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DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories #[nn]
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This volume from the DC Finest line collects a selection of key Batman stories, headlined by the iconic 1988 graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, which explores the Joker's origin and his tragic attack on Barbara Gordon. Alongside this seminal tale, the collection gathers other notable Batman yarns from the late 1980s and early 1990s, featuring appearances by a wide rogues' gallery including Two-Face, the Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the Ventriloquist, and even Bat-Mite, as well as allies like Robin, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth. It offers a snapshot of the Dark Knight's world during a period of creative transition, blending dark psychological drama with more traditional superhero adventures.
In DC Finest: Batman: The Killing Joke and Other Stories #nn (2025), Alan Moore and Brian Bolland deliver a chilling, masterfully crafted tale that redefines the edge of psychological horror in the Batman mythos. When Batman confronts the Joker in Arkham only to find a doppelgänger, the ensuing chase leads to a terrifying twist at Commissioner Gordon’s home—and a nightmarish carnival where madness is the only rule. With Brian Bolland’s iconic art and John Higgins’ haunting colors, this story lingers long after the final page, anchored in a single, devastating joke that only the Dark Knight can truly hear.
Contains 23 stories
The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthKay Doran (reporter)Yoshio TaharaDr. Lucius Pitt
Victims!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonKate Babcock (death)Frank "Cutter" ThompsonMaureen Lopez
Double Image
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)Commissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthKyle Braxton (a sculptor)Paul Sloane [also as Two-Face] (actor)Mrs. Sloane
"One Out of Two... ...Isn't Bad..."
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain)Commissioner James GordonPaul Sloane [also as Two-Face] (actor)Mrs. Sloane
Son of the Demon
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Ra's al GhulTalia al GhulCommissioner James GordonAlfred PennyworthHarris Blaine (Death)Harris Blaine Jr.Margaret TraskDr. WeltmannDonal (Death)GrindMikhail GorbachevRonald ReaganQuayin (Death)General Yossid (Death)John PearsonDr. HallamThomas Wayne (cameo, flashback)Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback)Joe Chill (cameo, flashback)Melisande (Ra's wifecameo, flashback)Damian Wayne (1st appearanceUnnamed in the storycameo)
Millennium
Manhunter James Gordon (villain)Manhunters (flashback)
Sole Survivor
Commissioner James Gordon (Manhunter robot, flashback)Mr. Rosenfeld (death)Nancy Reagan (manhunter, cameo)
White Gold and Truth
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Nightwing [Dick Graysonalso as Robin (flashback)]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthJoker (flashback)Two-Face [Harvey Dent} (flashback)Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (flashback)Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (flashback)Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback)Riddler [Edward Nigma] (flashback)Killer Moth [Drury Walker] (flashback)Gentleman Ghost [James Craddock] (flashback)Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (flashback)Teen Titans [Kid Flash [Wally West]Speedy [Roy Harper]Aqualad [Garth]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]Cyborg [Victor Stone]Changeling [Gar Logan]Jericho [Joseph Wilson]Raven [Rachel Roth]Starfire [Koriand'r]] (flashback)
Fever, Part One
Louis the Lump (villain, death)Chally (villain)
Fever Break!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Scarface [Arnold Weskeralso as Ventriloquist] (villain)Rhino (villain)Fatman [William Henry Cherry] (villain, death)Solly (lawyer for Scarface/Ventiloquist)Tony (waiter)Virgil (villain)Slade (villain)Rizzo (funeral home director)
Ten Nights of the Beast!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Commissioner James GordonKGBeast [Anatoli Knyazev] (villain)(1st appearance)Andrei Yevtushenko (KGB agent)Ralph Bundy (CIA agent)Keith Parker (FBI agent)Jason Green (FBI agent, death)Nabih Salari (Iranian Shi'ite terrorist)
Ten Nights of the Beast, Part II
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonKGBeast [Anatoli Knyazev] (villain)
Ten Nights of the Beast! Part III
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Commissioner James GordonKGBeast [Anatoli Knyazev] (villain)
Ten Nights of the Beast, Part 4
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Alfred PennyworthCommissioner James GordonRonald ReaganKGBeast [Anatoli Knyazev] (villain)
The Ratcatcher
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Ratcatcher [Otis Flannegan] (villain, introduction)Judge Wyatt Hogan (death)Pinder (villain)Tubbs (villain)
Rat Trap
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Ratcatcher [Otis Flannegan]Commissioner James GordonOfficer StraubNat Devino (sanitation worker, death)Mr. Woller (sanitation department night supervisor)Stanley Konik (prison guard)Sergeant Sam BellowCornelius Budd (death)
Elmore's Lady
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Commissioner James GordonKate Babcock (photograph, flashback)ElmoreSuzy (death)Iron Dragons (gang)Victor Giambattista (cop gone bad, death)Vito Procacchini (Victor's cousin)Karl Branneck
Just Deserts
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Jason Todd]Commissioner James GordonVito Procaccini (death)Karl Branneck (death)Judy Koslosky
Night People
Batman [Bruce Wayne]D.J. Dark (radio DJ)Michael Rossi (hobo, death)Billy (hobo)Legs (hobo)The Corrosive Man [Derek "Deke" Mitchel] (introduction, villain, prison escapee, murderer)Willy (police officer)unnamed female police officerHarlan Woolf (cocaine smuggler)Bannen (Woolf's associate)Floyd (Woolf's associate)Babette (radio newscaster)
Night People, Part Two: The Corrosive Man
Batman [Bruce Wayne]D. J. DarkThe Corrosive Man [Derek Mitchel] (villain)Da Vinci (firefighter, death)Willy (police officer)unnamed female police officerMr. Kadaver (villain)WebleyLegs (hobo)Billy (hobo)California [Dalton Walls] (hobo, death)
Night People, Part Three: The Burning Pit
The Corrosive Man [Derek Mitchel] (villain)Mr. Kadaver (villain)WebleyPhil HobartD.J. DarkBabetteHarlan Woolf (death)
For the Love of Ivy
Simon BuckleyDr. O'Dell
The Killing Joke
Jeannie (flashback)Mrs. Burkiss (flashback)
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Cast · 35 characters
Ace the Bat-HoundAlfred PennyworthBarbara GordonBat-GirlBatmanBat-MiteBatwomanBette KaneCommissioner James GordonDick GraysonEdward NigmaFatmanFrederick RhinoHarvey BullockHarvey DentHerupa Hando HuJason ToddJason WoodrueJim CorriganJokerJonathan CraneKathy KaneNadia SafirOswald CobblepotPoison IvyPresident Ronald ReaganRhinoRobinScarecrowScarfaceThe Floronic ManThe JokerThe Red HoodThe VentriloquistVictor Fries
Full credits
writer Alan Moore
artist, inker Brian Bolland
colorist John Higgins
letterer Richard Starkings
cover pencils, inks Brian Bolland
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