The Joker #3 [State of Comics & Collectibles Neal Adams Homage Variant Cover]
(July 2021)

DC, 2021 Series
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Price
[none]
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2021-05-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Ages 13+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [character]
Barcode
761941372228 00351

The Return of Batman -- Twice As Evil -- Twice As Dangerous! (Table of Contents)

The Joker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams (credited) (signed as Neal Adams)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited) (signed as Neal Adams)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Joker; Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Homage to the cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #234, also by Adams.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Joker / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Guillem March (credited)
Inks
Guillem March (credited)
Colors
Arif Prianto (credited)
Letters
Tom Napolitano (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm ashamed to admit it, but there are still nights when it all comes back to me.
Genre
superhero
Characters
James Gordon; The Joker; Cressida Clarke; Cressida's aide; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Sampson Family [Buddy Sampson; Vicky Sampson]; Vengeance (daughter of Bane)
Synopsis
Haunted by his past encounters with the Joker, Gordon travels to Belize and begins his investigation to find the Joker. But he is unaware that other parties have also made the trip to track the Joker down.
Reprints
Keywords
Belize

Indexer Notes

Story is broken into chapters.
Chapter Seven: One Bad Day
Chapter Eight: Gut Work

Punchline: Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 2)

Punchline / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Johns (credited); James Tynion IV (credited)
Pencils
Mirka Andolfo (credited)
Inks
Mirka Andolfo (credited)
Colors
Romulo Fajardo Jr. (credited)
Letters
Ariana Maher (credited)
Editing
Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bluebird [Harper Row]; Aiden Priest; Queen of Spades; Orca [Grace Balin]; Punchline [Alexis Kaye]; The Joker (illustration, statue, doll)
Synopsis
Bluebird learns of Punchline's past from Aiden Priest. Meanwhile in Blackgate, the Queen of Spades sends Orca after Alexis.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Return of Batman -- Twice As Evil -- Twice As Dangerous!
    The Joker
  2. 1. ["I'm ashamed to admit it, but there are still nights when it all comes back to me."]
    The Joker
  3. 2. Punchline: Chapter 3
    Punchline
This issue was modified by
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • John Monagle
  • Dave Redmond