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| Image = Joker - Earth-31 01.JPG |
| Image = Joker - Earth-31 01.JPG |
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| − | | RealName = |
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| CurrentAlias = The Joker |
| CurrentAlias = The Joker |
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| − | | Universe = |
+ | | Universe = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns |
| BaseOfOperations = [[Gotham City]] |
| BaseOfOperations = [[Gotham City]] |
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| Gender = Male |
| Gender = Male |
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| Hair = Green |
| Hair = Green |
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| + | | UnusualSkinColour = White |
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| UnusualFeatures = Green hair, white skin, and a large dragon tattoo across his back. |
| UnusualFeatures = Green hair, white skin, and a large dragon tattoo across his back. |
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| PlaceOfBirth = Unknown; possibly [[Gotham City]] |
| PlaceOfBirth = Unknown; possibly [[Gotham City]] |
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| − | | Creators = Frank Miller |
+ | | Creators = Bob Kane; Bill Finger; Frank Miller |
| − | | First = |
+ | | First = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 |
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| ⚫ | Little is known about the early life of the Joker, save that he was a psychopathic serial killer. In one of his earliest recorded accounts, the Joker spent an evening in a hotel room with a woman named Donna Gugina. After a night of love-making, he brutally attacked her, crushing her larynx and strangling her to death. All the while however, he professed his undying love for her. <ref>''[[All-Star Batman and Robin 8|All-Star Batman and Robin #8]]''</ref> |
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He later contacted one of his colleagues, Selina Kyle - the Catwoman. |
He later contacted one of his colleagues, Selina Kyle - the Catwoman. |
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=== The Return === |
=== The Return === |
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Well into his fifties, the Joker spent ten years at Arkham Asylum in a near catatonic stupor. When news hit the wire that his arch-nemesis the Batman had come out of retirement, the Joker's conscious mind resurfaced and he decided that it was time for him to come out of retirement as well. <ref>''[[Batman: Dark Knight Returns 1|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1]]''</ref> |
Well into his fifties, the Joker spent ten years at Arkham Asylum in a near catatonic stupor. When news hit the wire that his arch-nemesis the Batman had come out of retirement, the Joker's conscious mind resurfaced and he decided that it was time for him to come out of retirement as well. <ref>''[[Batman: Dark Knight Returns 1|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1]]''</ref> |
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| + | * Writer [[Keith Champagne]] has stated that the Superman of Earth-31 featured in ''[[Countdown: Arena]]'' is the Superman that appeared in [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Batman: Dark Knight Returns Vol 1|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12229 |title=The Commentary Track: "Countdown: Arena" #4 w/ Keith Champagne |accessdate=October 15 2008 |author=Augie De Blieck Jr. |date=December 28th, 2007 |publisher=Comic Book Resources }}</ref> Originally, this reality was not provided with an official nomenclature, and it was accepted that the events from ''[[Batman: Year One]]'', ''Dark Knight Returns'' and ''[[All-Star Batman and Robin Vol 1|All-Star Batman]]'' all took place within separate continuities. It was [[retcon|retroactively]] established that all of Frank Miller's Batman works, including Year One, take place in the same continuity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/685/685820p1.html |title=IGN: Comics in Context #119: All-Star Bats |accessdate=October 15 2008 |author=Peter Sanderson |date=February 6, 2006 |publisher=IGN.com }}</ref> |
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| − | * The Earth-31 version of the Joker is the same character featured in both ''[[Comics:All-Star Batman and Robin Vol 1|All-Star Batman and Robin]]'' and ''[[Comics:Batman: Dark Knight Returns Vol 1|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]''. |
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+ | | Wikipedia = Joker (comics) |
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| + | * [[Batman and Robin Vol 1]] |
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| + | * [[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]] |
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Revision as of 23:23, 15 October 2008
History
- See also: All-Star Batman and Robin
Little is known about the early life of the Joker, save that he was a psychopathic serial killer. In one of his earliest recorded accounts, the Joker spent an evening in a hotel room with a woman named Donna Gugina. After a night of love-making, he brutally attacked her, crushing her larynx and strangling her to death. All the while however, he professed his undying love for her. [1]
He later contacted one of his colleagues, Selina Kyle - the Catwoman.
The Return
- See also: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Well into his fifties, the Joker spent ten years at Arkham Asylum in a near catatonic stupor. When news hit the wire that his arch-nemesis the Batman had come out of retirement, the Joker's conscious mind resurfaced and he decided that it was time for him to come out of retirement as well. [2]
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Notes
- Writer Keith Champagne has stated that the Superman of Earth-31 featured in Countdown: Arena is the Superman that appeared in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. [3] Originally, this reality was not provided with an official nomenclature, and it was accepted that the events from Batman: Year One, Dark Knight Returns and All-Star Batman all took place within separate continuities. It was retroactively established that all of Frank Miller's Batman works, including Year One, take place in the same continuity.[4]
Recommended Reading
Related
- 10 Appearances of Joker (Earth-31)
- 19 Images featuring Joker (Earth-31)
- 2 Quotations by or about Joker (Earth-31)
- Character Gallery: Joker (Earth-31)
Footnotes
- ↑ All-Star Batman and Robin #8
- ↑ Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
- ↑ Augie De Blieck Jr. (December 28th, 2007). The Commentary Track: "Countdown: Arena" #4 w/ Keith Champagne. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on October 15 2008.
- ↑ Peter Sanderson (February 6, 2006). IGN: Comics in Context #119: All-Star Bats. IGN.com. Retrieved on October 15 2008.