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02379aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 9AE4D678C60811E8A8896FF896128E48 003 SILO 005 20181002010058 008 180918s2018 enk 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1785658107 020 $a 9781785658105 035 $a (OCoLC)1052783348 040 $a IG$ $b eng $e rda $c IG$ $d YDX $d BDX $d JIU $d SILO 100 1 $a Faust, Christa. 245 10 $a Batman : $b the killing joke / $c Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. 246 30 $a Killing joke 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a London : $b Titan Books, $c 2018. 300 $a 297 pages ; $c 25 cm. 500 $a "Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland and characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger." 520 $a "Faced with overwhelming poverty and a pregnant wife, a tragic, struggling comedian is forced to turn to crime. In his first heist, he is immersed in toxic chemicals that disfigure him bizarrely, driving him mad and thus giving birth to The Joker. For years, the Clown Prince of Crime has been caught in a dance of violence with his greatest nemesis, the Batman. Escaping Arkham Asylum, he plots his most lethal caper. This will be the ultimate punch line... his killing joke. In their mission to protect Gotham City, Batman and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) pursue ruthless criminals such as the grandiose Maxie Zeus and Antonio "Python" Palmares. Simultaneously, Commissioner James Gordon and Detective Harvey Bullock take on a cartel distributing the latest designer drug--"giggle sniff," derived from a venom created by The Joker"--|cProvided by publisher. 600 00 $a Batman $c (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 600 00 $a Joker $c (Fictitious character) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Superheroes $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Supervillains $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Police $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Drug traffic $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Organized crime $v Fiction. 700 1 $a Phillips, Gary, $d 1955- 700 1 $a Moore, Alan, $d 1953- 700 1 $a Bolland, Brian. 700 1 $a Kane, Bob, $e creator. 700 1 $a Finger, Bill, $d 1914-1974, $e creator. 710 2 $a DC Comics, Inc. 941 $a 3 952 $l VCPD034 $d 20190430010837.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20181003011013.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20181002012152.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9AE4D678C60811E8A8896FF896128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search