Cover: Dick Giordano

The Joker #1

May 1975 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“The Joker's Double Jeopardy!”

The Clown Prince of Crime takes center stage in this 1975 DC milestone — the Joker's very own solo series kicks off with a cover by Dick Giordano that says it all: a cackling, purple-suited Joker bursts triumphantly through a door, literally scattering the Riddler and the Penguin at his feet while Catwoman and Two-Face reel nearby, and Batman himself looms watchfully in the background. The Joker's boastful speech bubble — "This magazine belongs to Batman's number one foe… ME!" — perfectly captures the anarchic confidence that makes him such an irresistible lead. With Denny O'Neil writing and Irv Novick on interior art, this opener promises the kind of sharp, off-kilter storytelling that only Gotham's most unpredictable villain can deliver.

writer Denny O'Neil · artist Irv Novick · inker Dick Giordano · letterer Ben Oda · cover Dick Giordano

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $51

CGC 9.8 · 200 in census $1,291

CGC 9.6 · 417 in census $565

CGC 9.4 · 427 in census $413

CGC 9.2 · 331 in census $320

CGC 9.0 · 317 in census $261

CGC 8.5 · 350 in census $207

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CGC 8.0 · 292 in census $96

CGC 7.5 · 246 in census $77

CGC 7.0 · 185 in census $67

CGC 6.5 · 135 in census $54

CGC 6.0 · 100 in census $51

CGC 5.5 · 68 in census $47

CGC 5.0 · 42 in census $45

CGC 4.5 · 38 in census $43

CGC 4.0 · 21 in census $42

CGC 3.5 · 15 in census $41

CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $40

CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $39

CGC 2.0 none in existence

CGC 1.5 none in existence

CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $37

CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $37

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Full credits

writer Denny O'Neil

artist Irv Novick

inker Dick Giordano

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

Reprints

Reprinted in Kamandi #2 (1975), Comic Reader #115 (1975), Batman #890 (1977), Batman Classics #111 (1979), Läderlappen #7/1979 (1979), Lynvingen #7/1979 (1979), Batman Taschenbuch #9 (1980), The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime #[nn] (2014), Two-Face: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] (2018), The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] (2019), Dollar Comics: The Joker 1 #[nn] (2019)

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