Three men were murdered and tossed inside a vat of chemicals similar to the one that, in theory, made the Joker into who he is today, while others call him The Comedian. But, from what he didn't know, two other men faced the same fate, and were dressed in the same fashion as The Comedian, but with different color pallets and personalities. The Comedian meets two fellow Jokers: A bright colorful-dressed campy and prankster Silver Age-clown named The Clown, and a sensical and surprisingly serious Joker, named The Criminal. The Three Jokers come up with a plan in order to make the most artistic 'joke' of all: To track down Batman's Murderer, Joe Chill, and make him a worthy arch-nemesis for The Batman. If the Three Jokers succeed doing so, they will go out into Gotham and to show them what makes a joke and a crime truly artistic.
