Batman: The Killing Joke - Chapter 1

About this episode

The Joker seeks to prove that anyone can be driven to madness with one bad day, targeting Commissioner Jim Gordon and his daughter Barbara.

Freed once again from Arkham Asylum, The Joker is out to prove that anyone can be pushed past their breaking point to madness with just one bad day. And he's going to use Gotham City's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archenemy before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight's closest friends.This episode is based on Batman: The Killing Joke (Jul. 1988), written by Alan Moore with artwork by Brian Bolland. © & ™ DC.Listen to DC HIGH VOLUME: BATMAN: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolumeLearn more at: https://www.dc.com/highvolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Batman
• The Joker
• madness
• Gotham City
• Commissioner Jim Gordon
• Barbara Gordon
• Arkham Asylum

Keywords

• Batman
• The Joker
• madness
• Gotham City
• Commissioner Jim Gordon
• Barbara Gordon
• Arkham Asylum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC

Books & works: Batman: The Killing Joke

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