| abstract | - An ad wanting practical jokers appears in the morning paper. The applicants go to the office of Mr. Rekoj, an old man. Rekoj keeps the applicants who are worthy and convinces them to touch objects linked to crimes. He unmasks himself to be revealed as The Joker. He gives them two options: Work for him and make money, or refuse and he will frame them for the crimes. They play serious pranks on people such as false fire calls and giving out counterfeit money. The Joker then tells them they are ready for more vicious tricks. They then play more serious pranks such as replacing medicines with poison and causing automobile crashes. Then one day, a plane drops hundreds of leaflets that inform that The Joker is behind the pranks and he is going to try to steal a valuable gem. He threatens to steal a gem from a man named Henry Verne, who informs Commissioner Gordon. That night, when Batman and Robin enter the Verne home, they find two policemen poisoned with Joker Venom. They find Joker about to execute Verne when the attack him. All of the sudden, clone Jokers keep popping out of doors attacking The Dynamic Duo as they realize they are wearing false faces. Meanwhile, the real Joker steals a diamond at another part of town. The Dynamic Duo are defeated by the Jokers, and when they wake up the phone rings. Batman answers it and Joker gives him a riddle over the phone. The Joker then goes and kidnaps Duke Michael who is visiting Gotham to fundraise money for his people. After disguising himself as the duke, The Joker attends the fundraiser and takes the money they raised for Duke Michael. The Dynamic Duo swoop in and defeat Joker's henchmen. As they chase The Joker, he runs into a train station and catches a train. Batman and Robin jump onto the moving train only to battle The Joker atop the train. Batman knocks The Joker off the train and he falls off a cliff.
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