Comic Title: Question #20
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1988
On Sale Date: July 5, 1988 Copyright Date July 5, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #5

Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #140

Shipping Date June 7, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756, #758, #760, #762

Newsstand Date June 20, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #756

Newsstand Date June 21, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #758, #760, #762

Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Gold

Title: "Send in the Clowns"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Question (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Artist: Rick Magyar
Letterer: Willie Schubert
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted In:
Question:Welcome to Oz TPB (2009)
Question by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Question (last appearance in Question Annual #1; next appearance in Question #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aristotle Rodor (last appearance in Question Annual #1; next appearance in Question #21)
• Myra Fermin (last appearance in Question #19; next appearance in Question #22)

Villain(s)

• Amos and his two buddies (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Royal Dinsmore (last appearance in Question #19; next appearance in Question #22)
• Maurice (last appearance in Question #19; next appearance in Question #22)
• Mike Rappoport (a clown; no further appearances)
• Mr. Jazlett (a candidate for mayor; no further appearances)
• Bobo (a circus clown; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Beany (the human skeleton; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Mr. Boston (a circus owner; no further appearances)
• An unnamed fat lady (no further appearances)
• A psychiatrist (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mike Rappaport hosts a children's television show on KBEL dressed as a clown. He has a nervous breakdown on the air, speaking inappropriate words and exposing himself. While Rappaport receives psychiatric care, three fundamentalists decide to take action. They attack a clown named Bobo, who is in town as part of a traveling circus. They do not realize that this clown is not Rappaport until they have killed him.

Word of the attack reaches Vic Sage who investigates the circus as the Question. Rappaport is released and also heads for the circus to seek employment. The attackers strike again, killing one of the circus performers in the process. The Question protects Mike, and apprehends the crooks.

Vic also realizes that the men were inspired to action by the hate speech of Royal Dinsmore, a candidate for mayor.