Dates
- Cover date
- September 2020
- On sale
- July 7, 2020
- In stores
- July 7, 2020
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (3)
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Story arc: The Joker War
This is part 1 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Detective Comics (2011) #1023
- Batman (2016) #95
- Detective Comics (2011) #1024
- Batman (2016) #96
- Batman (2016) #97
- Batman (2016) #98
- Batman (2016) #99
- Batman (2016) #100
- The Joker War Saga (2022) #nn
- Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief The Deluxe Edition (2022) #nn
- Ghost-Maker / Clownhunter by James Tynion IV (2023) #nn
Also part of: Joker War
Creators
Stories
- Prelude to Joker War Joker Hears a Who?! · 20 pages
Batman goes after Hugo Strange and the Mad Hatter after learning that they played a role in Harvey's current mental state. Meanwhile, the Joker recruits a Talon to help him with his master plan against Batman.
Publisher’s description
Just when you thought it was safe to crack a smile, The Joker is back to crash the party! Hot on the heels of “Joker War,” the Clown Prince of Crime is revealed as the mastermind behind Two-Face’s turmoil-but to what end? Batman will need all the allies he can get, and what better ally than Harvey Dent? Can the Dark Knight cure his friend once and for all in time to fight the greatest battle of his life?
Characters
Reprinted in
Batman: Detective Comics (2019), Batman: Detective Comics (2020)