Joker: Last Laugh Vol 1 1

*Relax... I anticipated this. See, the chemical compounds of the puke gas combine with the active ingredients in the metagene whacker... which I'm told is a frothy little gumbo mixing all our D.N.A. signatures like some meta-melting pot. Stir 'em up and they create a third formula. One I know something about. Hee... it's our ace in the hole.*
—**Joker**

Part of the 'Joker's Last Laugh' event

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Joker: Last Laugh Vol 1 #1December, 2001

 Cover Artists
Brian Bolland

 Writers
Chuck Dixon Scott Beatty

 Pencilers
Pete Woods

 Inkers
Andrew Pepoy

 Letterers
Willie Schubert

 Editors
Matt Idelson Nachie Castro

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## Synopsis for "Part One: Stir Crazy"

In the Slab, a prison doctor informs the Joker that after a brain scan, they found he has a malignant tumor and is going to die. After going through the five stages of grief (all in less than five minutes), the Joker starts a massive prison riot in his cellblock, releasing loads and loads of dangerous supervillains. Despite the best efforts of chief-of-security Shilo Norman and his team, the Joker is able to break into the maximum security wing by repetitively murdering Multi-Man until he develops the necessary powers. Black Canary attempts to reach Oracle, but finds that Barbara is for once in her life taking a much-needed break from her duties, on a date with long-time on/off boyfriend Dick. Instead, with the help of Blue Beetle, she decides to enter the prison herself covertly to help put a stop to the madness. Eventually the Joker and his crew are cornered, and the S.W.A.T. team gasses them. But as the rest of the group convulses, the Joker reveals he had planned the entire ordeal, and the gas used by the prison guards was actually the final ingredient he needed to complete a special brand of his venom he's been infecting the other inmates with. As the gas clears, it is revealed that every single supervillain involved in the riot has been "Jokerized", turned into bleached, grinning and insane versions of their former selves.

## Appearing in "Part One: Stir Crazy"

**Antagonists:**

* Joker

**Featured Characters:**

* Shilo Norman
* Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
* Dick Grayson
* Black Canary

**Supporting Characters:**

* Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
* Marshall Dina Bell

**Other Characters:**

* Slab Inmates
	+ Black Mass
	+ Captain Nazi
	+ Doctor Polaris
	+ Multi-Man
	+ Chiller
	+ Psimon
	+ Hellgrammite
	+ Metallo
	+ Floronic Man
	+ Hector Hammond
* Batman ***(Cameo)***

**Locations:**

* Gotham City
	+ Oracle's Tower
* Slabside Penitentiary

**Items:**

* Joker Venom

**Vehicles:**

* Blue Beetle's Bug

## See Also

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* Images from Joker: Last Laugh Vol 1 1

## Recommended Reading

* Joker Recommended Reading
	+ *The Joker*  (Volume 1)
	+ *The Joker*  (Volume 2)
	+ *Batman: The Killing Joke*
	+ *Batman: The Man Who Laughs*
	+ "Batman: Lovers and Madmen"
	+ "Batman: A Death in the Family"
	+ *Joker: Devil's Advocate*
	+ *Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth*
	+ "The Joker's Last Laugh"
	+ "Superman: Emperor Joker"
	+ "Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!"
	+ *The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told*
	+ *Joker* (graphic novel)Links and References

* Joker (comics) at Wikipedia.org
* Joker Venom at Wikipedia.org

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