The Joker is Batman's most iconic enemy. He has been causing trouble for over eighty years, so the time has come to look over information about him.
The Joker first appeared in 1940.
The Joker was created door writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson.
The Joker's design was inspired door Gwynplaine from The Man Who Laughs.
The Joker wasn't originally meant to be Batman's main adversary. At the time, it was common for villains to be defeated at the end of the story and never come back. However, Joker was such an interesting character that he kept coming back. His appearances often ended with him seemingly dying. However, he would always find a way to come back.
In the comics, Joker's real name was kept a mystery. His backstory wasn't even revealed until the 1950s. In that decade, there was a story that revealed that the Joker used to be a thief called the Red Hood. As the Red Hood, he attempted to perform a robbery, but Batman got in the way. In order to get away from Batman, the Red kap jumped into some chemicals. The chemicals turned him into the Joker.
The Joker was originally supposed to be in 1943's Batman movie serial. However, he ended up being replaced with a new villain.
Cesar Romero became the first actor to play the Joker in 1966's Batman televisie series. Cesar Romero's Joker is tied with Burgess Meredith's pinguïn for being the villain that appeared the most in the show. To this day, Cesar Romero remains the only actor to have played the Joker in both a live-action toon and a live-action movie.
In 1989's Batman film, Joker was gegeven a real name. His name was Jack Napier. The first part of the name serves as a reference to Jack Nicholson, the actor that played Joker in that film. The other part of the name serves as a tribute to Alan Napier, the actor that played Alfred in 1966's Batman series. Like in the comics, Joker was already corrupt before landing in chemicals. However, in the film, he was a gangster instead of the Red Hood.
The Joker helped break history at the Academy Awards. Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, became the first actor to ever win an Oscar for a performance in a superhero films. Joaquin Phoenix, who played the Joker in 2019's Joker film, became the seconde actor to win an Oscar for a superhero film.
The Joker wasn't allowed to be used in the Gotham series. Despite that, Cameron Monaghan played a character in the toon that was heavily based off of the Joker. In fact, several fans consider Cameron Monaghan's role in the toon to be a version of the Joker. The toon never uses Joker's name, but it's clear that Cameron Monaghan's character was the closest thing the toon had to the Joker.
In 2019's Joker film, Joker's real name was Arthur Fleck. He was a struggling comedian who suffered from mental problems and years of neglect. The film implies that he is the first-born son of Thomas Wayne. If this were true, Arthur Fleck would be Bruce Wayne's older brother.
The Joker is one of the villains with the biggest variety of personalities. At times, he can be one of the scariest and most violent villains in all of fiction. However, there have also been times where he's done things like try to prank Scooby-Doo and beat Batman in a surfing competition.
The Joker first appeared in 1940.
The Joker was created door writer Bill Finger and artists Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson.
The Joker's design was inspired door Gwynplaine from The Man Who Laughs.
The Joker wasn't originally meant to be Batman's main adversary. At the time, it was common for villains to be defeated at the end of the story and never come back. However, Joker was such an interesting character that he kept coming back. His appearances often ended with him seemingly dying. However, he would always find a way to come back.
In the comics, Joker's real name was kept a mystery. His backstory wasn't even revealed until the 1950s. In that decade, there was a story that revealed that the Joker used to be a thief called the Red Hood. As the Red Hood, he attempted to perform a robbery, but Batman got in the way. In order to get away from Batman, the Red kap jumped into some chemicals. The chemicals turned him into the Joker.
The Joker was originally supposed to be in 1943's Batman movie serial. However, he ended up being replaced with a new villain.
Cesar Romero became the first actor to play the Joker in 1966's Batman televisie series. Cesar Romero's Joker is tied with Burgess Meredith's pinguïn for being the villain that appeared the most in the show. To this day, Cesar Romero remains the only actor to have played the Joker in both a live-action toon and a live-action movie.
In 1989's Batman film, Joker was gegeven a real name. His name was Jack Napier. The first part of the name serves as a reference to Jack Nicholson, the actor that played Joker in that film. The other part of the name serves as a tribute to Alan Napier, the actor that played Alfred in 1966's Batman series. Like in the comics, Joker was already corrupt before landing in chemicals. However, in the film, he was a gangster instead of the Red Hood.
The Joker helped break history at the Academy Awards. Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, became the first actor to ever win an Oscar for a performance in a superhero films. Joaquin Phoenix, who played the Joker in 2019's Joker film, became the seconde actor to win an Oscar for a superhero film.
The Joker wasn't allowed to be used in the Gotham series. Despite that, Cameron Monaghan played a character in the toon that was heavily based off of the Joker. In fact, several fans consider Cameron Monaghan's role in the toon to be a version of the Joker. The toon never uses Joker's name, but it's clear that Cameron Monaghan's character was the closest thing the toon had to the Joker.
In 2019's Joker film, Joker's real name was Arthur Fleck. He was a struggling comedian who suffered from mental problems and years of neglect. The film implies that he is the first-born son of Thomas Wayne. If this were true, Arthur Fleck would be Bruce Wayne's older brother.
The Joker is one of the villains with the biggest variety of personalities. At times, he can be one of the scariest and most violent villains in all of fiction. However, there have also been times where he's done things like try to prank Scooby-Doo and beat Batman in a surfing competition.
