Warning: contains spoilers for The Joker Presents: Puzzlebox #1!
The Joker is known for his crazy antics, but when it comes to throwing parties, even he has limitations. The Joker Presents: Puzzlebox #1 begins a mystery series revolving around Gotham's most notorious villains. While attending a party thrown in his honor, the Joker reveals that there are certain entertainments that he's not crazy enough to hire.
The Joker Presents: Puzzlebox has begun a new murder mystery with several suspects. After finding the Riddler dead, all the other villains are locked up as suspects. Thus far, only the Joker has been willing to talk to the Gotham City Police Department about it. However, Commissioner Gordon and Detective Harvey Bullock are not getting anywhere fast with their interrogation of the Clown Prince of Crime.
Created by Matthew Rosenberg, Jesús Marino, Ulises Arreola, and Ferran Delgado The Joker Presents: Puzzlebox #1 has the Joker relaying a story about a party thrown for him by the other villains of Gotham. This party is where he and Gotham's rogues were arrested after a fight with Batman. While some people will hire clowns or rent out water slides, Batman's appearance initially had Joker wondering if someone had made a truly crazy decision - hiring someone to imitate Batman as a surprise for him.
While Gotham's villains are used to having to fight Batman, his arrivals still inspire surprise. This is rather fitting for a surprise party - so much so that Joker actually questions if it's really Batman to begin with. When it comes to entertainers, superheroes and princesses are popular to hire for children's parties, but who would an adult supervillain hire for their own party if adult entertainment has been ruled out? Initially, it might seem like a good idea to call in a Batman imitator considering how obsessed Joker is with the vigilante. Yet calling in superheroes - even just imitation ones - seems like it'd be more of a prank. If villains were to really hire a hero imitator, even Joker knows that it is far too crazy an idea - which is saying something considering the Arkham resident's sanity.
Where Joker is concerned, this doesn't seem like it would be a good idea from very many angles. In other comics and films, Joker takes his archenemy very seriously. Part of why their relationship is so demented is because Joker highly respects his foe. This respect would make hiring a Batman imitation an insult to him more than anything. Why should a villain as cunning and twisted as the Joker want to play host to a fake? Especially when it has been so easy for him to attract the attention of the real deal. Besides, sometimes it must be nice to take a night off from having plans foiled and getting beat up. When throwing parties for one of Gotham's deadliest inhabitants, the party planner should only ever consider that the event is likely to be crashed by Batman himself. They should never hire an imitator, because from the Joker's perspective, that crosses the mark on craziness - and it may end in deadly consequences if he takes it as an insult.
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