The Joker #1

(2021 [January 2022])

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

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Francesco Mattina

Inks

Francesco Mattina

Colors

Francesco Mattina

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Joker

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, indicia, and publisher information. Includes illustration from the cover of this collection.

The Joker #1 Cover Art by Guillem March Colors by Tomeu Morey (Table of Contents: 2)

The Joker / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited) (signed as Tomeu Morey)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #1 [Guillem March Cover] (May 2021)

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Pattern on an otherwise blank page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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 spend a lot of time these days thinking about my last night in Chicago.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker; James Gordon; Danny Ryan; Sean Mahoney; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Bane (images); Barbara Gordon; Sarah Essen (photo); Punchline (images); Cressida Clarke; Cressida's aide

Synopsis

A retired Jim Gordon is having difficulty putting the job behind him as he finds himself haunted by the Joker's attacks on his family. A mysterious woman offers to pay Gordon millions for him to track and kill the Joker.

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #1 (May 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story takes place after the Joker toxin attack at Arkham Asylum in Infinite Frontier (DC, 2021 series) #0.

Story is broken into chapters.
Chapter One: Boogeymen
Chapter Two: Call It a Day
Chapter Three: All That Glitters

The chapters have been renumbered slightly from the original issue.

The Joker #2 Cover Art by Guillem March Colors by Arif Prianto (Table of Contents: 5)

The Joker / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited) (signed as Tomeu Morey)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker (on a playing card); James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Sampson Family [Sawyer Sampson; Buddy Sampson; Vicki Sampson; unnamed Sampson]

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #2 [Guillem March Cover] (June 2021)

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Pattern on an otherwise blank page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Have you ever asked how much the rest of your life costs?

Genre

superhero

Characters

James Gordon; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; The Joker; Cressida Clarke; Cressida's aide; Desmond; Sampson Family [Sawyer Sampson; Buddy Sampson; Vicki Sampson; unnamed Sampson] (intro); Vengeance (daughter of Bane, intro); Court of Owls

Synopsis

With Batman's approval, Gordon decides to accept Cressida's offer to travel to Belize to track down the Joker, but he fails to mention that Cressida has offered Gordon 25 million dollars to kill the Joker, a fact that he confides in with Barbara. In Belize, the Joker prepares for an attack, while elsewhere several different parties plan their own revenge on the Joker.

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #2 (June 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story is broken into chapters.
Chapter Four: Card Game
Chapter Five: Ratlines
Chapter Six: Blood

The Joker #3 Cover Art by Guillem March Colors by Arif Prianto (Table of Contents: 8)

The Joker / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Arif Prianto (credited) (signed as arif [r & i connected])

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #3 [Guillem March Cover] (July 2021)

Keywords

pool float

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Pattern on an otherwise blank page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #3 (July 2021)

Keywords

Belize

Indexer Notes

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

The Joker #4 Cover Art by Guillem March Colors by Arif Prianto (Table of Contents: 11)

The Joker / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Arif Prianto (credited) (signed as arif [r & i connected])

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker; James Gordon; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Vengeance (daughter of Bane); Sampson Family [Buddy Sampson; Vicky Sampson; Sawyer Sampson]

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #4 [Guillem March Cover] (August 2021)

Keywords

owl

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Pattern on an otherwise blank page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

In your adult life, you don't really stop long enough to think about why you do the things you do.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vengeance (daughter of Bane); The Joker; James Gordon; Sampson Family [Buddy Sampson; Vicky Sampson]; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown]; Batgirl [Cassandra Cain]; Cressida Clarke; Talon

Synopsis

Gordon is caught in the middle when the Joker faces attacks by Vengeance and the Sampson Family. Meanwhile, Oracle, Stephanie, and Cassandra investigate to find out more about Cressida Clarke.

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #4 (August 2021)

Keywords

Belize

Indexer Notes

Story is broken into chapters.
Chapter Nine: The End of the Tunnel
Chapter Ten: Waiting Game
Chapter Eleven: Inside the Lines

[The Joker #5 Cover Art by Guillem March Colors by Arif Prianto] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Joker / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Arif Prianto (credited) (signed as arif [r & i connected])

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #5 [Guillem March Cover] (September 2021)

Keywords

straitjacket

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Pattern on an otherwise blank page.

[Year One] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Matthew Rosenberg (credited); James Tynion IV (credited) ("with")

Pencils

Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])

Inks

Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])

Colors

Francesco Francavilla (credited) (signed as Francavilla [box])

Letters

Tom Napolitano (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An old partner of mine back in Chicago used to say there are two kinds of people in the world.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain James Gordon; Harvey Dent; The Joker; Barbara Gordon (Jim's wife); Dr. Gable; Francis Frank; Jeremiah Arkham; Billy Sampson; Sawyer Sampson

Synopsis

When the Joker is sent to Arkham for the first time, Gordon quickly realizes that he is more dangerous than the average villain, and begins an obsession with the Joker that starts to affects Jim's relationships.

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #5 (September 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from previous issue's next issue blurb. Story takes place in the past.

Batman: The Joker War Zone #1 Cover Art by Ben Oliver (Table of Contents: 17)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ben Oliver (credited)

Inks

Ben Oliver (credited)

Colors

Ben Oliver (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker; Batman

Reprints

• from Batman: The Joker War Zone (DC, 2020 series) #1 [Ben Oliver Cover] (November 2020)

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

A Serious House (Table of Contents: 18)

The Joker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

James Tynion IV (credited)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Inks

Guillem March (credited) (signed as GMarch)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

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.

Reprints

• from Batman: The Joker War Zone (DC, 2020 series) #1 (November 2020)

Keywords

Arkham Asylum

Indexer Notes

Joker War tie-in

Batman #100 Cover Art by Jorge Jiménez Colors by Tomeu Morey (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jorge Jiménez (signed as Jorge Jimenez) (credited as Jorge Jimenez)

Inks

Jorge Jiménez (signed as Jorge Jimenez) (credited as Jorge Jimenez)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited) (signed as Tomeu Morey)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Front side, Batman allies: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Signal [Duke Thomas]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]
Back side, Batman villains: The Joker; Bane; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Riddler [Edward Nygma]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Batman [Thomas Wayne]; Punchline; Mister Freeze [Victor Fries]; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; The Designer; Gotham Girl [Claire Clover]

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 2016 series) #100 (Early December 2020)

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover from original issue printed vertically on one page here.

Dead Ringer (Table of Contents: 20)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

James Tynion IV (credited)

Pencils

Guillem March (credited)

Inks

Guillem March (credited)

Colors

Tomeu Morey (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker; Punchline [Alexis Kaye]; unnamed diner patron

Synopsis

A diner patron brings a mysterious stranger up to speed on current events in Gotham, including how Punchline, who is now in custody, is playing the role of a victim who claims that she was influenced by the Joker into participating in his crimes.

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 2016 series) #100 (Early December 2020)

Batman: The Joker War Was Only the Beginning! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Joker / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ryan Brown

Inks

Ryan Brown

Colors

Ryan Brown

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Joker

Reprints

• from The Joker (DC, 2021 series) #1 [Comics Elite Ryan Brown Trade Dress Cover] (May 2021)

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the Ryan Brown Variant Cover of The Joker #1.