- Kind of funny, us running into each other this way, huh? You'll never believe it, but I couldn't have planned this. Not in a million years. I just happened to be out, enjoying the holiday atmosphere when I saw you with those thugs on your tail. So I thought, "Hey, the kid's in trouble. Why not cut him a break?" I mean, we never do this -- just hang out. We're always trying to, I don't know... is "destroy each other" too melodramatic?
Detective Comics #826 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 2007. It was published on December 6, 2006.
Synopsis for "Slayride"
Robin is escaping a gang of drug dealers when the driver of a passing car offers him a ride. He jumps inside and sees too late that the driver is the Joker. The Joker uses a gas to knock him out.
Robin wakes up, bound with Christmas lights. There are two dead bodies in the backseat. The Joker runs over multiple pedestrians as he drives and calls in the hit-and-runs. He takes Robin for milkshakes, and when the employee can't understand his order, he shoots the manager.
The Joker threatens to kill more people unless Robin begs. Robin knows begging won't stop him and quotes the Marx Brothers instead, which makes the Joker laugh. He spares the people. Robin gets the Joker to argue with him about the Marx Brothers, and while the Joker is distracted, he frees himself and punches the Joker in the face.
He gets hold of the knockout gas, spraying it in the Joker's face, and then pushes him out of the car. The Joker is run over by a trunk, but when Batman and the police search for his body, he's gone.
Appearing in "Slayride"
Featured Characters:
- Robin (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (Flashback and main story)
- Dick Grayson (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Elizabeth Hartley (fast food employee)
- Mike Neberker (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
Items:
- Batsuit
- Joker Venom
- Smoke Bombs
Vehicles:
Notes
- Reprinted in Batman: Detective, The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years and The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition.
- The events of this story take place before Batman and Son, as that issue starts a new character arc for the Joker, leading into The Clown at Midnight.[1]
Trivia
- Joker has a body count of 9 people in this issue.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)