The Joker Vol 1 6

"Sherlock Stalks the Joker!": Clive Sigerson, an actor playing Sherlock Holmes in a theater play, believes he really is the Great Detective when the Joker hits him over the head with a pipe. Accordingly, he sees the Joker as Professor Moriarity, and goes on the hunt for

"Sherlock Stalks the Joker!"
Cover
The Joker Vol 1 #6
April, 1976
Executive Editor	Jenette Kahn
Cover Artists	Ernie Chan
Sherlock Stalks the Joker!
Writers	Dennis O'Neil
Pencilers	Irv Novick
Inkers	Tex Blaisdell
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	The Joker # 5
Next Issue	The Joker # 7

The game is afoot!

— Clive Sigerson/Sherlock Holmes

The Joker #6 is an issue of the series The Joker (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1976.

Synopsis for "Sherlock Stalks the Joker!"

Clive Sigerson, an actor playing Sherlock Holmes in a theater play, believes he really is the Great Detective when the Joker hits him over the head with a pipe. Accordingly, he sees the Joker as Professor Moriarity, and goes on the hunt for him. The Joker, on the other hand, has set out to recreate some of the most famous crimes solved by the fictional detective and he is delighted to be confronted by the actor. On a couple of occasions, Joker manages to pull the crimes, outsmarting the fake Sherlock Holmes, but the Clown Prince of Crime eventually meets his match when Sherlock finds a vital clue thanks to his assistant, Watson, and captures the Joker for good.

Appearing in "Sherlock Stalks the Joker!"

Featured Characters:

• Joker

Antagonists:

• Clive Sigerson (Disguised as Sherlock Holmes) (Single appearance)
  • "Dock" Watson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• J.B. "Red" Wilson
• Sherlock Holmes (Mentioned only)
• Dr. Watson (Mentioned only)
• Professor Moriarty (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Ha-Hacienda

Vehicles:

• Mobile Ho-Home
  

Notes

• This issue and all eight other issues of The Joker (Volume 1) are reprinted in The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime.

Trivia

• This story features several references to various Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as a dedication to Conan Doyle in the credits: Respectfully dedicated to the master of mystery -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Joker series

Recommended Reading

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  • The Joker (Volume 2)
  • Batman: The Killing Joke
  • Batman: The Man Who Laughs
  • "Batman: Lovers and Madmen"
  • "Batman: A Death in the Family"
  • Joker: Devil's Advocate
  • Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
  • "The Joker's Last Laugh"
  • "Superman: Emperor Joker"
  • "Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!"
  • The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
  • Joker (graphic novel)