Batman, the killing joke / Alan Moore, writer ; Brian Bolland, artist ; Brian Bolland, colorist ; Richard Starkings, letterer ; Brian Bolland, collection cover artist.
"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger" "Originally published in single magazine form in BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE 4; BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE; COUNTDOWN 31; COVER STORY: THE DC COMICS ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND; JOKER: LAST LAUGH 1, 6; THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD; WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE 13; WONDER WOMAN 96."--Title page verso.
Contents:
Introduction / Tim Sale -- Batman: The Killing Joke -- Afterword / Brian Bolland -- Who's who: The Joker -- The origin of the Joker -- "An Innocent Guy" -- The Killing Joke: The Cover Story -- "An Innocent Guy" layouts -- A Joker art gallery / Brian Bolland -- Biographies.
Summary:
"Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moore's unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. One bad day is all it takes according to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the Joker, that's all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he's out to prove his deranged point. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and the Commissioner's brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.