| Unofficial Batman Index |
BATMAN #450
Cover Date: Early July 1990
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: Norm Breyfogle (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Mike DeCarlo |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | Dan Raspler |
| Editing | Dennis O'Neil |
Feature Character(s):
- Batman (in between Detective Comics #616 and #617)
Supporting Character(s):
- Tim Drake (last in Detective Comics #616; next in Batman: Bride of the Demon)
- Alfred Pennyworth
- James Gordon (last in Detective Comics #616)
- Dana Hanrahan (last in issue #444)
- Vicki Vale (last in Detective Comics #613; next in issue #455)
Villain(s):
- Curtis Base ("the Joker", first appearance)
- Joker (last in issue #442)
- Gag (first appearance; one of Base's henchmen)
- Pun (first appearance; one of Base's henchmen)
Other Character(s):
- Judge William Patricks (first appearance; deceased)
- Yodo (first appearance; a Japanese associate of Bruce Wayne)
- Marty (first appearance; Base's aide, dies)
Synopsis: - A series of gag-based murders takes place in Gotham, and the chief suspect - the Joker - is soon spotted at the scene of one of the crimes. However, both Batman and Commissioner Gordon begin to suspect this could be the work of a copycat. Elsewhere, the Joker fumes at the misuse of his name and image, while the true culprit, businessman Curtis Base, begins to exhibit signs of insanity.