[222][223] While Batman Begins earned a worldwide total of $370 million;[224] The Dark Knight earned over $1 billion and was the highest-grossing film of the year, setting several contemporary box-office records (including highest-grossing midnight opening, opening day and opening weekend). Sourced from Reddit, Twitter, and beyond! [51], Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke expands on the Joker's origins, describing the character as a failed comedian who adopts the identity of the Red Hood to support his pregnant wife. Originally conceived as an evil \"court-jester\" type, the character was initially rejected by studio writer Bill Finger as being \"too clownish,\" but he later relayed the idea to Bob Kane. Conversely, in Batman: Streets of Gotham's 2010 "The House of Hush" arc, The Joker is revealed to be named Sonny, a little boy who's kidnapped by a mobster named Sallie Guzzo, and abused both physically and sexually for many years. [241][240][242], The Joker has also been featured in video games. Anthony Ingruber voices the Joker in Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)[255] and its sequel Batman: The Enemy Within (2017). The Joker, lamenting that he may never walk again, collapses with laughter when he realizes that the commissioner has avenged Barbara's paralysis. I thought—and he agreed—that it takes away some of the essential mystery. [73][129] Given the opportunity to kill Batman, the villain demurs; he believes that without their game, winning is pointless. [247] Richard Epcar has voiced the Joker in a series of fighting games including, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008),[248] Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013),[249] its sequel Injustice 2 (2017),[250] and Mortal Kombat 11 (2019). He had a new villain. [59], The 2000s began with the crossover story "Emperor Joker", in which the Joker steals Mister Mxyzptlk's reality-altering power and remakes the universe in his image (torturing and killing Batman daily, before resurrecting him). He said that the name came first, followed by an image of a playing card from a deck he often had at hand: "I wanted somebody visually exciting. During this period, the first changes in the Joker began to appear, portraying him more as a prankster than a threat; when he kidnaps Robin, Batman pays the ransom by check, meaning that the Joker cannot cash it without being arrested. [63] The story ends with the apparent deaths of Batman and the Joker at each other's hands, though it is revealed that they were both resurrected in a life-restoring Lazarus Pit, without their memories.[64][88]. The Joker is often depicted as defining his existence through his conflict with Batman. Instead, the Joker (flanked by an army of "Jokerized" supervillains) launches a final crime spree. [5][9][15], The Joker debuted in Batman #1 (April 1940) as the eponymous character's first villain, about a year after Batman's debut in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). The villain displays no instinct for self-preservation, and is willing to die to prove his point. [69] In this graphic novel, the Joker shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon and tortures her father, Commissioner James Gordon, to prove that it only takes one bad day to drive a normal man insane. [92][93], This story was the basis for the most often-cited origin tale, Moore's one-shot The Killing Joke. [57][58], The 1992 animated series introduced the Joker's female sidekick: Harley Quinn, a psychiatrist who falls for—and ends up in an abusive relationship with—the Joker, becoming his supervillain accomplice. [73] Broken by his experience, Batman's experiences of death are transferred to Superman by the Spectre so he can heal mentally. 73 of them, in fact! [182], The Joker has appeared in a variety of media, including television series, animated and live-action films. [235] Zach Galifianakis voiced the character in The Lego Batman Movie (2017). [23][24], The Joker was one of the few popular villains continuing to appear regularly in Batman comics from the Golden Age into the Silver Age, as the series continued during the rise in popularity of mystery and romance comics. The Joker was portrayed by the late Heath Ledger as the main antagonist of The Dark Knight, a role that won him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. [86][98], The Joker has claimed a number of origins, including being the child of an abusive father who broke his nose, and the long-lived jester of an Egyptian pharaoh. [2][3][4][9] By 2011, Finger, Kane, and Robinson had died, leaving the story unresolved. 1. The Joker is a supervillain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940), published by DC Comics. ... Batman's dad's new name will be John in a retcon. "[193] Complex, CollegeHumor, and WhatCulture named the Joker the greatest comic book villain of all time[181][135][194] while IGN listed him the top DC Comics villain in 2013,[195] and Newsarama as the greatest Batman villain. He brought in a playing card, which we used for a couple of issues for him [the Joker] to use as his playing card. I really wanted to get back to the idea of Batman fighting insane murderers at 3 a.m. under the full moon, as the clouds scuttled by. The backlash was inspired by Frederic Wertham, who hypothesized that mass media (especially comic books) was responsible for the rise in juvenile delinquency, violence and homosexuality, particularly in young males. [148] The Joker's greatest rival is the smartest man in the world, Lex Luthor. Although they have a friendly partnership in 1950's World's Finest Comics #88, later unions emphasized their mutual hostility and clashing egos. In the 2007 "Lovers and Madmen" arc of the comic Batman Confidential, The Joker is a former mob hitman named Jack, although a last name isn't given. [2][27] After the TV series ended in 1969, the increase in public visibility had not stopped the comic's sales decline; editorial director Carmine Infantino resolved to turn things around, moving stories away from schoolboy-friendly adventures. [25] The Joker's Silver Age transformation into a figure of fun was established in 1952's "The Joker's Millions". Introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor; the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before returning to his darker roots during the early 1970s. The answer Batman received was a surprise. ... Bill Finger had a book with a photograph of Conrad Veidt and showed it to me and said, 'Here's the Joker.' Asked why he came to Metropolis, the Joker replies simply: "Oh Superman, why not? The Joker falls into a vat of chemicals that bleaches his skin, colors his hair green and his lips red, and drives him insane. There will likely never be a canonical origin or true real name given to the Joker - and nor should there be. [49][50] Written at the height of tensions between the United States and Iran, the story's conclusion had Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini appoint the Joker his country's ambassador to the United Nations (allowing him to temporarily escape justice). There are many names of the joker whether it’s Jack Napier, Jerome valeska, Martha Wayne or Arthur fleck. [128] The Joker and Batman represent opposites: the extroverted Joker wears colorful clothing and embraces chaos, while the introverted, monochromatic Batman represents order and discipline. And that was the Joker! "[145][146] Gotham's villains also feel threatened by the character; depending on the circumstances, he is as likely to fight with his rivals for control of the city as he is to join them for an entertaining outcome. ", Rucka, Greg, Grayson, Devin (w), Scott, Damion, Eaglesham, Dale (p), Parsons, Sean, Buscema, Sal, Hunter, Rob (i), Rambo, Pamela (col). Bob made a rough sketch of it. I wanted somebody that would make an indelible impression, would be bizarre, would be memorable like the Hunchback of Notre Dame or any other villains that had unique physical characters. He encounters (and becomes obsessed with) Batman during a heist, embarking on a crime spree to attract his attention. This article contains spoilers for Batman: Three Jokers #2. 2. The Joker believes that Batman has not killed him because he makes Batman better and he loves the villain for that. [143] He is talented with firearms, although even his guns are theatrical; his long-barreled revolver often releases a flag reading "Bang", and a second trigger-pull launches the flag to skewer its target. He can be found as i_Padds on Twitter making bad puns. I cut the picture out of the book and gave it to Bob, who drew the profile and gave it a more sinister aspect. A man with a joker mask killed the parents and the child was left abandoned. [53], In the 1988 story "A Death in the Family", the Joker beats Jason Todd with a crowbar and leaves him to die in an explosion. Todd was unpopular with fans; rather than modify his character, DC opted to let them vote for his fate and a 72-vote plurality had the Joker beat Todd to death with a crowbar. [70] Following the character's maiming of Barbara, she became a more important character in the DC Universe: the Oracle, a data gatherer and superhero informant, who has her revenge in Birds of Prey by shattering the Joker's teeth and destroying his smile. [32][35][42][43] Englehart's and Rogers' work on the series influenced the 1989 film Batman, and was adapted for 1992's Batman: The Animated Series. Breyfogle conceived the idea as a means to expand on Anarky's characterization, but O'Neil (by then the editor for the Batman series of books) was opposed to it, and only allowed it to be written under protest, and with a promise that the revelation would eventually be revealed incorrect. [4] Beginning as a letterer and background inker, Robinson quickly became primary artist for the newly created Batman comic book series. [2][17][18] The Joker went on to appear in nine of Batman's first 12 issues. Zach Galifianakis in The Lego Batman Movie. So why has Batman never uttered the Joker's real name? While FOX TV series Gotham was denied actually labeling their take on the villain Joker, twins Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska (Cameron Monaghan) both offered a unique reinvention of the character. [136] In 1942's "The Joker Follows Suit", the villain built his versions of the Batplane and Batmobile, the Jokergyro and Jokermobile (the latter with a large Joker face on its hood), and created a Joker-signal with which criminals could summon him for their heists. He was played by late Australian actor Heath Ledger. Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. [123], The Killing Joke (in which the Joker is the unreliable narrator) explains the roots of his insanity as "one bad day": losing his wife and unborn child and being disfigured by chemicals, paralleling Batman's origin in the loss of his parents. [9] In a 1994 interview with journalist Frank Lovece, Kane stated his position: Bill Finger and I created the Joker. Since the Joker is simply "the Joker", he believes that Batman is "Batman" (with or without the costume) and has no interest in what is behind Batman's mask, ignoring opportunities to learn Batman's secret identity. [166] In The Killing Joke, the Joker is an abused member of the underclass who is driven insane by failings of the social system. In a 1975 interview in The Amazing World of DC Comics, Robinson said he wanted a supreme arch-villain who could test Batman, not a typical crime lord or gangster designed to be easily disposed of. Englehart's "The Laughing Fish" demonstrates the character's illogical nature: trying to copyright fish that bear his face, and not understanding why threatening the copyright clerk cannot produce the desired result. The series never found an audience, and The Joker was canceled after nine issues (despite a "next issue" advertisement for an appearance by the Justice League). [151][152] Introduced in the 1992 animated series, Quinn is the Joker's former Arkham psychiatrist who develops an obsessive infatuation with him and dons a red-and-black harlequin costume to join him in the 1999 graphic novel Batman: Harley Quinn. It is suggested that the Joker is sane, and feigns insanity to avoid the death penalty. History. He can be credited and Bob himself, we all played a role in it. [191] In 2009, the Joker was second on IGN's list of "Top 100 Comic Book Villains,"[192] and in 2011, Wired named him "Comics' Greatest Supervillain. [42] Detective Comics #168 (1951) introduced the Joker's first origin story as Red Hood: a criminal who, during his final heist, vanishes after leaping into a vat of chemicals to escape Batman. The Joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of appearances. Now that’s out of the way, a brief introduction. [231][232] The television series Gotham (2014–2019) explores the mythology of the Joker through twin brothers Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska played by Cameron Monaghan. In this story, the Joker is obsessed with maintaining his illusion of wealth and celebrity as a criminal folk hero, afraid to let Gotham's citizens know that he is penniless and was tricked out of his fortune. The volume I had was The Man Who Laughs — his face had been permanently operated on so that he will always have this perpetual grin. Inborn comic talent isn’t a prerequisite, but a plus in the Joker-actor column. [94], However, the Joker's unreliable memory has allowed writers to develop other origins for the character. He said he created the character as Batman's larger-than-life nemesis when extra stories were quickly needed for Batman #1, and he received credit for the story in a college course:[12], In that first meeting when I showed them that sketch of the Joker, Bill said it reminded him of Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs. "[139][113], The character's arsenal is inspired by his nemesis' weaponry, such as batarangs. Like the trickster, the Joker alternates between malicious violence and clever, harmless whimsy. [135] He commits crimes with a variety of weaponized thematic props such as a deck of razor-tipped playing cards, rolling marbles, jack-in-the-boxes with unpleasant surprises and exploding cigars capable of leveling a building. A one-stop shop for all things video games. Robinson said that other contemporary villains used guns, and the creative team wanted the Joker—as Batman's adversary—to be more resourceful. [216][217][218][219] A redesigned Joker, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, appeared in 2004's The Batman; Richardson was the first African-American to play the character.[220][221]. This story altered the Batman universe: instead of killing anonymous bystanders, the Joker murdered a core character in the Batman fiction; this had a lasting effect on future stories. It could be possible that the same child grew up to be Batman and is looking for revenge for the demise of his parents from clown-faced goons, or even worse, in search of the real Joker. We discussed that and Bill [Finger] and I never wanted to change it at that time. [19][61] Capullo's Joker design replaced his traditional outfit with a utilitarian, messy, and disheveled appearance to convey that the character was on a mission; his face (surgically removed in 2011's Detective Comics (vol. [182] Indeed, when DC Comics released the original series of Greatest Stories Ever Told (1987–1988) featuring collections of stories about heroes like Batman and Superman, the Joker was the only villain included alongside them. [35][44] Rogers expanded on Adams' character design, drawing the Joker with a fedora and trench coat. [76][77] In Morrison's "Batman and Son" (2006), a deranged police officer who impersonates Batman shoots the Joker in the face, scarring and disabling him. [71] He taunts Gordon, who shoots him in the kneecap. ... What did Batman show the Joker when he dropped his batpants? Todd's death haunts Batman, and for the first time he considers killing the Joker. "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" has the Joker taking violent revenge on the former gang members who betrayed him;[33] in "The Laughing Fish," the character chemically adds his face to Gotham's fish (hoping to profit from a copyright), killing bureaucrats who stand in his way. [75] The Joker kills Alexander Luthor, Jr. in Infinite Crisis (2005) for excluding him from the Secret Society of Super Villains, which considers him too unpredictable for membership. For other characters or uses of (The) Joker, see, "They've given many origins of the Joker, how he came to be. This, combined with the trauma of his wife's earlier accidental death, causes him to go insane and become the Joker. [35][124], The Joker is alternatively depicted as sexual and asexual. We've read loads of different stuff, like his name being Jerome/Jack/Joseph et cetera and from falling down in chemicals to being a psych After Jack injures Batman's girlfriend, Batman scars Jack's face with a permanent grin and betrays him to a group of mobsters, who torture him in a chemical plant. Although the police protect Claridge, the Joker had poisoned him before making his announcement and Claridge dies with a ghastly grin on his face; Batman eventually defeats him, sending him to prison. 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[180][206][207] The Joker then appeared in the animated television series The Adventures of Batman (1968, voiced by Larry Storch),[208] The New Adventures of Batman (1977, voiced by Lennie Weinrib)[209] and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985, voiced by Frank Welker). "[121], The Joker's main characteristic is his apparent insanity, although he is not described as having any particular psychological disorder. Most recently, the Batman: White Knight limited series had Joker be named Jack Napier, which traces back to the next section. [128] The character's earliest on-screen adaptation was in the 1966 television series Batman and its film adaptation Batman, in which he was played as a cackling prankster by Cesar Romero (reflecting his contemporary comic counterpart). [117][32] The character was described as having killed over 2,000 people in The Joker: Devil's Advocate (1996). He falls into a vat of chemical waste when his heist is thwarted by Batman, emerging with bleached white skin, red lips, green hair and a permanent grin. [141][142], The Joker is portrayed as skilled in melee combat, from his initial appearances when he defeats Batman in a sword fight (nearly killing him), and others when he overwhelms Batman but declines to kill him. [167] The Joker rejects material needs, and his first appearance in Batman #1 sees him perpetrate crimes against Gotham's wealthiest men and the judge who had sent him to prison. [38] Stories balanced between emphasizing the Joker's criminality and making him a likable protagonist whom readers could support. – Jerry Robinson, the Joker's creator[91], Although a number of backstories have been given, a definitive one has not yet been established for the Joker. Here, the character is a laboratory worker who becomes the Red Hood (a masked criminal) to steal 1 million dollars and retire. [25] However, the Joker says that this story may not be true, as he prefers his past to be "multiple choice". [156][157], Since the Bronze Age of Comics, the Joker has been interpreted as an archetypal trickster, displaying talents for cunning intelligence, social engineering, pranks, theatricality, and idiomatic humor. The miniseries also reveals that Batman knows the Joker's identity, and has kept it secret out of knowledge it would put his wife and son in danger. In addition, largely due to that incarnation's popularity that regarded his very dark nature, several later incarnations of the Joker were depicted in a similarly dark manner. In 2013, DC Comics reissued the series as a trade paperback. [78][31] In the 2008 story arc "Batman R.I.P." As the show's popularity waned, however, so did that of the Batman comics. This appearance is such a fundamental aspect of the character that when the 2004 animated series The Batman placed the Joker in a straitjacket, it quickly redesigned him in his familiar suit. [36], DC Comics was a hotbed of experimentation during the 1970s, and in 1975 the character became the first villain to feature as the title character in a comic book series, The Joker. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. Originally, the Joker would have been killed in his initial appearance, but he ended up becoming the archenemy of the Batman. [3] Finger said that he was also inspired by an image in Steeplechase Park at Coney Island that resembled a Joker's head, which he sketched and later shared with future editorial director Carmine Infantino. All the crimes scenes have eye witnesses or video surveillance of the Joker. Like a psychopath, he lacks empathy, a conscience, and concern over right and wrong. Nobody truly had an identity for Joker, with the name "John Doe" that was given to him by the Asylum Staff. Hearing the correct answer, he next asks what the Joker's real name is. Jerry Robinson, Creator of Batman's Nemesis, the Joker", "Meet the Joker's Maker, Jerry Robinson" (interview)", "The Joker in the Deck: Birth of a Supervillain", "10 Terrible Mistakes That Almost Ruined Batman For Everyone", "The Joker returns to 'Batman' pages, building on 72-year history", "Rare Superman, Batman covers heading for auction", "Spotlight on The Dark Knight: 'The Smile on the Bat, "The Evolution of the Joker: Still Crazy After All These Years", "When We First Met – Joker's Deadly Bag of Tricks", "Dark Knight Flashback: The Joker, Part II", "Joker Panel Interview: Steve Englehart on The Laughing Fish", "Why So Serious? In the 1988–89 story arc "A Death in the Family", the Joker murders Batman's sidekick (the second Robin, Jason Todd). "[17], Years after the end of the 1966 television series, sales of Batman continued to fall and the title was nearly cancelled. "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time". The most common interpretation of the character is that he is disguised as the criminal Red Hood and pursued by Batman. [243] Hamill was replaced by Troy Baker for the 2013 prequel, Batman: Arkham Origins, and the Arkham series' animated spin-off Batman: Assault on Arkham,[216][244][245][246] while Hamill returned for the 2015 series finale, Batman: Arkham Knight. When I arrived he was holding a playing card. In "The Laughing Fish", the Joker disfigures fish with a rictus grin resembling his own (expecting copyright protection), and is unable to understand that copyrighting a natural resource is legally impossible. [136][144] Although formidable in combat, the Joker's chief asset is his mind. The flood of chemicals (used in anti-psychotic medication) alters his appearance and completes his transformation. [168] Batman is wealthy, yet the Joker is able to triumph through his own innovations. [159] He is amoral and not driven by ethical considerations, but by a shameless and insatiable nature, and although his actions are condemned as evil, he is necessary for cultural robustness. [39] While O'Neil and Adams' work was critically acclaimed, writer Steve Englehart and penciller Marshall Rogers's eight-issue run in Detective Comics #471–476 (August 1977–April 1978) defined the Joker for decades to come[31] with stories emphasizing the character's insanity. Batman later informs Hal Jordan that the Mobius Chair revealed that "there are three. Batman's interference causes him to leap into a chemical vat, which disfigures him. The failed comedian backstory is often considered the most likely origin, but even then, the Joker’s real name is a mystery. [170] The character's indomitable "will to power" means he is never discouraged by being caught or defeated and he is not restrained by guilt or remorse. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. When the supervillain then tries to destroy the universe, his reluctance to eliminate Batman makes him lose control, and Superman defeats him. [152][153] The Joker is sometimes shown to keep spotted hyenas as pets; this trait was introduced in the 1977 animated series The New Adventures of Batman. The original, dominant image is that of an extreme psychopath,[110] with genius-level intelligence and a warped, sadistic sense of humor. [84] At the end of the storyline, the Joker falls off a cliff into a dark abyss. 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