Last Laugh (comics)

Plot

While imprisoned in the Slab penitentiary, the Joker discovers that he has a terminal brain tumor. Determined to go out with a bang, he causes a riot in the Slab and escapes along with various other villains. The Joker poisons the atmosphere, spreading Joker venom across the world.

While the "Jokerized" villains are being captured, Kirk Langstrom works to produce an antidote for the Joker venom with help from Harley Quinn. Black Canary also discovers that the Joker's CAT scans were modified and that the doctors lied to him about his impending death in the hope that it would cause him to lead a more sane life.

The Huntress is sent to Arkham Asylum to find Robin and mistakenly believes that he is dead. Nightwing, enraged over Robin's death, goes to face the Joker in Gotham Cathedral, where he beats him to death. The Batman family, Robin included, arrives on the scene and revives the Joker by restarting his heart, after which he is returned to prison.

Issues

Core storyline

• Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files and Origins #1
• Joker: Last Laugh #1 - #6

Tie-in issues

• Action Comics #784
• Adventures of Superman #597
• Azrael: Agent of the Bat #83
• Batgirl (vol. 2) #21
• Batman #596
• Batman: Gotham Knights #22
• Birds of Prey #36
• Detective Comics #763
• Flash (vol. 2) #179
• Green Lantern (vol. 3) #143
• Harley Quinn #13
• Impulse #79
• JLA #59
• JSA #29
• Nightwing (vol. 2) #62
• Orion #19
• Robin (vol. 4) #95
• Spectre (vol. 4) #10
• Superboy (vol. 4) #93
• Supergirl (vol. 4) #63
• Superman (vol. 2) #175
• Superman: The Man of Steel #119
• Titans #34
• Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #175
• Young Justice #38

References

References

1. Arbues, Jennifer. (September 16, 2019). "Every Time the Joker Died in the Comics".