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Batman: The Killing Joke #[nn] (1988) · The Collector

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Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
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Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke #[nn]

Batman: The Killing Joke

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: July 1988
On sale: Mar 29, 1988
Cover price: $3.50
Pages: 52

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Editions and variants

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20 recorded

1st
First PrintingMain
1st printing · $3.50
No barcode recorded
2nd
Second Printing
2nd printing · $3.50
No barcode recorded
3rd

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Grand Comics Database issue 43808

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Batman visits the Joker in Arkham Asylum only to discover he has been replaced by a double. As Batman attempts to track the villain down, the Joker shows up at the house of Commissioner Gordon where he promptly shoots Barbara and captures her father. The Joker takes Jim to a modified carnival where he tries to drive him mad (partially by showing him pictures of his naked and bleeding daughter). Batman arrives and starts beating on the Joker who attempts to reason with him in his own insane fashion. As things wrap up and the police arrive, the Joker finally tells Batman a joke that he gets.

Third Printing

3rd printing · $3.50

No barcode recorded

4th

Fourth Printing

4th printing · $3.50

No barcode recorded

4th

Fourth Printing - Book of the Month Club Edition

4th printing

No barcode recorded

4th

Fourth Printing - No Price, UPC or Age Guideline

- no upc or age guideline · 4th printing

No barcode recorded

5th

Fifth Printing

5th printing · $3.50

No barcode recorded

6th

Sixth Printing - Direct Sales

6th printing · $3.50

No barcode recorded

6th

Sixth Printing - Newsstand

6th printing · $3.50

7th

Seventh Printing

7th printing · $3.50

No barcode recorded

8th

Eighth Printing

8th printing · Direct · $3.95

9th

Ninth Printing

9th printing · Direct · $3.95

8 more editions and variants

Tenth Printing - Direct Sales · 10th printing761941202129
Tenth Printing - Mass Market Edition · 10th printingNo barcode recorded
Eleventh Printing - Direct Sales761941202129 00121
Eleventh Printing - Mass Market EditionNo barcode recorded
Fourteenth Printing761941202129 00125
Thirteenth Printing - Direct Sales761941202129 00124
Thirteenth Printing - Mass Market EditionNo barcode recorded
Twelfth Printing761941202129 00122

Credits

Writer: Alan Moore
Penciller: Brian Bolland
Inker: Brian Bolland
Colorist: John Higgins
Letterer: Richard Starkings
Cover: Brian Bolland
Cover colors: Brian Bolland
Editor: Denny O'Neil
Assistant editor: Dan Raspler
Cover letters: Richard Starkings
Executive editor: Dick Giordano

Characters

Ace the Bat-Hound
Alfred Pennyworth
Barbara Gordon
Bat-Girl
Bat-Mite
Batman
Batwoman
Bette Kane
Bruce Wayne
Commissioner James Gordon
Dick Grayson
Harvey Bullock
Harvey Dent· Cameo
Joker
Kathy Webb Kane
Oswald Cobblepot· Cameo
Penguin· Cameo
Robin
The Red Hood
Two-Face· Cameo

Teams: Gotham City Police Department

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