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LEADER: 02121cam a2200361 a 4500
001 2009280636
003 DLC
005 20120509164319.0
008 090808s2008 nyua 000 c eng
010 $a 2009280636
020 $a9781401216269 (pbk.)
020 $a1401216269 (pbk.)
020 $a9781401216221
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN6728.B36$bB786 2008
082 00 $a741.5/973$222
100 1 $aBrubaker, Ed.
245 10 $aBatman, the man who laughs /$cEd Brubaker, writer ; Dough Mahnke, Patrick Zircher, pencillers ; Dough Mahnke, Aaron Sowd, Steve Bird, inkers ; David Baron, Jason Wright, colorists ; Rob Leigh, Todd Klein, letterers.
246 30 $aMan who laughs
260 $aNew York :$bDC Comics,$cc2008.
300 $a140 p. :$bchiefly col. ill. ;$c26 cm.
500 $a"Originally published as Detective Comics 784-786 and Batman: the man who laughs"--T.p. verso.
520 $a"Even at the very beginning of his crime-fighting career, the Batman has already seen plenty of humaninty's dark side-- but it's nothing compared to what is about to emerge, giggling, from the shadows: a grinning, chalk-faced figure whose madness threatens to overwhelm everything that stands in its way. For Gotham City's new defender, this first encounter with the creature called the Joker will be the ultimate trial by fire-- a battle that will define his long struggle against the forces of chaos and insanity. Years later, those same forces will erupt again from a wholly unexpected direction-- and ghosts of the past, both good and evil, will have to face the harsh light of inquiry before they can finally rest"--P. [4] of cover.
650 0 $aBatman (Fictitious character)$vComic books, strips, etc.
650 0 $aJoker (Fictitious character)$vComic books, strips, etc.
655 7 $aSuperhero comic books, strips, etc.$2gsafd
655 0 $aGraphic novels.
700 1 $aMahnke, Doug.
700 1 $aZircher, Patrick.
700 1 $aSowd, Aaron.
700 1 $aBird, Steve.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2009280636-d.html