Batman #251: The Jokers Five-Way Revenge!
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 251
- Cover date
- 1973-09-30
- ComicVine ID
- 13531
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Batman #251: The Jokers Five-Way Revenge! stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1973-09-30 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon) and related Batman continuity.
Issue summary
A rainy Gotham city night and a murder has taken place on its outskirts. At the crime scene Commissioner Gordon and the Batman find the victim, Jack Barton wearing a ghastly grin along with Jokers calling card. The Batman leaves the crime scene realizing the Joker recently escaped from the hospital for the criminally insane has it in for the former members of his gang. The Batman tries to bring former gang member Packy White (a janitor now at a boxing gym) under police protection. After a sparring match Packy is convinced to go along with the Batman's plan. He takes a drink of water to "wash the taste of Batman's knuckles away" when he suddenly falls backward with the Jokers grizzly grin upon his face. The Joker soon takes out another member of his gang with an exploding cigar filled with nitro-glycerin. The Batman tries to help another former member Bigger Melvin only to be hit from behind and falls unconscious. When the Batman comes to he finds Melvin hanging dead from the rafters and then knocked unconscious again from behind by the Joker. The Joker at first seems to want to kill the Batman but then decides against it. Regaining consciousness, the Batman heads for the last member Bins Hooley, the forger at the Home for the Aged to find he was taken out earlier that day by Mr. Genesius, realizing that this Mr. Genesius is the Joker. Rubbing his head from the Jokers attack,…
Citation summary
Batman #251: The Jokers Five-Way Revenge! is a Batman issue with cover date 1973-09-30. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon).
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What comic is Batman #251: The Jokers Five-Way Revenge!?
Batman #251: The Jokers Five-Way Revenge! is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #251 with a cover date of 1973-09-30.
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