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He was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for his design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution.
In Moore’s seminal version, the Joker was a mild-mannered engineer who quit his job at a chemical plant to pursue his dream of stand-up comedy. After failing miserably at comedy, he decides to...
Published in 1951, Detective Comics #168 revealed that the Joker was once the Red Hood, a masked criminal who fell into a vat of acid while attempting to escape from Batman. When he emerged...
DC is finally providing a definitive backstory for the Joker, confirming that his origins as presented in The Killing Joke are canon. The twist of Red Mask creating three Joker copies is finally being resolved, adding resolution to a plot point that has been waiting for years.
The Joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of Batman. First introduced in Batman #1 (Spring 1940), he was originally a criminal mastermind with a devious sense of humor. Initially intended to serve as a one-time appearances, Joker's instant popularity ensured that the character would continue...
The Joker, comic-book villain created for DC Comics in 1940 by writer Bill Finger and illustrator Bob Kane; their collaborator Jerry Robinson also claimed credit for the character’s inspiration. The Joker is noted for his clownlike appearance and sick humor and is the archnemesis of Batman.
The Joker is a long-running Batman villain and one of Gotham’s most infamous criminals, named for his clown-like appearance and maniacal, over-the-top ways. The Joker first appeared in the debut issue of the Batman comic in April 1940.
The Joker first appeared in Gotham City around the same time that the Batman arrived on the scene, and since their very first confrontation, the Clown Prince of Crime has been the Dark Knight’s most formidable nemesis.
Batman fans widely accept Alan Moore's acclaimed graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke to feature the Joker's likely origin story. In the novel, we are given flashbacks of The Joker, a one-time failed comedian who turned to a life of crime as the Red Hood in order to support his pregnant wife.
The Joker: Year One is far from the first story to offer an answer to the Joker’s identity. Batman co-creator Bill Finger offered the most staunchly canonical account of the Joker’s former life in 1951’s Detective Comics #168 , “The Man Behind the Red Hood.”