Batman Adventures Vol 1 28

"Twelve Days of Madness": As Christmas approaches, an incarcerated Joker and an escaped Harley Quinn conspire to hijack Arkham Asylum's Christmas pageant with a show of their own. To this end, Harley disguises herself as a prominent psychiatrist and injects a dozen city councilmen with a special

"Twelve Days of Madness"
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Batman Adventures Vol 1 #28
January, 1995
Twelve Days of Madness
Writers	Kelley Puckett
Pencilers	Mike Parobeck
Inkers	Rick Burchett
Colorists	Rick Taylor
Letterers	Comicraft Richard Starkings
Editors	Scott Peterson Darren Vincenzo
Previous Issue	Batman Adventures # 27
Next Issue	Batman Adventures # 29

Four more loony lawmakers and we'll be ready for a Christmas show they'll never forget. And I owe it all to you... Herr Doktor.

— Joker

Batman Adventures #28 is an issue of the series Batman Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1995.

Synopsis for "Twelve Days of Madness"

As Christmas approaches, an incarcerated Joker and an escaped Harley Quinn conspire to hijack Arkham Asylum's Christmas pageant with a show of their own. To this end, Harley disguises herself as a prominent psychiatrist and injects a dozen city councilmen with a special strain of Joker Venom that induces violent psychosis. The maddened councilmen are admitted to Arkham Asylum, where the Joker trains them to perform a twisted take on The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Batman eventually uncovers the scheme and rushes to Arkham, where he quickly exposes Harley and defeats the maddened councilmen. Cornered, the Joker throws a vial of the venom he injected the councilmen with, but instantly changes his mind upon realizing the consequences of a violently psychotic Batman. In a panic, he orders Harley to catch the vial.

Harley manages to stop Batman from being exposed to the Joker Venom, but at the cost of being exposed to it herself. The chemicals render her already-fragile mind completely comatose, and she spends the rest of the holiday season dreaming of a perfect Christmas where the Joker proposes marriage.

Appearing in "Twelve Days of Madness"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• James Gordon

Antagonists:

• Doctor Heinrik Heimlich (Harley Quinn)
• Joker

Other Characters:

• Gotham City Councilmen
  • Bud Jones
• Doctor Medved
• Dr. Joan Leland

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Arkham Asylum
  • GCPD Headquarters

Items:

• Joker Venom
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman Adventures series

Recommended Reading

• DC Animated Universe Recommended Reading
  • Adventures in the DC Universe (Volume 1)
  • The Batgirl Adventures #1
  • Batman Adventures (Volume 1)
  • Batman Adventures (Volume 2)
  • The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years (Volume 1)
  • The Batman Adventures: Mad Love
  • The Batman and Robin Adventures (Volume 1)
  • Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest
  • Batman Beyond (Volume 1)
  • Batman Beyond (Volume 2)
  • Batman Beyond (Volume 4)
  • Batman Beyond Unlimited (Volume 1)
  • Batman Beyond Universe (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Gotham Adventures (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Harley and Ivy (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm - The Animated Movie #1
  • Gotham Girls (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Adventures (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Unlimited (Volume 1)
  • Superman Adventures (Volume 1)
  • Superman & Batman Magazine (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Infinity (Volume 1)

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