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JOKER: LAST LAUGH

JOKER: LAST LAUGH #3 December 2001 [$2.95] Cover Credits: Scott McDaniel (pencils; signed); Klaus Janson (inks; signed)

Story: "Part Three: Lunatic Fringe" (30 Pages)

Credits: Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty (plot, script); Walter McDaniel (pencils, inks); Willie Schubert (letters); Tom McCraw (colours); Digital Chameleon (colour separations); Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character: Joker

Guest Stars: Batman (last in Detective Comics #763); Nightwing; Oracle, Spoiler, Batgirl III (all three last in Batgirl #21); Harley Quinn (last in Harley Quinn #13); Power Girl (last in Wonder Woman Vol 2 #175); Robin III

Supporting Characters: Lex Luthor, Hope, Mercy, Amanda Waller, Black Lightning, Renée Montoya, Kirk Langstrom

Villains: Solomon Grundy (next in JSA #29), Effigy, Psycho Pirate II (last in Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1), Floro, Rancor, Psimon, Phobia, Carnivora, Killer Frost II, New Wave (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175; next in JSA #31), Warp

Guest Appearances: Superman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Flash III, Plastic Man (as the JLA)

Synopsis

The JLA return to Earth to discover a world gone mad, the chaos being caused by the Joker's final mad fling, his attempt to go out with a bang. Batman and Nightwing scour every one of his known hideouts in Gotham, but the Joker and his newfound pals are currently on Easter Island, cooking up various dastardly schemes, which, to the Joker's mind, tend to lack the grand flair of originality. Lex Luthor and his cabinet meet to discuss a response to the situation, while Oracle sends out Spoiler and Batgirl, and eventually Power Girl, to rescue Harley Quinn - the Joker wants to capture her so that she can carry his child. Oracle's relationship with Nightwing is under serious strain, particularly as she talks seriously about killing the Joker, setting aside their rules just this once.

As the Jokerised villains continue to cause chaos worldwide, the Joker has a horrible realisation - during other major crises, the skies turn red or the weather does something crazy. It's time to make his meteorological mark...