The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime

Denny O'Neil and Irv Novick’s 2013 one-shot for DC distills the Joker’s chaotic essence into a single, standalone issue. It’s a focused character study, tracing the Clown Prince of Crime’s lethal theatrics and twisted psychology without the baggage of a longer arc. For readers wanting a concentrated dose of the Joker at his most iconic, this is it.