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Batman: The Killing Joke #1 (1988) Premiere Issue, Joker cripples Barbara Gordon, Iconic cover art by Brian Bolland<\/h1>\n

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Grade<\/div>\n
9.4
\nNear Mint<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
KEY NOTE: Premiere Issue, Joker cripples Barbara Gordon, Iconic cover art by Brian Bolland<\/div>\n
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Comic Specifications<\/h2>\n
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Series Title<\/div>\n
Batman: The Killing Joke<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Issue Number<\/div>\n
#1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Publication Year<\/div>\n
1988 ()<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Publisher<\/div>\n
DC<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Creatives<\/div>\n
Writer: Alan Moore
\nPenciller: Brian Bolland
\nArtist: Brian Bolland
\nCover: Brian Bolland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Format<\/div>\n
Squarebound<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Printing<\/div>\n
1st<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Story<\/h2>\n

EXPERIENCE THE STORY THAT DEFINED BATMAN FOR A GENERATION! One bad day. According to The Joker, that’s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he’s out to prove his deranged point–and he’s going to use Commissioner Jim Gordon and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight’s closest friends.<\/p>\n

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