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 Cover ofThe Further Adventures of The Joker (1990), art byKyle Baker | |
| Editor | Martin H. Greenberg |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kyle Baker |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Anthology,Superhero fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 475 pg |
| ISBN | 0-553-40246-3 |
The Further Adventures of The Joker (1990; Bantam Books, 457 pages) is an Englishpaperbackanthology ofshortfiction stories aboutBatman's archenemy theJoker.[1] The material was written by various authors (see below), and the book was edited byMartin H. Greenberg. It was the follow-up to an earlier Batman anthology,The Further Adventures of Batman, and was followed by two later installments:The Further Adventures of Batman vol. 2 Featuring the Penguin andThe Further Adventures of Batman vol. 3 Featuring Catwoman.
The stories inThe Further Adventures of The Joker cover a wide range of topics and styles, with the title character, and his complicated relationship with the Batman, as the unifying theme; from tales of the Joker's childhood, to his current crimes, some of which Batman attempts to foil.
All of the works included in this anthology are considered to be "non-canonical", in relation to mainstreamDC Comicscontinuity. Joe R. Lansdale's story "Belly Laugh, or The Joker's Trick or Treat" is notably a sequel to Lansdale's story fromThe Further Adventures of Batman.
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| "Belly Laugh, or The Joker's Trick or Treat" | Joe R. Lansdale |
| "Definitive Therapy" | F. Paul Wilson |
| "On a Beautiful Summer's Day, He Was" | Robert R. McCammon |
| "The Man Who Laughs" | Stuart M. Kaminsky |
| "Someone Like You" | Sheri S. Tepper |
| "Help! I Am a Prisoner" | Joey Cavalieri |
| "Bone" | Will Murray |
| "Dying Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" | Edward Bryant andDan Simmons |
| "Double Dribble" | George Alec Effinger |
| "The Joker's War" | Robert Sheckley |
| "The Joker Is Mild" | Edward D. Hoch |
| "Happy Birthday" | Mark L. Van Name andJack McDevitt |
| "Masks" | Garfield Reeves-Stevens |
| "Best of All" | Marco Palmieri |
| "The Joker's Christmas" | Karen Haber |
| "On the Wire" | Andrew Helfer |
| "The Fifty-Third Card" | Henry Slesar |
| "Museum Piece" | Mike Resnick |
| "Balloons" | Edward Wellen |
| "Jangletown" | Elizabeth Hand and Paul Witcover |
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