DC Comics Universe & Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Spoilers & Review: Punchline’s Origin Revealed As Joker War Looms!

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DC Comics Universe and Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Spoilers and Review follows.

Punchline’s Origin Revealed As Joker War Looms!

Turns out that Punchline…

…whose real name is Alex is…

…a science major at a prominent…

…Greater Gotham City Area college.

She claims to be of sound mind and…

…idolizes the Joker and…

…even learned how to make his Joker gas…

…from online sources and…

…even tested it on the homeless before…

…killing her Dean and…

…aligning with the Joker heading into Joker War.

Here’s the Joker War checklist on the road to Batman #100.

This week also features the first cover appearance of Punchline in Batman #92 (full spoilers and review of the issue here).

Twice over.

Punchline also appears in this week’s Batman Secret Files #3 (full spoilers here).

We also have Nightwing #71 with Joker all over that issue (full spoilers here).

Here’s Punchline’s early hits.

The Pulse:

This story within this 100-page celebration gives you just enough to “get” where Punchline is coming from and intrigue you. Solid art and compelling story. A wish the rest of this issue was as consequential as this tale. 8 out of 10.

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