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Batman: The Killing Joke
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Batman Comics

Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) (edit title/settings)

by Alan Moore (Author), Brian Bolland (Artist) (edit contributors)

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One of the most famous Batman stories of all time is offered for the first time in hardcover in this special twentieth-anniversary edition. This is the unforgettable that forever changed Batman's world, adding a new element of darkness with its unflinching portrayal of The Joker's... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Batman: The Dark Knight . . . protector of Gotham CIty
  • The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime . . . Batman's nemisis
  • James Gordon: Police Commissioner of Gotham City . . . ally to Batman
  • Barbara Gordon: Daughter of Commissioner Gordon . . . Batgirl . . . ally to Batman
  • Jeannie: Joker's Wife...
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  • “"Wh-what do you think I am? Crazy? You'd turn it off when I was half way across!"”
    The Joker
  • “Remembering's dangerous. I find the past such a worrying, anxious place. "The past tense", i suppose you'd call it. Ha Ha Ha.”
    The Joker
  • “"I've been thinking lately...About you and me... About what's going to happen to us, in the End."We're going to kill each other, aren't we?"...Perhaps you'll kill me...Perhaps i'll kill you. Perhaps sooner..."Perhaps later."”
    Said by Batman repeated by The Joker...
  • “All it takes is one Bad Day to reduce the sanest man alive to lucacy. That's how far the world is from where i am. Just one Bad Day.”
    The Joker
  • “If i'm going to have a past, i prefer it to be Multiple Choice! Ha Ha Ha!”
    The Joker

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First Sentence edit see section history

There were these two guys in a lunatic asylum...

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Batman Comics. (standard series)
This book is in DC Comics. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Batman. (universe)
This book is in DC. (universe)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Alan Moore (Author)
  2. Brian Bolland (Artist) - Artist. Also the Colorist for the Deluxe Edition (John Higgins provided Colors for the original)

Other Contributors:

  1. Tim Sale (Introduction)
  2. Art&Comics/DVL (Translator) - Portuguese edition by Panini Comics
  3. Denise Araújo (Calligrapher) - Portuguese edition by Panini Comics
  4. Tomás Troppmair (Calligrapher) - Portuguese edition by Panini Comics
  5. Fabiano Denardin (Editor) - Portuguese edition by Panini Comics
  6. Richard Starkings (Artist) - Letterer
  7. John Higgins (Artist) - Colorist (original)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: DC COMICS
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0930289455
Page Count: 48

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Not at all for children

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