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DC Comics   ·   Released Apr 30th, 2003

Batman #614

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HUSH CHAPTER 7 - THE JOKE

Batman flies into a rage and begins pummeling the Joker. The Joker keeps muttering the word, "Stop", but Batman isn't listening to him. Harley Quinn tries to sneak up behind him with her signature mallet, but Batman sidesteps the blow, and Harley accidentally smashes the Joker's arm with the hammer. Batman gives Harley a kick to the gut to get her out of the way, then continues to beat on the Joker. Images of Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd and Sarah Essen flash through his mind – all victims of the Joker.  Catwoman, slowed by the bullet lodged in her shoulder, attempts to restrain Batman with her whip. She recognizes the look in the Dark Knight's eyes, and realizes that he plans on killing the Joker. Batman swings about punching Catwoman in her wounded shoulder. The shock from the pain causes her to slump over, but Batman can't stop from killing the Joker because he thinks about the idea of Catwoman being Joker's next victim and he can't stand the thought of it.  As Batman continues to wail on the Joker, former police commissioner James Gordon shows up behind him. He draws his weapon and fires two warning shots, telling Batman to calm down and think it through. Gordon is horrified as he realizes Batman already has thought it through. He coaxes Batman away from the Joker, reminding him that he is about to cross a line that can never be forgiven, and that if Batman becomes a killer, Gordon will lead the hunt for Batman himself. Shocked that the only other man who could want the Joker dead more than Batman himself wants him to live, Batman calms down, and the Joker keeps repeating that he is innocent.  From a rooftop high above, the man whose face is covered in bandages witnesses the event while flipping a scarred silver dollar in his hand. Talking to himself, he admits that the Joker was actually innocent in the death of Tommy Elliot.

Format
Comic
Page Count
36 pages
Cover Price
$2.25
UPC
76194120005761411
Distributor SKU
FEB030138
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Creators

Jeph Loeb
Writer
Jeph Loeb
Jim Lee
Penciller, Cover Artist
Jim Lee
Scott Williams
Inker, Cover Artist
Scott Williams
Alex Sinclair
Colorist, Cover Artist
Alex Sinclair
Richard Starkings
Letterer
Richard Starkings
Morgan Dontanville
Assistant Editor
Morgan Dontanville
Bob Schreck
Editor
Bob Schreck

Characters

Batgirl
Barbara Gordon
Batgirl
Prime Earth
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Prime Earth
Catwoman
Selina Kyle
Catwoman
Prime Earth
Clayface
Jonathan Williams
Clayface
Prime Earth
Harley Quinn
Harleen Quinzel
Harley Quinn
Prime Earth
Harvey Dent
Harvey Dent
Prime Earth
James Gordon
James Gordon
Prime Earth
Joker
Joker
Prime Earth
Oracle
Barbara Gordon
Oracle
Prime Earth
Robin
Jason Todd
Robin
Prime Earth
Sarah Essen-Gordon
Sarah Essen-Gordon
Prime Earth

Collected In

  • Batman: Hush Vol. 2 HC
    Batman: Hush Vol. 2 HC
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush Vol. 2 TP
    Batman: Hush Vol. 2 TP
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush TP
    Batman: Hush TP
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush HC
    Batman: Hush HC
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Absolute Batman: Hush HC
    Absolute Batman: Hush HC
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC
    Batman: Hush 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush TP Second Edition
    Batman: Hush TP Second Edition
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman: Hush - 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC
    Batman: Hush - 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)
  • Batman Giant #7
    Batman Giant #7
    Batman Giant Vol. 1 (2018 - 2019)
  • Batman Hush Unwrapped New Ed HC
    Batman Hush Unwrapped New Ed HC
    Batman Hush Unwrapped
  • Batman: Hush 2. rész TP
    Batman: Hush 2. rész TP
    Batman: Hush (2006 - 2011)
  • DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2 - Batman: Hush Part 2 HC
    DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2 - Batman: Hush Part 2 HC
    DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (2015)
  • Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics TP
    Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics TP
    Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
  • The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime HC
    The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime HC
    The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime (2020)

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