Punchline #1 [Bulletproof Comics and Games Alan Quah Minimal Trade Dress Cover]
(January 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
[none]
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2020-11-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
Barcode
761941371337 00154
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 is a variant of Punchline (DC, 2021 series) #1 [Yasmine Putri Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Punchline / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Quah
Inks
Alan Quah
Colors
Alan Quah

Genre
superhero
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Future State (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Center Stage (Table of Contents: 2)

Punchline / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited); Sam Johns (credited)
Pencils
Mirka Andolfo (credited)
Inks
Mirka Andolfo (credited)
Colors
Romulo Fajardo Jr. (credited)
Letters
Gabriela Downie (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Punchline [Alexis Kaye]; The Joker (flashback); Joker henchmen (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Leslie Thompkins; Harper Row [Bluebird]; Cullen Row; Bluff
Synopsis
As Punchline faces trial after the events of the Joker War, she pleads innocent claiming she was manipulated by the Joker. Harper Row becomes concerned when her brother Cullen becomes addicted to a series of podcasts recorded by Punchline which portrays her actions and those of the Joker in a sympathetic light, which helps to swing public opinion in her favor.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

To be continued in 2021.

The Joker War took place in Batman (DC, 2016 series) #95-100.

Maybe You Just Need A Snickers (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Snickers / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

[Schecter Guitars] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Legion of Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Legion of Super Heroes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Punchline
  2. 1. Future State
  3. 2. Center Stage
    Punchline
  4. 3. Maybe You Just Need A Snickers
    Snickers
  5. 4. [Schecter Guitars]
  6. 5. Legion of Super Heroes
    Legion of Super Heroes
This issue was modified by
  • Jim Van Dore