It took a few more weeks before the city saw what it was. Before people realized that these dead weren't the normal dead of Gotham. That the bodies were coming too fast. That the threat was not limited to one alley or one neighborhood. That the monsters were choosing sides. That anyone stuck between the monsters was just a thing to be put aside. To be put down. A few weeks. Before they called it a war. 
- — Batman
Batman (Volume 3) #26 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 3) with a cover date of September, 2017. It was published on July 5, 2017.
Synopsis for "The War of Jokes & Riddles, Part Two"
The Riddler kills the disgraced Dr. Jamie Knowles who was treating the gunshot wound that he suffered from the hands of the Joker. He uses a scalpel to turn the nasty circular scar into a question mark after killing the doctor.
The Joker continuing to struggle to laugh calls Carmine Falcone and gives the crime boss one hour to kill the Riddler. The Riddler and Poison Ivy are walking in the park when they are ambushed by Carmine’s men. As the pair continues to casually walk through the park, the fauna systematically kills all the men. The Joker appears sitting at the desk in Carmine’s office with a pile of teeth laid out in a smile. He took them from Carmine’s mother and then kills all of Carmine’s bodyguards.
The Riddler recruits Scarecrow, Clayface, Deathstroke, Two Face, Killer Croc, and others to his side. While the Joker recruits Mr. Freeze, Mad Hatter, Grundy, Deadshot, Man-Bat and more.
Batman confides to Selina Kyle that although he had saved the city time and time again, all he could do in this war was take the names of the dead.
Appearing in "The War of Jokes & Riddles, Part Two"
Featured Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department (Flashback only)
- Commissioner Jim Gordon (Flashback only)
- Gino "Babycheeks" Fenassa (Dies in flashback)
- Commissioner Jim Gordon (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Carmine Falcone (Flashback only)
- Carlino "Big Gun" Laerta (Dies in flashback)
- Christopher "Fishy" Gellarano (Dies in flashback)
- David "The Price" Rubenstein (Dies in flashback)
- Jason "Woodpacker" Guiano (Dies in flashback)
- Leonardo "The Fan" Alagetti (Dies in flashback)
- Penguin (Flashback only)
- Vince "Be-Bad" Sintalini (Dies in flashback)
- Joker (Flashback only)
- Poison Ivy (Flashback only)
- Riddler (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Catwoman (Cameo)
- Carmen Marie Falcone (Appears only as a corpse; flashback only)
- Clayface (Cameo; flashback only)
- Cluemaster (Cameo; flashback only)
- Darrell Campbell (Dies in flashback)
- Deadshot (Cameo; flashback only)
- Deathstroke (Cameo; flashback only)
- Firefly (Cameo; flashback only)
- Jaime Knowles (Dies in flashback)
- Killer Croc (Cameo; flashback only)
- Mad Hatter (Cameo; flashback only)
- Man-Bat (Cameo; flashback only)
- Mister Freeze (Cameo; flashback only)
- Mister Zsasz (Cameo; flashback only)
- Scarecrow (Cameo; flashback only)
- Solomon Grundy (Cameo; flashback only)
- Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Cameo; flashback only)
- Two-Face (Cameo; flashback only)
- Ventriloquist (Cameo; flashback only)
- Casualties of the War of Jokes & Riddles
- Abby Gordan (In picture only)
- Amy Tamiso (In picture only)
- Brent Randolf (In picture only)
- Daniel James (In picture only)
- Elizabeth Spellman (In picture only)
- Lyn Hoge (In picture only)
- Matty Mahen (In picture only)
- Nicole Sackley (In picture only)
- Philip Myers (In picture only)
- Ron Randolf (In picture only)
- Syed Arif (In picture only)
- Andrew (Voice on radio; flashback only)
- Gil Castro (Voice on radio; flashback only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Kim Templeton (Mentioned only)
- Sam Lipshin (Mentioned only)
- Tony Templeton (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Italy (Mentioned only)
- Naples (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- New Jersey
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- 69 Dick Sprang Ave. (Flashback only)
- Gotham Plaza (Mentioned only)
- Marshall High (Mentioned only)
- Sheldon and Moldoff (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
- New York
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- New Jersey
Items:
- Scarface Puppet (Cameo; flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Batcycle (Flashback only)
Trivia
- Riddler's scene with Jaime Knowles is an homage to Joker's scene with the plastic surgeon in Batman (1989 Movie).
See Also