Batman: The Man Who Laughs

Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Cover of Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
FormatOne-shot prestige format comic book
Publication date2005
No. of issues1
Main character(s)
Creative team
Written byEd Brubaker
Artist(s)Doug Mahnke
Colorist(s)David Baron

Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Doug Mahnke, released in February 2005, and intended as a successor to Batman: Year One.[1]

It tells the story of Batman's first encounter with the Joker in post-Zero Hour continuity. The plot is based on the Joker's original introduction in Batman #1 (1940).

The title is a reference to Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs, whose main character was one of the original inspirations for the Joker.[2]

The story has been reprinted, in both hard and softcover, with Detective Comics #784–786—a storyline entitled "Made of Wood" (pairing Batman with the Green Lantern, Alan Scott) also written by Brubaker with art by Patrick Zircher.

  1. ^ Batman: The Man Who Laughs at DCComics.com
  2. ^ Halbur, Petra (November 4, 2014). "The Man Who Laughs: The Movie That Inspired Batman's Joker (Sort of) Turns 86". The Mary Sue.

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