



Ryder runs around town for a while and decides that he should get revenge on the Joker. However, Ryder survived and had a bizarre reaction to the combination of Joker gas and the chemicals: He transformed into an extraordinarily strong and agile maniac with yellow skin, green hair, and a rictus grin. Ryder's burning coat is seen dissolving into the chemicals and he is presumed dead. Joker then fights Robin, knocking him into the plant's controls causing the tank to flush into the nearby sewer, forcing Batman to try and save Ryder while Joker escapes. For his finale, Joker gives Ryder an exploding cigar causing the chemicals to explode. While Joker's henchmen keep them busy, Joker occupies himself by pushing the hapless Ryder back into the chemical soup every time he tries to climb out. Batman, having glimpsed Joker on the television, is quick to arrive at the plant with Robin. Joker, watching from above, decides to stage his own tribute to that fateful day, entering the scene, dosing Ryder and his crew with his trademark laughing gas, and then "re-enacting" his confrontation with Batman by tipping Ryder into another large vat of chemicals. At the Ace Chemical Plant, news reporter Jack Ryder is anchoring a live TV special on the career of the Joker, starting with his encounter with Batman at the plant that ended with his life-changing tumble into a vat of chemicals.
