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| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 1
  
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| Month = 11
 
| Year = 1994
  
| Year = 1994
   
 
| Executive Editor = Jenette Kahn
  
| Executive Editor = Jenette Kahn
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| CoverArtist1 = Bruce Timm
   
 
| Editor1_1 = Darren Vincenzo
  
| Editor1_1 = Darren Vincenzo
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| Editor3_2 = Scott Peterson
  
| Editor3_2 = Scott Peterson
 
| Writer3_1 = Paul Dini
  
| Writer3_1 = Paul Dini
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| Penciler3_1 = Bruce Timm
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| Penciler3_1 = Dan DeCarlo
 
| Inker3_1 = Bruce Timm
  
| Inker3_1 = Bruce Timm
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| Penciler3_2 = Dan DeCarlo
  
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| Inker3_2 = Dan DeCarlo
  
 
| Colourist3_1 = Rick Taylor
  
| Colourist3_1 = Rick Taylor
 
| Letterer3_1 = Richard Starkings
  
| Letterer3_1 = Richard Starkings
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| Quotation = It seems none of you more colorful adversaries have <!--(sic)--> been capable of walking the straight and narrow for very long.
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| Quotation = It seems none of your more colorful adversaries have <!--(sic)--> been capable of walking the straight and narrow for very long.
 
| Speaker = [[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
  
| Speaker = [[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = Going Straight
  
| StoryTitle1 = Going Straight
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| Synopsis1 = Hollywood stuntwoman Roxanne Sutton turns to crime as the thief Roxy Rocket, only to be apprehended by Batman after a wild chase through Gotham's skies. Less than two years later, Batman and Alfred witness Roxy being paroled early for good behavior, and wonder if she will truly be able to reform, an act that seems impossible for most of Gotham's criminals.
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From the Batcomputer's files, the two men find and review several of those failed reformations:
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| Appearing1 =
 
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}}
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* [[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
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* {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
   
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* [[Summer Gleeson (DCAU)|Summer Gleeson]]
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* {{a|[[Summer Gleeson (DCAU)|Summer Gleeson]]}}
   
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Roxanne Sutton (DCAU)|Roxy Rocket]] {{1st}}
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* {{a|[[Roxanne Sutton (DCAU)|Roxy Rocket]]}} {{1st}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (DCAU)|Ventriloquist]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Jonathan Crane (DCAU)|Scarecrow]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]]}} {{TV}}
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* {{a|[[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]]}} {{TV}}
   
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Gotham City]]
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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:*[[Batcave]]
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**{{a|[[Batcave]]}}
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:* Courtroom
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** Courtroom
   
 
| StoryTitle2 = Puppet Show
  
| StoryTitle2 = Puppet Show
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| Synopsis2 = Physically and mentally separated from Scarface, a paroled Arnold Wesker joins the children's series ''Magic Mitzi's Fantasy Forest'' as operator for a frog puppet named Croaky. Soon after, the show is slated for cancellation, causing its star Mitzi Martin to develop a psychotic vendetta against its director Radford. Upon learning of Arnold's criminal background, Mitzi forcibly "reunites" Arnold with Scarface, causing the Ventriloquist to resurface. In return, Mitzi demands that Scarface help her kill Radford.
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Impressed with Mitzi's ruthlessness, Scarface agrees to carry out the murder, but is quickly thwarted by Batman. As they flee the scene, Scarface discovers a bizarre and unpleasant twist: during his time on ''Magic Mitzi'', Arnold developed a third personality, embodied by Croaky the frog. It was this personality that contacted the police, and brought Batman to the scene.
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| Appearing2 =
 
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An enraged Scarface attacks Croaky, causing Arnold to lose control of both his hands and the getaway car. The car soon crashes and ignites, and despite Arnold's best efforts, Croaky is burnt to a crisp. Batman then takes Arnold back into custody, grimly noting that Scarface no longer has any competition for control of Arnold's mind.
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}}
   
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
* Radford
  
* Radford
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* Croaky
   
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Arnold Wesker (DCAU)|Ventriloquist]] & [[Scarface (DCAU)|Scarface]]
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* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (DCAU)|Ventriloquist]]}} & {{a|[[Scarface (DCAU)|Scarface]]}}
 
* Mitzi Martin
  
* Mitzi Martin
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'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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** Gotham Public Library
   
 
| StoryTitle3 = 24 Hours
  
| StoryTitle3 = 24 Hours
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| Synopsis3 = Harley Quinn is paroled from Arkham Asylum, only to be reunited with the Joker, re-enticed into crime, apprehended by Batman, and returned to Arkham in the space of twenty-four hours.
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| Synopsis3 =
 
   
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| Appearing3 =
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| Appearing3 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]
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* {{a|[[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]]}}
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  +
'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{a|[[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]]}}
   
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* [[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]]
  
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* [[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]]
  
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* [[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
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* {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
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* [[Pamela Isley (DCAU)|Poison Ivy]]
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}}
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* [[Joan Leland (DCAU)|Doctor Leland]]
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* {{a|[[Pamela Isley (DCAU)|Poison Ivy]]}}
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* {{a|[[Joan Leland (DCAU)|Doctor Leland]]}}
   
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Gotham City]]
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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:*[[Arkham Asylum]]
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**{{a|[[Arkham Asylum]]}}
   
 
| StoryTitle4 = Study Hall
  
| StoryTitle4 = Study Hall
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| Synopsis4 = After his latest escape from Arkham, the Scarecrow finds that he has lost his taste for crime and flees to an upstate university, masquerading as an English teacher named Irving Diedrich. He finds the student body predictably disappointing, save for one: a coed named Molly Randall, remarkable not only for her intelligence but her passion for learning all that "Professor Diedrich" has to teach.
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| Synopsis4 =
 
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| Appearing4 =
 
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One night, Molly is victimized by classmate and fraternity member Bromley, whom the Scarecrow quickly kidnaps and tortures with a variety of his old fear-toxins. Before the Scarecrow can kill Bromley, Batman intervenes, revealing that he had known about the Scarecrow's location for weeks but remained unsure of what, if any, crime was being planned.
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Batman easily subdues the Scarecrow and turns him over to the police, but not without a measure of sympathy for Crane's motivations.
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| Appearing4 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]
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* {{a|[[Jonathan Crane (DCAU)|Scarecrow]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}}
 
* Molly Randall
  
* Molly Randall
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* Bromley
  
* Bromley
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* [[Jonathan Crane (DCAU)|Scarecrow]]
  
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Gotham City]]
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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:* [[Batcave]]
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** {{a|[[Batcave]]}}
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:* [[Arkham Asylum]]
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** {{a|[[Arkham Asylum]]}}
 
* Upstate College
  
* Upstate College
   
 
| StoryTitle5 = Going Straight, Part Two
  
| StoryTitle5 = Going Straight, Part Two
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| Synopsis5 = After reviewing the files, Batman receives news from Commissioner Gordon that Roxy Rocket has returned to crime. Batman analyzes the footage of Roxy's latest burglary, only to deduce that the burglar isn't Roxy, but Catwoman, who had disguised herself as Roxy to throw off the police.
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| Appearing5 =
 
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Batman - along with the real Roxy - confront Catwoman at Gotham International Airport, but the wily cat burglar evades both of them. Eventually, she falls off a roof to her apparent death, though Batman notes the lack of a corpse and concludes she almost certainly survived. The exonerated Roxy then tries to flirt with Batman, who ignores her advances and advises her to stay reformed before leaving.
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| Appearing5 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}}
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* [[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]
  
   
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* [[Roxanne Sutton (DCAU)|Roxy Rocket]]
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* {{a|[[Alfred Pennyworth (DCAU)|Alfred Pennyworth]]}}
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* [[James Gordon (DCAU)|Commissioner Gordon]]
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* {{a|[[Roxanne Sutton (DCAU)|Roxy Rocket]]}}
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* {{a|[[James Gordon (DCAU)|Commissioner Gordon]]}}
   
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Selina Kyle (DCAU)|Catwoman]]
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* {{a|[[Selina Kyle (DCAU)|Catwoman]]}}
   
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* [[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Harvey Dent (DCAU)|Two-Face]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Harvey Dent (DCAU)|Two-Face]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Morgan (DCAU)|Killer Croc]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Killer Croc (DCAU)|Killer Croc]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Edward Nygma (DCAU)|Riddler]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Edward Nygma (DCAU)|Riddler]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Pamela Isley (DCAU)|Poison Ivy]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Pamela Isley (DCAU)|Poison Ivy]]}}
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* [[Arnold Wesker (DCAU)|Ventriloquist]] & [[Scarface (DCAU)|Scarface]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Arnold Wesker (DCAU)|Ventriloquist]]}} & {{a|[[Scarface (DCAU)|Scarface]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Oswald Cobblepot (DCAU)|Penguin]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Oswald Cobblepot (DCAU)|Penguin]]}} {{illusion}}
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* [[Jervis Tetch (DCAU)|Mad Hatter]] {{illusion}}
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* {{a|[[Jervis Tetch (DCAU)|Mad Hatter]]}} {{illusion}}
   
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Gotham City]]
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* {{a|[[Gotham City]]}}
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:* Gotham PD
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** Gotham PD
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:* Gotham International
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** Gotham International Airport
   
 
| StoryTitle6 = Laughter After Midnight
  
| StoryTitle6 = Laughter After Midnight
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| Synopsis6 = Believed dead after his latest battle with Batman, the Joker wanders the streets of late-night Gotham, terrorizing and murdering several civilians along the way.
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| Synopsis6 =
 
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| Appearing6 =
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| Appearing6 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]] {{flashalso}}
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* {{a|[[Joker (DCAU)|Joker]]}} {{flashalso}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
* Stan the Donut Man
  
* Stan the Donut Man
   
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]] {{flashback}}
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (DCAU)|Batman]]}} {{flashback}}
  +
* Policeman
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* [[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Guinn]]
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* {{a|[[Harleen Quinzel (DCAU)|Harley Quinn]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* [[Joker Venom]]
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* {{a|[[Joker Venom]]}}
   
 
| Notes =
 
| Notes =
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* The entire issue is reprinted in {{Co|Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories (Collected)}}.
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* "24 Hours" is reprinted in {{Co|Harley Quinn: A Celebration of 25 Years (Collected)}}.
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* "Laughter After Midnight" is reprinted in {{Co|The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (Collected)}}.
 
| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
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| Recommended = {{DCAU RR}}
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| Recommended = {{DCAU RR}}
 
| Links =
 
| Links =
 
}}
  
}}

Revision as of 01:36, 19 December 2020

"Going Straight": Hollywood stuntwoman Roxanne Sutton turns to crime as the thief Roxy Rocket, only to be apprehended by Batman after a wild chase through Gotham's skies. Less than two years later, Batman and Alfred witness Roxy being paroled early for good behavior, and wonder if she will truly

Quote1 It seems none of your more colorful adversaries have been capable of walking the straight and narrow for very long. Quote2
— Alfred Pennyworth

Batman Adventures Annual #1 is an issue of the series Batman Adventures Annual (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1994.

Synopsis for "Going Straight"

Hollywood stuntwoman Roxanne Sutton turns to crime as the thief Roxy Rocket, only to be apprehended by Batman after a wild chase through Gotham's skies. Less than two years later, Batman and Alfred witness Roxy being paroled early for good behavior, and wonder if she will truly be able to reform, an act that seems impossible for most of Gotham's criminals.

From the Batcomputer's files, the two men find and review several of those failed reformations:

Appearing in "Going Straight"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:


Synopsis for "Puppet Show"

Physically and mentally separated from Scarface, a paroled Arnold Wesker joins the children's series Magic Mitzi's Fantasy Forest as operator for a frog puppet named Croaky. Soon after, the show is slated for cancellation, causing its star Mitzi Martin to develop a psychotic vendetta against its director Radford. Upon learning of Arnold's criminal background, Mitzi forcibly "reunites" Arnold with Scarface, causing the Ventriloquist to resurface. In return, Mitzi demands that Scarface help her kill Radford.

Impressed with Mitzi's ruthlessness, Scarface agrees to carry out the murder, but is quickly thwarted by Batman. As they flee the scene, Scarface discovers a bizarre and unpleasant twist: during his time on Magic Mitzi, Arnold developed a third personality, embodied by Croaky the frog. It was this personality that contacted the police, and brought Batman to the scene.

An enraged Scarface attacks Croaky, causing Arnold to lose control of both his hands and the getaway car. The car soon crashes and ignites, and despite Arnold's best efforts, Croaky is burnt to a crisp. Batman then takes Arnold back into custody, grimly noting that Scarface no longer has any competition for control of Arnold's mind.

Appearing in "Puppet Show"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Radford
  • Croaky

Antagonists:

Locations:

Synopsis for "24 Hours"

Harley Quinn is paroled from Arkham Asylum, only to be reunited with the Joker, re-enticed into crime, apprehended by Batman, and returned to Arkham in the space of twenty-four hours.

Appearing in "24 Hours"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Study Hall"

After his latest escape from Arkham, the Scarecrow finds that he has lost his taste for crime and flees to an upstate university, masquerading as an English teacher named Irving Diedrich. He finds the student body predictably disappointing, save for one: a coed named Molly Randall, remarkable not only for her intelligence but her passion for learning all that "Professor Diedrich" has to teach.

One night, Molly is victimized by classmate and fraternity member Bromley, whom the Scarecrow quickly kidnaps and tortures with a variety of his old fear-toxins. Before the Scarecrow can kill Bromley, Batman intervenes, revealing that he had known about the Scarecrow's location for weeks but remained unsure of what, if any, crime was being planned.

Batman easily subdues the Scarecrow and turns him over to the police, but not without a measure of sympathy for Crane's motivations.

Appearing in "Study Hall"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Bromley

Locations:

Synopsis for "Going Straight, Part Two"

After reviewing the files, Batman receives news from Commissioner Gordon that Roxy Rocket has returned to crime. Batman analyzes the footage of Roxy's latest burglary, only to deduce that the burglar isn't Roxy, but Catwoman, who had disguised herself as Roxy to throw off the police.

Batman - along with the real Roxy - confront Catwoman at Gotham International Airport, but the wily cat burglar evades both of them. Eventually, she falls off a roof to her apparent death, though Batman notes the lack of a corpse and concludes she almost certainly survived. The exonerated Roxy then tries to flirt with Batman, who ignores her advances and advises her to stay reformed before leaving.

Appearing in "Going Straight, Part Two"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Laughter After Midnight"

Believed dead after his latest battle with Batman, the Joker wanders the streets of late-night Gotham, terrorizing and murdering several civilians along the way.

Appearing in "Laughter After Midnight"

Featured Characters:

  • Joker (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

  • Stan the Donut Man

Antagonists:

  • Batman (Flashback only)
  • Policeman

Other Characters:

Items:

Notes



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