| Batman: The Man Who Laughs | |
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 Cover of Batman: The Man Who Laughs | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | One-shot prestige format comic book |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Ed 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.
- ^ Batman: The Man Who Laughs at DCComics.com
- ^ Halbur, Petra (November 4, 2014). "The Man Who Laughs: The Movie That Inspired Batman's Joker (Sort of) Turns 86". The Mary Sue.