NEWSSTAND UPC barcode variant edition. By Gail Simone with art by Ardian Syaf, Alitha Martinez and Vicente Cifuentes. One dark, tragic night, The Joker shattered the life of Barbara Gordon in the landmark story BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE. In this issue, see a side of that story that has never before been told, as BATGIRL faces the demons of her past! And if that's not enough, a deadly new gentleman killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City!