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The Joker's Silver Age transformation into a figure of fun was established in 1952's "The Joker's Millions". 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. [69]
The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman.
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 DC Comics one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. The Killing Joke provides another origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story "The Man Behind the Red Hood!", which was written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger.
(After all, “Joker” wasn’t just the title character’s origin story, but the Caped Crusader’s as well, revealing how Arthur’s actions led to Bruce Wayne witnessing his father’s murder.)
Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton.Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the DC Comics supervillain the Joker. [1]
Roger Stoneburner makes a brief appearance as the Joker in the pilot of the WB’s Charmed-style Birds of Prey series, which starred Dina Meyer as Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl) and Ashley Scott ...
What is Joker: Folie à Deux about?. While the exact details of the project are being kept under wraps, it is believed to be a continuation of the Joker origin story told in the first film.
Joker is the first live-action theatrical Batman film to receive an R rating from the Motion Picture Association. [a] Joker premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 4. The film received positive reviews from critics.