Alexis Kaye was a disaffected college student, whose anger with the world she saw as falling apart around her made her the perfect acolyte for The Joker's™ nihilistic philosophy. She wanted to prove to her hero that she was not merely an obsessive fangirl, but a potential partner in crime. The Joker was satisfied that Alexis— or Punchline, as she called herself—was up to the job of helping him in his next big plot against Batman