Story: "Book of the Dead" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Dixon (plot, script)
Jeff Parker (pencils, inks)
Kurt Hathaway (letters)
Noelle Giddings (colors)
Digital Chameleon (separations)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character:

Robin III (between Joker: Last Laugh #5 and #6)

Guest Stars:

Batman
Huntress II
Oracle (all three between Joker: Last Laugh #5 and #6)
Spoiler (between between Joker: Last Laugh #3 and #6)
Blue Beetle II (last in Birds of Prey #36, next in Nightwing Vol. 2 #63)

Supporting Characters:

Alfred Pennyworth
Dean Nederlander
'Shotgun' Smith

Villains:

Joker
Rancor (both between Joker: Last Laugh #5 and #6)
Killer Croc (last in Joker: Last Laugh #5, next in JLA #63)
Zsasz (last in Joker: Last Laugh #5)
Copperhead (last in Joker: Last Laugh #4)
Hellgrammite (in between Joker: Last Laugh #4 and #6), , Mammoth
Apeface
Warp (all three between Joker: Last Laugh #5 and #6)
Gentleman Ghost (last in Impulse #61; next in Hawkman Vol. 4 #2)

Other Characters:

Murph
Moses (police detectives)
Dan (police diver)
Bart (forensic scientist)

Synopsis:

The Joker outlines his plans for killing Batman and his cronies to Rancor and the other Jokerised villains, while the heroes of Gotham mourn Robin's death even while pursuing the Joker. In Arkham, Batman, Huntress and Spoiler examine the evidence and subdue Zsasz, who is on the scene. Meanwhile, in Oracle's watchtower, she and Blue Beetle are astonished at the appearance of Robin, who was not, after all, eaten by Killer Croc. As the police begin their own investigation at Arkham, Robin makes his way to Cathedral Square, where Nightwing is already engaged in combat with the Joker, thinking that the villain has killed his friend.