Batman #286

High above a carnival midway, Batman swoops in to break up a brawl between two Jokers — one in classic purple suit taunting the Dark Knight while the other takes a punch mid-air — all set against the dizzying angles of a roller coaster lit up with festive bulbs. Jim Aparo's dynamic cover for this April 1977 issue perfectly captures the chaos hinted at by the story title "The Joker's Playground of Peril!" Inside, writer Denny O'Neil is joined by Julius Schwartz and E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by Irv Novick and inks by Bob Wiacek — a strong creative team for a tale that promises the Clown Prince of Crime at his most theatrical.