Now that the Gotham War is over between Batman and Catwoman, leaving Catwoman presumed dead, her plans to reform Gotham’s low level crooks ruined and Batman on the outs from the rest of the Bat-Family, it is the perfect time for the Joker to stick his annoying laughing head into the mix, and he does so in Batman #139.However, in the issue (by writer Chip Zdarsky, artist Jorge Jiménez, colorist Tomeu Morey and letterer Clayton Cowles), we also learn that Joker-related crimes have become such a constant problem in Gotham City that the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) actually has a specific code just for Joker-related crimes!Split from the Batman support network created by Oracle (although by the end of Gotham War, Nightwing made it clear that Batman could return any time he wanted), Batman is now fighting crime in an extremely back-to-basics approach, operating out of an apartment in Gotham City, with a police scanner monitoring crimes. It is during this time that he sees a note of a “7-20” crime, which is the GCPD code for Joker-related crimes. If you have a theory for why that number is used specifically, feel free to let us known on social media!Batman: Off-World’s Writer Discusses Taking the Dark Knight in a New Direction
Now that the Gotham War is over between Batman and Catwoman, leaving Catwoman presumed dead, her plans to reform Gotham’s low level crooks ruined and Batman on the outs from the rest of the Bat-Family, it is the perfect time for the Joker to stick his annoying laughing head into the mix, and he does so in Batman #139.
However, in the issue (by writer Chip Zdarsky, artist Jorge Jiménez, colorist Tomeu Morey and letterer Clayton Cowles), we also learn that Joker-related crimes have become such a constant problem in Gotham City that the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) actually has a specific code just for Joker-related crimes!
Split from the Batman support network created by Oracle (although by the end of Gotham War, Nightwing made it clear that Batman could return any time he wanted), Batman is now fighting crime in an extremely back-to-basics approach, operating out of an apartment in Gotham City, with a police scanner monitoring crimes. It is during this time that he sees a note of a “7-20” crime, which is the GCPD code for Joker-related crimes. If you have a theory for why that number is used specifically, feel free to let us known on social media!
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