Batman: The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book by Ed Brubaker and Doug Mahnke, released in February 2005, and intended as a sequel to Batman: Year One.
It tells the story of Batman\'s first encounter with the Joker in post-Crisis continuity. The storyline is based on the Joker\'s original introduction in Batman #1 (1940). The story \"Images\" in Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (September 1993), taking place some time after their first meeting (according to Batman), is tied into continuity as Batman\'s second encounter with The Joker.