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Batman: The Killing Joke is a superhero graphic novel written by English author Alan Moore and drawn by English illustrator Brian Bolland. It was first published in the United States by DC Comics in 1988. Set in the fictional U.S. city of Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the Joker, an established comic super villain. It depicts him as a failed stand-up comedian who agrees to aid a gang of criminals and is thwarted by the superhero Batman before being horribly deformed; in doing so he is driven insane and attains his super villain persona.
Created by Moore as his own take on Joker\'s source and psychology, the story became famous for its origin of the Joker as a tragic character; a family man and failed comedian who suffered \"one bad day\" that finally drove him insane. The story\'s effects on the mainstream Batman continuity also included the shooting and paralysis of Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl), an event that laid the groundwork for her to develop the identity of Oracle.
DC Comics
Store Date
January 1, 1988
Cover Price
$3.50
Editing
Denny O\'Neil
Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Brian Bolland
Inks
Brian Bolland
Colors
Brian Bolland, John Higgins
Letters
Richard Starkings ?, Richard Starkings
GCIN
150104
