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| The Joker | |
| Aliases: | Red Hood Joe Kerr Jack Napier [1] |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Mental patient |
| Occupation: | Supervillain |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Arkham Asylum Gotham City |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Batman #1 |
The Joker. The Clown Prince of Crime. The Harlequin of Hate. He is a man of many names and even greater mystery. His true identity is unknown, but his reputation is known across the country. He is the greatest threat the Batman has ever face. An unrepentant psychotic killer, the Joker creates chaos for the sake of chaos. He cares little for money or power, and seeks only to sew discord and madness everywhere he goes. It is believed that the man who would one day become the Joker was a failed comedian, who was bribed into committing a robbery under the guise of the Red Hood. On the night of the crime, the Red Hood had an encounter with Batman. During the fight, the Red Hood fell from a catwalk into a vat of chemicals. His body was flushed out a drainage pipe into the river, but when he emerged, he was shocked to find that the chemicals had turned his skin white, his hair green and his face contorted into a bizarre jester's grin. Driven irrevocably mad, this man abandoned the Red Hood identity and became the Joker. Ever since, he has done everything in his power to make Batman's life a living hell. The Joker has been captured many times and remanded to the Arkham Asylum state institute for the criminally insane, but always manages to find a way to break free. In addition to the multitude of crimes and murders he has committed, the Joker is also responsible for killing Jason Todd (the first Robin), crippling Barbara Gordon (the first Batgirl) and fatally shooting Sarah Essen Gordon (wife of Commissioner James Gordon).
Notes[]
- The Silver Age origin of the Joker, as the original Red Hood, was first chronicled in Detective Comics #168 in February, 1951.
- The Joker's first victim was Henry Claridge. Henry was poisoned with a time-released dosage of Joker venom. [2]
Body Count[]
See also[]
Batman Media
The World of Batman
Batman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- The Joker at IMDB
- The Joker at DCDP
- The Joker at the Sci-Fi Wiki
- The Joker at the Villains Wiki
- The Joker at the Batman Wiki
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Batman 1 (1st appearance)
Batman film series
The Dark Knight Trilogy
- Batman Begins (Behind the scenes only)
- Dark Knight, The (Only appearance)
DC Extended Universe
Other
Animated films
References[]
- ↑ Batman (1989); Batman film series continuity only.
- ↑ Batman 1
- ↑ Detective Comics 741