#5

Synopsis

Batman must fight his way out of Blackgate Penitentiary when the guards mistake him for The Batman Who Laughs. Batman uses his increasingly dark and violent personality against the guards. Meanwhile, James Gordon Jr. rescues his father from The Grim Knight and the Dark Robins, while The Batman Who Laughs makes a request to The Court of Owls.

Notes

Reprinted in

• The Batman Who Laughs #[nn]
• The Batman Who Laughs #[nn]
• The Batman Who Laughs: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]

Credits

Script

Scott Snyder

Pencils

Viktor Kalvachev, Jock

Inks

Viktor Kalvachev, Jock

Colours

Viktor Kalvachev, David Baron

Letters

Sal Cipriano

Editor

Katie Kubert

Assistant editor

Dave Wielgosz

Group editor

Jamie S. Rich

Characters

• Bruce Wayne
• The Batman Who Laughs

Other printings & variants

• Jock Cover
• The Comic Mint Derrick Chew Cover
• The Comic Mint Derrick Chew Minimal Trade Dress Cover
• Unknown Comics Mico Suayan Cover
• The Comic Mint Derrick Chew Virgin Cover
• Unknown Comics Mico Suayan Black and White Minimal Trade Dress Cover
• Unknown Comics Mico Suayan Virgin Cover
• Frankie's Comics Francesco Mattina Cover
• Golden Apple Comics Francesco Mattina Minimal Trade Dress Cover