The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- 1988 [February 1989]
- Page count
- 296
- Cover price
- 19.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/43871
Credits
- Editing
- Mike Gold
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Joker)
Cover, 1 page
1Credits
- Script
- Mike Gold
Notes
Text introduction illustrated with various reprinted covers & panels.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colours
- Adrienne Roy
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Nansi Hoolahan
5Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Lew Schwartz (credited to someone else in the book)
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #168 (February 1951) — The Man Behind the Red Hood!
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #14 ([August 1951]) — The Man Behind the Red Hood
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969) — The Man Behind the Red Hood!
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #20 ([May 1970?])
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #20 ([May 1970?]) — The Man Behind the Red Hood
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Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971) #73-168329 (October 1971) — The Man behind the Red Hood!
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Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-39 (October-November 1975) — The Man Behind the Red Hood!
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — The Man Behind the Red Hood
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Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([June] 2012) — The Man Behind the Red Hood!
Notes
Reprinted from reprint used in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Greg Theakston
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #73 (October-November 1952) — The Joker's Utility Belt!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #35 ([April 1953]) — The Joker's Utility Belt!
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Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #35 ([July 1953?]) — The Joker's Utility Belt
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #10 ([July 1966?]) — The Joker’s Utility Belt
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #53 ([May 1970?]) — The Joker's Utility Belt
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — The Joker's Utility Belt!
Notes
David Vern credit from O'Hearn.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures)
Lew Sayre Schwartz - Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Daniel Vozzo
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #61 (November-December 1952) — The Crimes of Batman!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #38 (July 1953) — The Crimes of Batman
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #38 ([October 1953?]) — The Crimes of Batman!
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #198 (February 1968) — The Crimes of Batman!
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?])
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #15 ([March 1968?]) — The Crimes of Batman
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — The Crimes of Batman!
Notes
Credits for script, pencils, and inks from index of original appearance.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
10Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris (credited to someone else in the book)
- Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #88 (May-June 1957) — Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #87 ([September 1957]) — Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #15 (October 1965) — Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!
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Giant Superman and Batman Album (KGM, 1966 series) #1 ([April 1967?]) — Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes
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Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971) #73-168329 (October 1971) — Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes
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Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
11Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Dave Wood (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Shelley Eiber
Reprint history
12Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (credited to someone else in the book)
- Inks
- Charles Paris (credited to someone else in the book)
- Colours
- Helen Vesik
13Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger (not credited in the book)
- Pencils
- Charles Paris (credited to someone else in the book)
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe
14Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colours
- Shelley Eiber
15Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Neal Adams
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
Reprint history
- Based on
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #251 (September 1973) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!
- Printed in
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (KG Murray, 1973 series) #114 ([October 1974?]) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge
- Also printed
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #47 ([July 1980?]) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!
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The Super Heroes Monthly (Egmont Publishing, 1980 series) v1#3 ([December 1980?]) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!
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Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #3 ([December] 2005) — The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!
16Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #111 (February-March 1974) — Death Has the Last Laugh
- Also printed
-
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (KG Murray, 1973 series) #117 ([January 1975?]) — Death Has the Last Laugh Part 1: A Batman’s Rage Part 2: The Unholy Allies Part 3: The Gates of Fear
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — Death Has the Last Laugh
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Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 (2008) — Death Has the Last Laugh
17Featuring
- Feature
- Joker
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- vs. the Creeper
Credits
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
- Inks
- Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
- Colours
- Joe Orlando
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz
Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).
18Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colours
- Petra Scotese
- Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
19Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Steve Englehart
- Pencils
- Marshall Rogers
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colours
- Petra Scotese
- Letters
- Milton Snapinn
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #476 (March-April 1978) — Sign of the Joker!
- Also printed
-
Batman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #44 ([October 1979?]) — Sign of the Joker
-
The Sign of the Joker (Murray, 1982?) ([1982?]) — Sign of the Joker
-
Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — Sign of the Joker!
20"Since 1899, Gotham Police Headquarters has stood at the junction of the area called Five Points, on the lower east side of the city..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Lucius Fox; Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Walt Simonson
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colours
- Julianna Ferriter
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Paul Levitz (editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #321 (March 1980) — Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!
- Also printed
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #11 (April 1981) — Dreadful Birthday Dear Joker ...!
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The Sign of the Joker (Murray, 1982?) ([1982?]) — Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker
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Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) (November 1990) — Dreadful Birthday, Dear Joker...!
Synopsis
The Joker plans his own birthday party and invites all of Gotham to watch the explosive celebration with some of Batman's closest allies. It is up to the Caped Crusader to find the event before the fireworks start.
21Credits
- Author
- Mark Waid
Notes
Afterword illustrated with various reprinted covers & panels.
22Featuring
- Genre
- Biography
Credits
- Author
- Brian Augustyn
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Biographies of the stories' creators.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.