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Spoilers for The Joker 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular Below
DC Comicshas at last give away the killer origin ofPunchline , the Joker ’s new girlfriend . InThe Joker eightieth Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular , the rise ofPunchlineis in conclusion explained , showcasing how DC ’s newest scoundrel got her head start and why she worships the Clown Prince of Crime .
Punchline has only made a few small show so far , but the newfangled character has beenmet with an extremely positive reception . Described as the " Anti - Harley Quinn , " Punchline has been shown to bequite envious of the Joker ’s ex . Before Punchline and Harley have a potentially deadly meeting , Punchline ’s ancestry has finally been explained in the raw Joker 80th Anniversary consequence . In the account ' What follow at the End of a trick ' by James Tynion IV , Mikel Janin , Jordie Bellaire , and Clayton Cowles , Punchline ’s twisted devotion to the Joker becomes distressingly obvious .
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The story starts with the James Dean of Snyder College talking to Alexis ( Punchline ’s tangible name ) about her actions on campus . The school had a " dress like your hero twenty-four hour period , " where Alexis decided to dress like the Joker , which the dean calls provocative , particularly considering the villain had kill her roomie ’s crony ’s friends earlier in the week with a laugh natural gas attack . Alexis expresses minuscule remorse about the incident , say she has exemption of expression . Suddenly , the James Dean starts express joy uncontrollably . Alexis reveal that she made her own homemade Joker toxin out of chemical - which she say she tested on stateless people under an overpass . In a terrifying moment , she order the die dean that " we maturate up with all of you whispering in our ears we could be anything we need . But you never realized the downside to all of that … some of us do n’t want to be adept hombre , " as shechanges into Punchline .
It plough out the murder was all to support to the Joker she was ready to get serious about being his new pardner . Joker was hiding in a closet the full fourth dimension and witness Punchline ’s sadistic cleanup . He seems quite impressed , telling her " what come next is endure to be funny . "
Punchline always want to be a bad guy and clearly revere the Joker . She ’s a stone - cold killer who ’s pitiless manoeuvre will be passing helpful to the Joker . She wants to watch the world burn off with him at her side . Punchlineseems to be more dangerous than anyone might have predicted . For Batman , she stage a terrifying new threat . For the Joker , she ’s a apparently perfect , distorted mate in law-breaking .
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