Batman: The Killing Joke — CGC 9.6 (Second Printing) Embossed Cover | Pink Logo | White Pages

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Batman: The Killing Joke — CGC 9.6 (Second Printing) Embossed Cover | Pink Logo | White Pages Key Details • Publisher: DC Comics • Year: 1988 • Printing: 2nd Printing • CGC Grade: 9.6 • Page Quality: White Pages • Cover: Embossed logo • Logo Color: Pink • Creators: Alan Moore (story), Brian Bolland (art) • CGC Notes: Joker cripples Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) This is the closest you can get to the original cultural moment of The Killing Joke without owning a first printing. The second printing preserves the raw shock of Moore’s narrative at the exact moment readers realized Batman stories had permanently changed. This issue cements Joker not as a clown criminal, but as a philosophical monster — and Barbara Gordon’s fall here gives birth to Oracle, reshaping DC continuity for decades.