The wedding was a festive and dignified occasion. All the prominent citizens of Gotham City were there to celebrate the marriage of Mayor Linseed's nephew. The millionaire Bruce Wayne and his youthful ward Dick Grayson were there. Aunt Harriet came too, but their butler Alfred stayed home to take care of the mansion. Other guests included Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara.

The villains lurked outside the building. The Joker used a power drill to make a hole in the wall. He peeked inside and saw people dancing to slow music. He giggled to himself. "This party needs some razzle dazzle and I know just how to do it!" With that, he drilled an even bigger hole in the wall. He made the hole big enough to put his arm through.

"What are you going to do, Joker?" asked Dolly.

"Watch and see," Joker said, grinning evilly. He stuck his arm into the hole and groped around. None of the wedding guests noticed the intruding arm. A young couple danced their way over to the wall and Joker's hand reached out and tickled the woman's side. She yelped and jumped into her boyfriend's arms.

"What's the matter?" the guy asked.

"Something grabbed me!" she explained.

The Joker withdrew his arm quickly. The couple saw the hole in the wall and went over to investigate.

"Where in the world did this come from?" asked the lady.

"I don't know…but let's get out of here before we get blamed for it."

Back outside, the villains were still formulating their devious plan.

"This is no good!" Penguin seethed. "How are we supposed to make our fortune through a hole in the wall? Unless some guy wanders over here with his back to us and has a wallet in his rear pocket…"

"Keep your monocle on, Pengy," Joker whispered. "We're going inside."

"Oh, Joker, people will recognize you instantly," Dolly pointed out.

"I realize that, Doll-puss. That's why I brought these…" With that, Joker produced several black sacks and threw them at his associates. "Put these over your heads and nobody will know it's us."

"We won't be able to see where we're going," complained a goonie.

"I cut holes in them, okay?" Joker said, impatiently.

Meanwhile, back in the wedding party, the guests continued dancing and drinking champagne. The mayor walked over to Bruce and Dick to shake their hands.

"Congratulations on your nephew's wedding, Mayor," Bruce said, smiling.

"Yes, I'm very proud," Mayor Linseed replied. "I only wish the Caped Crusaders could have been here."

Bruce and Dick looked at each other. "Well, uh, you know how busy crime-fighters are, Mayor."

"Indeed I do…but if they happen to drop by, I'd be more than happy to split a glass of champagne with them."

At that moment, six uninvited figures walked into the party. They had black sacks over their heads. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the intruders.

"Hello! Hello! We're here to make a show!" Joker sing-songed.

Everyone looked at them curiously. Dick whispered in Bruce's ear, "Doesn't he sound a lot like Joker?"

Bruce nodded. "Stay on your toes, Dick. I have a bad feeling about this."

One of the hooded figures strode around, waving his umbrella. "It's a good thing we're here. We may not be invited, but the life of a party seldom is! Waughwauhwaugh…"

Dick's eyes widened. "Bruce, that sounds like…"

"I know, old chum."

"My goodness, do you know these people, Bruce?" asked Aunt Harriet.

"Maybe, Aunt Harriet. Maybe…"

Dick tugged on Bruce's sleeve. "Should we get them?" he whispered.

"Let's wait and see what their scheme is," Bruce answered.

The intruder who sounded like Joker leapt around the room and made a spectacle of himself. He laughed a laugh that was unmistakable.

"My word! That's The Joker!" said Commissioner Gordon.

Dick was really getting restless. "Bruce, we need to stop them."

"We have come to entertain all you lovely people!" said a feminine voice from beneath one of the hoods.

"Nice move, Dolly," Joker whispered to her. "We'll lure them into a false sense of safety."

"Are you really here to entertain us?" asked Barbara Gordon. "Because you don't look very entertaining to me."

"For this show to begin," Joker said, "I will need a volunteer from the audience!"

Nobody volunteered. Nobody moved.

"Come on now…don't be bashful. Who's going to help me get this show on the road?"

"How about that young fella over there?" Dolly suggested, pointing at Dick Grayson.

"Me?" Dick asked, surprised.

"Yes, yes, come forward," Joker beckoned him. "Don't be afraid. You're among friends."

"I seriously doubt that," Dick muttered as he strode over to the hooded intruders.

Bruce was very concerned now. He waited intensively to see what game these criminals were about to play.

The Joker stood behind Dick and pinched his cheeks. Dick pushed his hands with a sneer. "Don't do anything you'll regret," the boy warned.

"Now, now, don't be nervous!" Joker laughed. "Let's turn that frown upside down!" With that, Joker lowered his hands to Dick's waist and began squeezing his sides and hips.

Dick tried desperately not to react but a stupid grin appeared on his face anyway. He began squirming and wiggling, trying to escape Joker's grasp. "No…s-stop."

"Cootchie cootchie coo!" Joker taunted as he attacked Dick's ribs.

"Quit it! Nohohoho! Stahahap!" Dick giggled, blushing with embarrassment as the audience burst out laughing.

Bruce looked on in utter confusion. He had never seen Joker behave this way before.

Dick went down to his knees, laughing his head off. The Joker tickled him everywhere he could reach. In doing so, Joker reached into the boy's pocket and swiped his wallet. Nobody noticed this.

"STOP! STOP IT! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Robin cackled.

The Joker just laughed and continued tickling him relentless.

Finally, Dick managed to get away and he ran to Bruce for protection. He was out of breath and his cheeks were flushed.

"Who's next? Who's next?!" Joker grinned, wriggling his fingers at the stunned audience. "There's plenty more where that came from!"

"Save some tickles for Batman, boss!" said a henchman.

"Of course! Speaking of Batman, where is that crime-fighting menace?" Joker asked, looking over the crowd.

"He didn't come tonight," said Barbara.

"Oh dear…what a shame. Oh well, I'll just have to tickle so, so, so many people that Batman will have to show up just to save you! Mwahahaha!"

Then Dick realized something. "Bruce, my wallet is gone! Joker must have taken it!"

"I have a feeling you're right, old chum," Bruce replied.

"So that's what Joker's game is…We have to stop him!"

"Right. Let's go."

The Joker hopped over to Mayor Linseed and gave him a playful nudge. "How about it, Mayor? You look like you could use a laugh!"

"Well I, uh…"

"I can give you the best tickling you ever had!" Joker offered with glee.

Mayor Linseed tried to remain calm. "Now, Joker, let's be reasonable about this."

"Reasonable?! Bite your tongue! I'm here to play!" Joker laughed.

"Mr. Joker, please…"

"Can it!" Joker snapped. "Now lay down on the floor and raise your arms! Lift them high over your head."

"I will not!"

"NOW! Or I shall have to use force."

Mayor Linseed started to hyperventilate. He loosened his tie and wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead. His heart was racing. "Please don't do this to me," he begged.

The Joker was growing impatient. He motioned for his three henchmen to come forward. He ordered them to pin the mayor to the floor and hold his arms up.

"Wait! Stop! Have mercy!" begged Mayor Linseed.

The henchmen knocked him to the ground and restrained him. They immobilized his arms and legs by sitting on them. Then Joker came up and wiggled his fingers menacingly.

Suddenly, Batman and Robin burst into the room. "Stop right there, Joker!"

The villains turned around. They took the sacks off their heads and grinned at the Caped Crusaders.

"Ah, Batman! I'm so glad you could make it," Joker giggled, pushing his henchmen forward. "GET THEM!"

All of the wedding guests cleared the room when the fight broke out between Batman and Joker. Fists and chairs and tables flew through the air.

The Joker picked up the wedding cake and threw it at Batman, but he dodged just in time and the cake landed on one of the henchmen instead.

Barbara Gordon snuck out the back exit and put on her Batgirl costume. She then rushed back in to help Batman and Robin fight the criminals. When a henchman came up to attack her, she kicked him in the gut.

Penguin and Dolly ran up to Robin and tickled him mercilessly. They tickled his sides, thighs, ribs, and under his arms.

"GAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BATMAN! HELP!" Robin shrieked.

Batman was wrestling on the floor with Joker. "Hold on, old chum!"

Robin fell down on his back and kicked at his assailants. Penguin sat on his legs to immobilize them, while Dolly sat on his arms to pin them over his head. Then the two villains inflicted brutal tickle torture on the boy. Dolly scribbled her fingers on his ribcage and armpits and neck. Penguin tickled his thighs, hips, and sides.

Robin went ballistic with laughter. "HEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEHEEHE! NOOOO! B-BATMAN! AHAHAHAHAHAHAH PLEASE HELP!"

Batman threw a punch at Joker that sent him flying across the room. Then Batman rushed to the aid of his young friend. He grabbed Penguin and punched him in the face. He pushed Dolly away with more ease. Then he helped Robin to his feet.

"Are you alright?" Batman asked him.

Robin was sweating and giggling stupidly. "I…I think so."

The Joker crept up behind Batman and jumped on his back, pulling him down to the floor. Two henchmen restrained Robin and Batgirl so they couldn't interfere.

"Pengy! Dolly! Help me hold him down!" Joker called.

Batman struggled as the villains fought to pin him. The two goonies holding Robin and Batgirl quickly tied them up with wedding garland and threw them in a corner. Then they ran over to help with Batman.

With all the criminals working together, they managed to restrain Batman and secure him to the floor. They stretched him out in an X shape. The Joker was so happy to finally have caught his most powerful enemy.

"Get ready to be tickled, Batman!" Joker said as he loomed over the helpless hero.

"You don't scare me," Batman sneered, looking up into Joker's grinning face.

The Joker laughed wickedly and lowered his hands to Batman's ribs. This was the moment he had been waiting for since forever. He was a little disappointed that Batman showed no signs of fear, but that didn't matter so much. The main thing was that he was going to pay for all those times he sent Joker to prison. Revenge was such a sweet treat.

The Joker couldn't wait another second. He dug his fingers into Batman's ribs and tickled him furiously.

Batman didn't react.

Joker frowned. He moved up to Batman's armpits and scribbled his fingers in the hollows. The hero didn't even flinch. The Joker was growing frustrated. He tickled harder all over Batman's torso. He tickled his ribs, stomach, sides, and armpits with great desperation. He finally gave up with a defeated grumble.

"Why, Joker…don't tell me you've given up," taunted Batman.

"You may have won this round, Batman!" Joker seethed. "But I'll find some way to make you pay for humiliating me all these years!"

Robin and Batgirl managed to free themselves and pounced on the villains once again. Another battle ensued and the fiendish criminals were defeated. The police arrived soon afterward and hauled them off to jail, but not before Robin got his wallet back from Joker.

When the trouble was over, Batgirl disappeared through the back exit.

"Well, that was different," Batman said, referring to the chaos that Joker had caused.

"That was terrible," Robin said, shuddering. "I'm so glad you're not ticklish, Batman."

Then they looked around and noticed that Batgirl had vanished.

"She's gone, Batman," Robin said, filled with confusion. "For once, let's follow her. I'm just dying to know who she really is!"

"No, Robin." Batman shook his head.

"Yeah…I guess you're right," the boy admitted. "We should respect her secret identity."

"Exactly, old chum."

"Do you think Joker will try anything like this again?"

"Well, he's going to be behind bars for a while," Batman said.

Robin nodded. "Let's just hope he and Penguin don't escape."