In 1988, Joker shot Batgirl. In 1989, Joker killed Robin. In 1990, Joker stayed in his apartment and yelled at the television. This while a yuppie wannabe committed crimes in his name. Return of the Joker is a story that totally lives in the shadows of The Killing Joke and A Death in the Family, but in a weirdly good way. Essentially its a twisted take on a road to recovery narrative, including a scene where Joker puts on his old Red Hood getup in an attempt to find the joke again. Plus, he thinks about how much his stomach hurts in thought bubbles, which is pretty strange.
