Appearing in "Lovers & Madmen (Part I) - It's Funny"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Harleen "Leena" Quinzel
- Lorna Shore (First appearance)
Locations:
- Kirsch's Diamonds
- Wayne Manor
- Batcave
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Lovers & Madmen (Part I) - It's Funny"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- Includes DC Nation editorial #69 by Jann Jones.
- This issue begins a six-issue story-arc, which gives greater insight into the origin of the Joker.
- The events from this issue take place forty-two weeks after Bruce Wayne first becomes Batman.
- The Joker tells Harley that his name is Jack, but he may have been lying.
- Earliest chronological appearance of the Joker and Harley Quinn.
- Collected in Batman: Lovers and Madmen.
Trivia
- It is revealed that Batman briefly wore the yellow bat-shield on his chest as popularized during the Bronze and Copper Age era of DC's publishing, but he discontinued using it, citing that it was "silly".
- Harley refers to the Joker as "Mister J." for the first time.
- One of the paintings in the museum's Picasso exhibit resembles the Joker.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman Confidential
- Batman: Gotham Knights
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat
- Batman: Streets of Gotham
- Batman Incorporated
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs
- Batman: Lovers and Madmen
- Batman: A Death in the Family
- Joker: Devil's Advocate
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
- The Joker's Last Laugh
- Superman: Emperor Joker
- Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
- Joker (Graphic Novel)
Links and References
- Batman article at Wikipedia
- Batman Confidential article at Wikipedia
- Batman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Batman Confidential series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman Confidential series index at Comicbookdb.com
References
- ↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks