A celebration of last laughs and deadly crimes, as written and drawn by many of the greatest writers and artists ever to grace the comic art medium! The companion volume to Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told! Contents: Batman versus the Joker / writer: BIll Finger ; penciller: Bob Kane—The Joker's comedy of errors / writer: Bill Finger ; penciller: Lew Schwartz ; inker: Charles Paris—Joker's utility belt / writer: David V. Reed ; penciller: Dick Sprang ; inker: Charles Paris—Crime of the mouth club / writer: Dave Wood ; penciller: Dick Sprang ; inker: Charles Paris—Joker's last laugh / writer: John Broome ; penciler: Sheldon Moldoff ; inker: Joe Giella—The laughing fish / writer: Steve Englehart ; penciller: Marshall Rogers ; inker: Terry Austin—Sign of the Joker / writer: Steve Englehart ; penciller: Marshall Rogers ; inker: Terry Austin—Have a dreadful birthday, Mr. Joker / writer: Len Wein ; penciller: Walter Simonson ; inker: Dick Giordano—Laughter after midnight / writer: Paul Dini ; artist: John Byrne—New Year's eve / writer: Jeph Loeb ; artist: Tim Sale—Case study / writer: Paul Dini ; artist: Alex Ross—Hush chapter 7: The joke / writer: Jeph Loeb ; penciller: Jim Lee ; inker: Scott Williams—Slayride / writer: Paul Dini ; penciller: Don Kramer ; inker: Wayne Faucher.