<P> In Neo-Gotham City in 2039 , the Joker mysteriously resurfaces after having disappeared 30 years earlier , taking over a faction of the criminal gang Jokerz . Bruce insists that the Joker must be an impostor despite the evidence , claiming to have witnessed the Joker 's death after their last battle . Later , Terry and his girlfriend Dana are attacked by the Jokerz at a nightclub while the Joker simultaneously ambushes and attacks Bruce in the Batcave , poisoning him with his trademark toxin and leaving him for dead . </P>
<P> In Neo-Gotham City in 2039 , the Joker mysteriously resurfaces after having disappeared 30 years earlier , taking over a faction of the criminal gang Jokerz . Bruce insists that the Joker must be an impostor despite the evidence , claiming to have witnessed the Joker 's death after their last battle . Later , Terry and his girlfriend Dana are attacked by the Jokerz at a nightclub while the Joker simultaneously ambushes and attacks Bruce in the Batcave , poisoning him with his trademark toxin and leaving him for dead . </P>
when does batman beyond return of the joker take place
when does batman beyond return of the joker take place
2039
2039