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| Theme = Batman
 
| Image = Joker - Earth-31 01.JPG
 
| Image = Joker - Earth-31 01.JPG
 
| RealName = Unknown
 
| RealName = Unknown
| CurrentAlias = The Joker
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| MainAlias = The Joker
 
| Aliases =
 
| Aliases =
 
| Identity = Secret
 
| Identity = Secret
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| Citizenship = American
 
| Citizenship = American
 
| MaritalStatus = Single
 
| MaritalStatus = Single
| Occupation =
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| Occupation = [[Serial Killer]]
 
| Education =
 
| Education =
   
 
| PlaceOfBirth =
 
| PlaceOfBirth =
| Creators = Bob Kane; Bill Finger; Frank Miller
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| Creators = Jerry Robinson; Bill Finger; Bob Kane; Frank Miller
 
| First = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
 
| First = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
 
| Death = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3
 
| Death = Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3
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| QuoteSource = All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder Vol 1 8
 
| QuoteSource = All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder Vol 1 8
   
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| Overview = '''The Joker''' was a psychopathic serial killer and the worst enemy of [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-31)|Batman]].
 
| HistoryText =
 
| HistoryText =
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>{{c|All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder Vol 1 8}}</ref>
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In one of his earliest recorded accounts, the Joker spent an evening in a hotel room with a reputable attorney 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>{{c|All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder Vol 1 8}}</ref>
   
 
=== The Return ===
 
=== The Return ===
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>{{c|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Vol 1 1}}</ref> Having manipulated his psychiatrist into declaring him 'cured'- the doctor proclaiming that he was merely a victim of Batman's own psychosis- the Joker murdered the guests at a talk show where his psychiatrist had intended to publically reveal his 'recovery' before taking hostages at a local carnival. Tracking the Joker there, Batman engaged his foe in the hall of mirrors before the fight progressed into a sewer, where Batman broke the Joker's neck just enough to paralyze him. However, in a last act of revenge against his enemy, the Joker was able to twist his neck just far enough to kill himself, committing suicide and framing his enemy for his own murder.<ref>{{c|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Vol 1 3}}</ref>
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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 [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-31)|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>{{c|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Vol 1 1}}</ref> Having manipulated his [[Bartholomew Wolper (Earth-31)|psychiatrist]] into declaring him 'cured'- the doctor proclaiming that he was merely a victim of Batman's own psychosis- the Joker murdered the guests at a talk show where his psychiatrist had intended to publicly reveal his 'recovery' before taking hostages at a local carnival. Tracking the Joker there, Batman engaged his foe in the hall of mirrors before the fight progressed into a sewer, where Batman broke the Joker's neck just enough to paralyze him. However, in a last act of revenge against his enemy, the Joker was able to twist his neck just far enough to kill himself, committing suicide and framing his enemy for his own murder.<ref>{{c|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Vol 1 3}}</ref>
   
 
| Powers =
 
| Powers =
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* {{Intimidation}}
 
* {{Intimidation}}
 
| Strength =
 
| Strength =
Normal
 
 
| Weaknesses =
 
| Weaknesses =
 
* {{Mental Illness}}
 
* {{Mental Illness}}
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| Weapons =
 
| Weapons =
   
| OtherMedia = In the animated adaption of ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'', the Joker was voiced by {{WP|Michael Emerson}}.
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| OtherMedia = *In the [[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2|animated adaption]] of ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'', the Joker was voiced by [[Michael Emerson|Michael Emerson]].
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*This Joker appears as an available Joker skin in ''[[Batman & The Flash: Hero Run]]''.
 
| Notes =
 
| 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 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, the Boy Wonder 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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* 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 Vol 1|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://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, the Boy Wonder 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=https://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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| Trivia = * The Joker's dragon tattoo seen in one of the covers for ''All Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder'', is present in his [[DC Extended Universe]] counterpart.
| Trivia =
 
 
| Wikipedia = Joker (comics)
 
| Wikipedia = Joker (comics)
 
| Recommended =
 
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{{Batman Villain}}
 
{{Batman Villain}}
{{Frank Miller's Dark Knight}}
 
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[[Category:Arkham Asylum inmates]]
 
[[Category:Arkham Asylum inmates]]
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[[Category:Tattoos]]
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[[Category:Serial Killers]]

Revision as of 11:35, 3 August 2020

Quote1 The Joker is a serial killer. Sometimes he murders for profit. Sometimes for sick pleasure. Quote2
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The Joker was a psychopathic serial killer and the worst enemy of Batman.

In one of his earliest recorded accounts, the Joker spent an evening in a hotel room with a reputable attorney 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]

The Return

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] Having manipulated his psychiatrist into declaring him 'cured'- the doctor proclaiming that he was merely a victim of Batman's own psychosis- the Joker murdered the guests at a talk show where his psychiatrist had intended to publicly reveal his 'recovery' before taking hostages at a local carnival. Tracking the Joker there, Batman engaged his foe in the hall of mirrors before the fight progressed into a sewer, where Batman broke the Joker's neck just enough to paralyze him. However, in a last act of revenge against his enemy, the Joker was able to twist his neck just far enough to kill himself, committing suicide and framing his enemy for his own murder.[3]


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  • The Joker's dragon tattoo seen in one of the covers for All Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder, is present in his DC Extended Universe counterpart.

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Footnotes

  1. All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder #8
  2. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
  3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3
  4. Augie De Blieck Jr. (December 28th, 2007). The Commentary Track: "Countdown: Arena" #4 w/ Keith Champagne. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on October 15 2008.
  5. Peter Sanderson (February 6, 2006). IGN: Comics in Context #119: All-Star Bats. IGN.com. Retrieved on October 15 2008.



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