Dates
- Cover date
- November 2020
- On sale
- September 29, 2020
- In stores
- September 30, 2020
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (3)
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Story arc: Joker War
This is part 22 of 25. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Nightwing #70
- Detective Comics #1022
- Nightwing #71
- Detective Comics #1023
- Nightwing #72
- Batgirl #47
- Batman #95
- Detective Comics #1024
- Batman #96
- Detective Comics #1025
- Batman #97
- Harley Quinn #75
- Nightwing #73
- Batgirl #48
- Detective Comics #1026
- Red Hood: Outlaw #48
- Batman #98
- Nightwing #74
- Batman #99
- Catwoman #25
- Batgirl #49
- Batman: The Joker War Zone #1
- Batman #100
- Nightwing #75
- Batgirl #50
Creators
Stories
- A Serious House · 10 pages
In the midst of the Joker War, the Joker breaks into Arkham to have a confrontation with Bane.
- Family Ties · 10 pages
Lucius Fox and his family struggle over deciding what to do with the Wayne fortune that was recovered by Catwoman and transferred into an account in their name.
- The Symbol · Spoiler; Orphan · 8 pages
Spoiler and Orphan take on the Hench Master to recover the Bat Signal.
- Ashes of Eden · 9 pages
Poison Ivy returns to her underground Eden that she used to share with Harley, but finds it overrun by the Joker's henchmen. She kills them all destroying Eden in the process and evolves herself into a more powerful being she calls Queen Ivy.
- Clown Hunt · Clownhunter · 10 pages
The Joker recruits 4 new goons and sends them out to kill Clownhunter, who has been killing the Joker's henchmen.
Publisher’s description
Gotham City is a battleground as The Joker takes over the Wayne fortune and wages a street war against the Dark Knight and his allies! Enter the "war zone" with short stories featuring characters like Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, and Luke Fox and see how they're fighting back in a city under siege! Also, the brutal full debut of the mysterious new anti-hero known as Clownhunter!
Reprinted in
The Joker War Saga (2021), The Joker War Saga (2022), Batman by John Ridley: The Deluxe Edition (2021), The Joker (2021), The Joker (2022), Ghost-Maker / Clownhunter by James Tynion IV (2023), The Joker by James Tynion IV Compendium (2024)