5. Joker Will Kill Alfred
The final page of Batman #13 showed Joker, hammer in hand, about to attack Alfred. This raises a lot of questions. First off, if he's going after Alfred - he must know Bruce is Batman, right? Otherwise, why attack a billionaire's butler? If he does indeed know Bruce's secret, then he could be targeting Alfred to send a message to the Bat-family, perhaps shocking them into hanging up their capes. Killing Alfred would be a huge moment in the history of Batman so far - and seems unthinkable, which is why it might happen. His death would shake Bruce, Dick, Tim, Babs and Damian to their cores, not to mention the fans. Every time the Joker comes back from a period of absence, he's always presented as 'badder than ever' - so what better way to illustrate this than by offing the butler? But, if they were really going to off Alfred, would it really happen in the first issue of a year-long arc? I think not.
Likelihood: 3/10 So, 964 words later and we're none-the-wiser - but this is the Joker, if we know anything about him it's that he's unpredictable. Anything could happen, and besides the amazing work of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, that's what makes it a great time to be a Batman fan. What do you think Joker has planned? Tell me in the comments!