BATMAN #614

COVER TAGLINE: Punch Line! TITLE: Hush, Chapter Seven: The Joke STORY ARC: Hush RELEASE DATE: April, 2003 COVER DATE: June, 2003 WRITER: Jeph Loeb ARTIST: Jim Lee INKER: Scott Williams COLORS: Alex Sinclair LETTERS: Richard Starkings EDITORS: Bob Schreck; Morgan Dontanville COVER: Jim Lee; Scott Williams; Alex Sinclair PRICE: $2.25 U.S./$3.00 Canada CHARACTERS: Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); Batman (Bruce Wayne); Catwoman (Selina Kyle); Commissioner James Gordon; Harley Quinn; Hush; Joker; Oracle; Two-Face (Harvey Dent) Cover Art Cover Pencils PLOT: Tommy Elliot is lying dead at the Joker's feet, and Batman finally cracks and despite Joker's protestations of innocence, is sorely tempted to kill him for his many crimes. But due to Catwoman and James Gordon's influence, he realizes that he is right not to have killed him before and not to kill him now, no matter how many lives he has ruined and how much pain he has caused him.

Continued From Batman #613 Continued In Batman #615

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SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING: Hush Returns