The Joker Vol 1 5

"The Joker Goes 'Wilde!'": The Joker and his gang set out to steal some valuable paintings by the late Thaddeus Wilde, but they find competition by the Royal Flush Gang, who also want to steal the paintings. According to legend, Wilde hid th

"The Joker Goes 'Wilde!'"
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The Joker Vol 1 #5
February, 1976
Executive Editor	Julius Schwartz
Cover Artists	Ernie Chan
The Joker Goes 'Wilde!'
Writers	Martin Pasko
Pencilers	Irv Novick
Inkers	Tex Blaisdell
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	The Joker # 4
Next Issue	The Joker # 6

The Joker beats any card in the deck!

— Joker

The Joker #5 is an issue of the series The Joker (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1976.

Synopsis for "The Joker Goes 'Wilde!'"

The Joker and his gang set out to steal some valuable paintings by the late Thaddeus Wilde, but they find competition by the Royal Flush Gang, who also want to steal the paintings. According to legend, Wilde hid the secret location of his massive fortune in all his paintings and the only way to find the money was to gather all the paintings and find the secret message in each one of the art pieces.

Joker impersonates Art Wilde, Thaddeus' last living descendant, and gets easy access to the paintings, much to the Royal Flush Gang's frustration. In the eventual confrontation between Joker, the RFG and the Police, Joker manages to defeat the Gang all by himself allowing the police to arrest them and giving himself the chance to escape with the money.

During his getaway, Joker confesses to his gang that the man he murdered before their whole caper started was the real Art Wilde and that he had located and taken the money, which made it much easier for Joker to steal the loot.

Appearing in "The Joker Goes 'Wilde!'"

Featured Characters:

• The Joker

Antagonists:

• Royal Flush Gang
  • Ace of Spades (First appearance)
  • Jack of Spades
  • King of Spades
  • Queen of Spades
  • Ten of Spades

Other Characters:

• Thaddeus Wilde (Single appearance)
• Art Wilde (Single appearance; dies)
• Amos Fortune

Locations:

• Wisconsin

Items:

• Joker Venom

Vehicles:

• Card Scooter (First appearance)
• Jokermobile
• Ho-Home-On-Wheels (Single appearance)
  

Notes

• This issue and all eight other issues of The Joker (Volume 1) are reprinted in The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Joker series
• Images from The Joker Vol 1 5

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  • "Batman: A Death in the Family"
  • Joker: Devil's Advocate
  • Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
  • "The Joker's Last Laugh"
  • "Superman: Emperor Joker"
  • "Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!"
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