Joker: Last Laugh Reading Order

The Joker, believing he is terminally ill, orchestrates a massive breakout from the Slab penitentiary, unleashing a wave of chaos by “jokerizing” fellow supervillains with his venom to spread madness across the DC Universe.

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Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh cover

Collects: Joker: Last Laugh (2001) #1-6

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1OptionalOct 2001

Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files and Origins #1

[untitled]

2EssentialOct 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #1

Stir Crazy

#1 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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3OptionalOct 2001

Young Justice #38

Stuff Happens

4OptionalSep 2001

Orion #19

Laugh and the World Laughs With You!

#19 collected in:Orion by Walter Simonson: Omnibus

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5EssentialOct 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #2

Siege Mentality

#2 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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6OptionalOct 2001

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #83

The Evil Men Do...

7OptionalOct 2001

Superman #175

Doomsday Rex

8OptionalOct 2001

Batman: Gotham Knights #22

Bugged Out

#22 collected in:Batman: Gotham Knights: Contested

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9OptionalOct 2001

Birds of Prey #36

Canary Caged

10OptionalOct 2001

Nightwing #62

Midnight Madness: A Last Laugh Jaunt

11OptionalOct 2001

Impulse #79

No Laughing Matter: A Max Mercury Adventure

12EssentialOct 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #3

Lunatic Fringe

#3 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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13OptionalOct 2001

Batgirl #21

Auto Replay

#21 collected in:Batgirl: Fists of Fury

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14OptionalOct 2001

Superboy #93

The Grim Creeper!

15RecommendedOct 2001

Detective Comics #763

La Cucilla

16OptionalDec 2001

JSA #29

Kids

#29 collected in:JSA: Volume 4: Fair Play

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17OptionalOct 2001

Harley Quinn #13

Night and Day

18OptionalOct 2001

Spectre #10

Laughing at Myself

19OptionalOct 2001

Adventures of Superman #597

Joker: Last Laugh: Rubber Crutch

20EssentialOct 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #4

Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere

#4 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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21OptionalOct 2001

The Flash #179

Smile for the Camera

#179 collected in:The Flash: Rogues

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22OptionalOct 2001

Superman: Man of Steel #119

Snowball's Chance

23OptionalOct 2001

Supergirl #63

The Best Medicine

24OptionalOct 2001

Green Lantern #143

I'm Here All Week, Make Sure to Take Care of Your Waitresses

25OptionalOct 2001

Wonder Woman #175

The Witch and the Warrior: Part 2: Girl Frenzy

#175 collected in:Wonder Woman: Paradise Found

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26EssentialNov 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #5

Mad, Mad World

#5 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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27OptionalNov 2001

Robin #95

Book of the Dead

28OptionalNov 2001

JLA #59

Bipolar Disorder

29RecommendedNov 2001

Batman #596

City on Fire

30OptionalNov 2001

Action Comics #784

That's a Homonym

31OptionalNov 2001

Titans #34

[untitled]

32EssentialNov 2001

Joker: Last Laugh #6

You Only Laugh Twice

#6 collected in:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

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Primary collected edition:Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files and Origins #1

Joker: Last Laugh #1

Young Justice #38

Orion #19

Joker: Last Laugh #2

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #83

Superman #175

Batman: Gotham Knights #22

Birds of Prey #36

Nightwing #62

Impulse #79

Joker: Last Laugh #3

Batgirl #21

Superboy #93

Detective Comics #763

JSA #29

Harley Quinn #13

Spectre #10

Adventures of Superman #597

Joker: Last Laugh #4

The Flash #179

Superman: Man of Steel #119

Supergirl #63

Green Lantern #143

Wonder Woman #175

Joker: Last Laugh #5

Robin #95

JLA #59

Batman #596

Action Comics #784

Titans #34

Joker: Last Laugh #6

Primary collected edition:
Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh