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Feb 5, 2024 · 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.
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Oct 2, 2019 · From the very beginning of its run, Gotham teased the idea of a Joker origin story with the Arkham-bound circus member, Jerome Valeska (Cameron Monaghan). Described by showrunners as a...
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Firstly, since The Man Who Laughs was based on a novel published in 1869, the origins of the Joker can be traced back over 150 years, giving the character ample opportunities to dance with or...
Detective Comics #168 (1951) introduced the Joker's first origin story as the former Red Hood: a masked criminal who, during his final heist, vanished after leaping into a vat of chemicals to escape Batman.
Apr 3, 2019 · Originally intended to take place outside of canon, Alan Moore’s Batman: The Killing Joke showed a series of flashbacks that revealed the Joker to be a nameless lab worker who left his job at the...
Oct 10, 2019 · With Joaquin Phoenix's Joker movie, we see the character's first real theatrical origin story, but as DC fans know, this is far from his only origin story.
Oct 30, 2023 · 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.