The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular on the left and The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 on the right. The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular Publication Date: June 9, 2020. Description: This is an anthology comic celebrating 80 years of the Joker character, featuring various stories and pin-ups by a range of creators including Scott Snyder, Paul Dini, Brian Azzarello, and more. The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 Publication Date: October 9, 2019. Description: This one-shot is a tie-in to the larger "Year of the Villain" storyline in the DC Universe. It is notably co-written by the legendary film director and writer John Carpenter and Anthony Burch.