The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime

Dennis O'Neil

Dec 2013 · DC

About this ebook

In these solo adventures from 1975-1976, The Joker battles villains including Two-Face, Lex Luthor, the Scarecrow and Catwoman, as well as heroes The Creeper and Green Arrow. These stories have never been collected before, and include an appearance by Sherlock Holmes. Collects THE JOKER #1-9.

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About the author

Dennis OÍNeil began his career as a comic-book writer in 1965 at Charlton, where then-editor Dick Giordano assigned him to several features. When Giordano moved to DC, OÍNeil soon followed. At DC, OÍNeil scripted several series for Giordano and Julius Schwartz, quickly becoming one of the most respected writers in comics. OÍNeil earned a reputation for being able to -revampî such characters as Superman, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel „ and Batman, whom OÍNeil (with the help of Neal Adams and Giordano) brought back to his roots as a dark, mysterious, gothic avenger. Besides being the most important Batman writer of the 1970s, OÍNeil served as an editor at both Marvel and DC. After a long tenure as Group Editor of the Batman line of titles, he retired to write full-time.