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Joker Vol. 2 5 (Cover A)

JOKER VOL. 2 #5

Cover Date: September 2021
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2021-07-13

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Cover Credits:
Art: Guillem March (signed)
Colors: Arif Prianto (signed)


Variant Covers:
Cover B
Art: Kaare Andrews (signed)
Cover C
Art: Sean Phillips
Cover D
Pencils: Riccardo Federici (signed)

Story: "The Joker" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMatthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV
ArtFrancesco Francavilla
ColorsFrancesco Francavilla
LetteringTom Napolitano
Associate editingDave Wielgosz
EditingBen Abernathy

Feature Character(s):

Joker (last in Batman: The Man Who Laughs; see Comments)
Captain James Gordon (last in Batman: The Man Who Laughs; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Harvey Dent (last in Batman Vol. 1 #407)
Barbara Eileen Gordon (last in Batman Vol. 1 #407)
Jeremiah Arkham

Villain(s):

Sawyer Simpson (last in flashback in issue #11; next in issue #1)
Billy Simpson (last in flashback in issue #11)

Other Character(s):

Francis Frank (first appearance; a nurse at Arkham Asylum)
Doctor Gable (first appearance; a couples counselor)

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Gotham City
Arkham Asylum

Comment(s):

James Gordon is listed as a feature character as he is the main focus of the story as he goes in search of The Joker.
This story takes place not long after the Batman: The Man Who Laughs, which is assumed to be part of current continuity.

Solicitation:

The never-before-seen tale of The Joker's first night in Arkham Asylum is finally revealed! When a lunatic in a clown suit tries to poison Gotham City's reservoir and is placed in Arkham Asylum before his trial, Detective Jim Gordon realizes something's different about this new inmate that could forever change the future of Gotham. Backup: Rising-star artist Sweeney Boo joins the series as things get worse and worse for Punchline and Bluebird. Punchline's prison war against the Queen of Spades escalates, and no prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary will be exempt from choosing sides. And after barely escaping death at the hands of Punchline's former accomplice, will Bluebird have the will to continue her investigation and find the mysterious woman from Punchline's past who has the answers she's looking for?


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Second Story: "Punchline, Chapter 5" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StorySam Johns, James Tynion IV
ArtSweeney Boo
ColorsSweeney Boo
LetteringAriana Maher
EditingDave Wielgosz

Feature Character(s):

Punchline

Guest Star(s):

Bluebird

Supporting Character(s):

Cullen Row (last in issue #1/2)

Villain(s):

Marcus Row (last in Batman and Robin Eternal #21)

Other Character(s):

Bluff (last in issue #1/2)
Chuck (first appearance; an old friend of Bluff and big fan of Punchline)
Kelly Ness (first appearance; an inmate at Blackgate Penitentiary; last in flashback in issue #10/2; next in issue #7/2)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Blackgate Penitentiary
Narrows


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