Aside from Batman himself, and maybe Dick Grayson, no other character from the world of Gotham has appeared more than the Joker. And in his 85 plus years, he has had some weird adventures. And some that are so damn weird that they wind up in their own episode here. The most normal is the one where Joker inherits a bunch of money and retires from crime for, like, five minutes. From there, the Joker makes a deal with the devil who looks like a ’70s Elton John. And then it’s a series of backups that are so bonkers that they made Fox News.
- Joker’s Millions (Detective Comics V.1 #180)
- 99 and 99/100ths Percent Dead (The Joker V.1 #10)
- The Joker Vs. Fox News (The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Who Stopped Laughing #1-10 Back-Ups)
This week’s BatChat column dives deeper into the “Bad Seeds” event with Batwoman #7, Detective Comics #1,113, Catwoman #91 and Nightwing #142.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
