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Revision as of 19:52, 11 February 2012
History
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
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 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 paralyse 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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Powers and Abilities
Powers
Non
Abilities
- Genius-level Intellect
- Pain Resistance
- Skilled Combatant
- Expert marksman
- Escapology
- Intimidation
Weaknesses
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. [4] 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.[5]
Recommended Reading
- All-Star Batman and Robin Vol 1
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
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
- ↑ Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3
- ↑ 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.