Not sure about the timeline, but it could have been Dinah was holding back since she was at the top of a bridge and with Ollie at close range, a scream at that range at that height could have put them all in the drink.
Plus the first thing Joker did when Dinah got ungagged was gas her.
Maggin is justly celebrated as a Superman writer (his Lex Luthor is a pretty strong contender for Greatest of All-Time on Last Son of Krypton alone), but this was his first time writing Joker and... let's just say there's room for improvement.
Fortunately, said improvement is in a mere three issues. As far as I'm concerned that's still the gold standard for all Joker-Lex interactions.
So...this was what, 2 years after Gwen Stacy, and we've got a laughing, green (in parts) villain threatening to throw the hero's girlfriend off a bridge?
Green and purple and the girlfriend is caught with a swinging rope, and also the hero is from the big "serious issues," comic of the day. I feel it was intentional.
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Date: 2019-04-29 12:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-29 01:32 am (UTC)Plus the first thing Joker did when Dinah got ungagged was gas her.
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Date: 2019-04-29 02:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-29 04:31 am (UTC)Fortunately, said improvement is in a mere three issues. As far as I'm concerned that's still the gold standard for all Joker-Lex interactions.
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Date: 2019-04-29 04:35 am (UTC)"Non-Sequitur is an Earthling not an Earthling!"
I prefer corrupt buisnesman Lex but as mad scientist Lexes go that is top tier.
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