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DC Comics Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)

Issue #1

by Alan Moore Writer Brian Bolland Writer +12 more

Jul 1, 1988

Overview Market Data $95+ Discussion

Batman: The Killing Joke #1 was published by DC Comics on July 1, 1988, as part of a series that began in 1988. Alan Moore and Brian Bolland write, and art comes from John Higgins. It features Batman, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, James Gordon and Barbara Gordon, among 23 characters catalogued on VerseDB.

Series

Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)

Issue Number

Release Date

July 1, 1988

Cover Date

July 1988

Series Details

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

One-Shot

Status

Completed

Run

1988 - 1988

Issues Count

Genre

Superhero

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

Alan Moore

Writer

Brian Bolland

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Colorist, Cover Artist

John Higgins

Colorist

Ellie De Ville

Letterer

Richard Starkings

Letterer

Bob Harras

Editor

Dan Raspler

Editor

Dennis O'Neil

Editor

Mark Chiarello

Editor

Characters

Ace the Bat-Hound

Ace

Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

Barbara Gordon

Barbara Kean

Barbara Kean/Eileen Gordon

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Bette Kane

Mary Elisabeth Kane

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

Harvey Bullock

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Joker

Penguin

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot

Poison Ivy

Pamela Lillian Isley

Teams

Arkham Asylum Inmates

Arkham Asylum Staff

Gotham City Police Department

Red Hood Gang

Terrible Trio

Story Arcs

The Killing Joke

Mini-Series Arc

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