an alternate Earth, photo); Black Mask [Roman Sionis] (from an alternate Earth, photo); Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (from an alternate Earth, photo); Red Hood (from an alternate Earth, photo)
Synopsis
As the Grim Knight holds Commissioner Gordon prisoner, he recounts his origin on an alternate Earth, where as a boy he saw Joe Chill murder his parents, but when Chill drops the murder weapon, young Bruce picks it up and shoots him in cold blood, leading to this Bruce's violent no-nonsense approach to dealing with crime.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; as The Batman Who Laughs]
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The Batman Who Laughs, Part 4 (Table of Contents: 10)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne; also as officer David Harper] (from an alternate Earth); Commissioner James Gordon; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); James Gordon Jr.; The Joker; Bruce Wayne (warden of Blackgate, from an alternate Earth, death); Dark Robins
Synopsis
Batman uses Dark Metal from the Dark Multiverse to help him see the world as the Batman Who Laughs does, but it starts affecting Batman's mind as he is influenced by the dark. Meanwhile Commissioner Gordon continues to be held captive by The Batman Who Laughs and The Grim Knight as they get ready to initiate their master plan.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
Jock (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs, Part 5 (Table of Contents: 12)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Officer Laurie Lenner; Officer David Jimenez; Bruce Wayne (warden of Blackgate, from an alternate Earth, deceased); Officer Pine; Officer Gantz; Commissioner James Gordon; Dark Robins; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); James Gordon Jr.; The Court of Owls; Talons; Talon [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Alfred Pennyworth
Synopsis
Batman must fight his way out of Blackgate Penitentiary when the guards mistake him for The Batman Who Laughs. Batman uses his increasingly dark and violent personality against the guards. Meanwhile, James Gordon Jr. rescues his father from The Grim Knight and the Dark Robins, while The Batman Who Laughs makes a request to The Court of Owls.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth)
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The Batman Who Laughs, Part 6 (Table of Contents: 14)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; James Gordon Jr.; Alfred Pennyworth; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Bruce Wayne [B.A.T. Man] (from an alternate Earth); Tim Drake (from an alternate Earth); Dick Grayson (from an alternate Earth); Jason Todd (from an alternate Earth); Barbara Gordon (from an alternate Earth); Stephanie Brown (from an alternate Earth); Damian Wayne (from an alternate Earth); Cassandra Cain (from an alternate Earth); Bruce Wayne (multiple versions from alternate Earths); Victor Zsasz; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]
Synopsis
Batman is dangerously close to transforming into another Batman Who Laughs, but continues to push himself with one last plan to defeat the Batman Who Laughs before he infects all of Gotham City with his madness. Meanwhile, Gordon and his son face off against the Grim Knight in the Batcave.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited, signed)
Inks
Jock (credited, signed)
Colors
Jock (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; as The Batman Who Laughs]
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The Batman Who Laughs, Part 7 (Table of Contents: 16)

The Batman Who Laughs / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder (credited)
Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
David Baron (credited)
Letters
Sal Cipriano (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); young Bruce Wayne (from an alternate Earth); Commissioner James Gordon; James Gordon Jr.; The Grim Knight [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth); Alfred Pennyworth; The Joker
Synopsis
Batman has been transformed by the serum of The Batman Who Laughs into another Batman Who Laughs, but he has one final plan to stop The original Batman Who Laughs. Meanwhile Commissioner Gordon tries to stop the Grim Knight from dousing Gotham with the serum of The Batman Who Laughs, but the battle becomes more difficult when James Jr. gives in to his dark side and aides the Grim Knight.
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Capullo (credited, signed)
Inks
Greg Capullo (credited, signed)
Colors
FCO Plascencia (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Oliver (credited)
Inks
Ben Oliver (credited)
Colors
Ben Oliver (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed)
Inks
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed)
Colors
Riccardo Federici (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kaare Andrews (credited, signed)
Inks
Kaare Andrews (credited, signed)
Colors
Kaare Andrews (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs; Dark Robins; Batman
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Viktor Kalvachev (credited, signed)
Inks
Viktor Kalvachev (credited, signed)
Colors
Viktor Kalvachev (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jenny Frison (credited)
Inks
Jenny Frison (credited)
Colors
Jenny Frison (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Batman Who Laughs
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Finch (credited, signed)
Inks
David Finch (credited, signed)
Colors
Tomeu Morey (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Batman Who Laughs [Bruce Wayne] (from an alternate Earth)
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The Batman Who Laughs / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gabriele Dell'Otto (credited, signed)
Inks
Gabriele Dell'Otto (credited, signed)
Colors
Gabriele Dell'Otto (credited, signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Grim Knight
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Grim Knight Character Turnaround by Jock (Table of Contents: 25)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Letters
Jock

Genre
superhero
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Two Unused Cover Ideas by Jock (Table of Contents: 26)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)
Colors
Jock (credited)

Genre
superhero
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Page Layouts for Issue #1 Pages 1-6 by Jock (Table of Contents: 27)

The Batman Who Laughs / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jock (credited)
Inks
Jock (credited)

Genre
superhero
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Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
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  3. 2. The Laughing House, Part 1
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  4. 3. [no title indexed]
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  5. 4. The Laughing House, Part 2
    The Batman Who Laughs
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Batman Who Laughs
  7. 6. The Laughing House, Part 3
    The Batman Who Laughs
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
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  9. 8. A Grim Knight in Gotham
    The Batman Who Laughs
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
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  11. 10. The Batman Who Laughs, Part 4
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  13. 12. The Batman Who Laughs, Part 5
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  14. 13. [no title indexed]
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  15. 14. The Batman Who Laughs, Part 6
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  17. 16. The Batman Who Laughs, Part 7
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  26. 25. Grim Knight Character Turnaround by Jock
    The Batman Who Laughs
  27. 26. Two Unused Cover Ideas by Jock
    The Batman Who Laughs
  28. 27. Page Layouts for Issue #1 Pages 1-6 by Jock
    The Batman Who Laughs
This issue was modified by
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jim Van Dore