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A review by chalicotherex
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told by Jim Lee, Dick Sprang, Wayne Faucher, Joe Giella, Charles Paris, Paul Dini, John Broome, Tim Sale, Scott Williams, David V. Reed, Lew Schwawrtz, Bill Finger, Alex Ross, Steve Englehart, Sheldon Moldoff, Len Wein, Jeph Loeb, Dick Giordano, Bob Kane, John Byrne, Mashall Rogers, Dave Wood, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson, Don Kramer, Bob Joy
3.0
From the cover: "Coulrophobia. The Fear of clowns. Most people laugh it off as silly or irrational, but to the citizens of Gotham City it is a fact of life."
13 stories, my favourites being:
The Joker's Comedy of Errors (1951) -- the infamous 'boner' issue, in which Batman & co. repeatedly use the word 'boner' to mean something like 'mistake'.
Joker's Last Laugh (1964) -- in which we find out the Joker's laughing gas is made from 'locoweed', Batman and Robin get high on antihistamines to overcome it.
The Laughing Fish (1978 ) -- Joker tries to kill Gotham City bureaucrats after they refuse to grant him a copyright over poisoned fish that bear a resemblance to the Crown Prince of Crime.
New Year's (1994) -- Part of The Long Halloween, Joker tries to 'help' Batman by killing everyone in Gotham Square at midnight on New Year's Eve, because it's statistically probable that the Holiday Killer will be in the crowd.
Slayride (2007) -- Joker kidnaps the newest Robin on Christmas Eve.
13 stories, my favourites being:
The Joker's Comedy of Errors (1951) -- the infamous 'boner' issue, in which Batman & co. repeatedly use the word 'boner' to mean something like 'mistake'.
Joker's Last Laugh (1964) -- in which we find out the Joker's laughing gas is made from 'locoweed', Batman and Robin get high on antihistamines to overcome it.
The Laughing Fish (1978 ) -- Joker tries to kill Gotham City bureaucrats after they refuse to grant him a copyright over poisoned fish that bear a resemblance to the Crown Prince of Crime.
New Year's (1994) -- Part of The Long Halloween, Joker tries to 'help' Batman by killing everyone in Gotham Square at midnight on New Year's Eve, because it's statistically probable that the Holiday Killer will be in the crowd.
Slayride (2007) -- Joker kidnaps the newest Robin on Christmas Eve.