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| + | | Title = Joker |
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| + | | Image = Joker 2.jpg |
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| + | | Volume = 1 |
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| + | | Issue = 2 |
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| + | | Day = 1 <!-- http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=16857 --> |
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| + | | Pubmonth = April |
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| + | | Pubyear = 1975 |
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| + | | Month = July |
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| + | | Year = 1975 |
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| + | | Executive Editor = Julius Schwartz |
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| + | | CoverArtist1 = Ernie Chua |
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| + | | Editor1_1 = Julius Schwartz |
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| + | | Writer1_1 = Dennis O'Neil |
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| + | | Penciler1_1 = Irv Novick |
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| + | | Inker1_1 = José Luis García-López |
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| + | | Colourist1_1 = |
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| + | | Letterer1_1 = |
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| + | | Quotation = Marvin! That guy by the fuel truck -- notice his stance... like a cross between Groucho Marx and a stork! He's gotta be the Joker! |
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| − | ==Summary== |
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| + | | Speaker = Benny Khiss to Marvin Fargo |
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| − | '''Volume:''' 1<br> |
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| − | '''Issue:''' 2<br> |
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| − | '''Month:''' [[:Category:1975, July|July]]<br> |
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| − | '''Year:''' [[:Category:1975|1975]]<br> |
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| − | ==Credits== |
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| + | | Synopsis1 = |
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| − | '''Head Writer:''' [[Denny O'Neil]]<br> |
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| + | The [[Joker (Earth-One)|Joker]] is sprung out of [[Arkham Asylum]] by Willy the Weeper, a criminal genius who has a habit of crying uncontrollably until he sees others cry, which causes him to laugh. Weeper decided to get Joker's help to overcome his problem and use the Joker as his assistant during the robbery of a very expensive platinum from a wealthy man. |
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| − | '''Cover Artists:''' [[Ernie Chua|Ernie Chan]]<br> |
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| − | '''Pencilers:''' [[Irv Novick]]<br> |
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| − | '''Editors:''' [[Julius Schwartz]]<br> |
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| + | The Joker decides to double-cross Willy and teach him a lesson about trust, but the crime is eventually foiled with help from a couple of Arkham Asylum guards, Benny Khiss and Marvin Fargo, who were fired after the Joker's escape. The Joker's treachery was not enough to cure Willy, but the madman's arrest apparently cured him of his problem. That is until the Joker decides to give the police information about Willy's own criminal activities. |
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| − | ==Synopsis== |
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| + | '''Featured Characters:''' |
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| + | '''Antagonists:''' |
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| + | * {{a|[[Gotham City Police Department]]}} |
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| + | ** {{a|[[James Gordon (Earth-One)|Commissioner Gordon]]}} |
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| + | ** Harold {{Only Dies}} |
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| + | * Benny Khiss {{1st}} |
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| + | * Marvin Fargo {{1st}} |
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| + | * Sandor Cleeves {{Only}} |
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| + | ** Jack {{Only}} |
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'''Locations:''' |
'''Locations:''' |
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| − | * [[Gotham City]] |
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| + | ** {{a|[[Arkham Asylum]]}} |
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| + | ** {{a|[[Ha-Hacienda]]}} {{1stHist}} |
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| + | '''Items:''' |
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| + | * {{a|[[Joker's Joy Buzzer]]}} |
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| + | '''Vehicles:''' |
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| + | * {{a|[[Jokermobile]]}} |
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| + | | Notes = |
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| − | '''First Appearances:''' Willy the Weeper<br> |
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| + | * This and all nine issues of this volume are reprinted in {{Co|The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime (Collected)}}. |
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| − | '''Final Appearances:''' Willy the Weeper<br> |
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| + | | Trivia = |
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| − | '''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br> |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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| + | | Links = |
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| − | * No special notes. |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | * None |
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| − | * [[Batman: I, Joker]] |
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| − | * [[Comics:Batman: Joker Time Vol 1|Batman: Joker Time #1-3]] |
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| − | * [[Batman: The Killing Joke]] |
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| − | * [[Batman: The Man Who Laughs]] |
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| − | * [[Comics:Joker: Last Laugh Vol 1|Joker: Last Laugh #1-6]] |
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| − | * [[Comics:Joker/Mask Vol 1|Joker/Mask #1-4]] |
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| − | ==Related Articles== |
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| − | * [[Joker/Covers|Joker cover art gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Joker (New Earth)/Gallery|Joker image gallery]] |
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| − | * [[Joker (New Earth)/Appearances|Joker appearances list]] |
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| − | * [[:Category:Joker/Quotes|Joker quotes page]] |
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| − | * [[Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe XI|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11]] ''([[Joker]] biography page)'' |
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| − | ==External Links== |
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| − | * [[Wikipedia:The Joker|Joker article at Wikipedia]] |
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| − | * [http://www.toonopedia.com/joker.htm Joker article at Toonopedia] |
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| − | * [http://supermanica.info/wiki/index.php/The_Joker Joker article at Supermanica] |
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| − | * [http://www.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=joker Joker article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | * [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=2219 The Joker series index at the Grand Comics Database] ''(creator credits)'' |
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| − | previous = [[Joker 1|Joker #1]]| |
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| − | title = [[Comics:Joker Vol 1|Joker]]| |
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| − | note = Volume 1| |
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| − | next = [[Joker 3|Joker #3]]| |
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Revision as of 17:28, 5 March 2019
Marvin! That guy by the fuel truck -- notice his stance... like a cross between Groucho Marx and a stork! He's gotta be the Joker! 
- — Benny Khiss to Marvin Fargo
The Joker #2 is an issue of the series Joker (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1975. It was published on April 1, 1975.
Synopsis for "The Sad Saga of Willy the Weeper"
The Joker is sprung out of Arkham Asylum by Willy the Weeper, a criminal genius who has a habit of crying uncontrollably until he sees others cry, which causes him to laugh. Weeper decided to get Joker's help to overcome his problem and use the Joker as his assistant during the robbery of a very expensive platinum from a wealthy man.
The Joker decides to double-cross Willy and teach him a lesson about trust, but the crime is eventually foiled with help from a couple of Arkham Asylum guards, Benny Khiss and Marvin Fargo, who were fired after the Joker's escape. The Joker's treachery was not enough to cure Willy, but the madman's arrest apparently cured him of his problem. That is until the Joker decides to give the police information about Willy's own criminal activities.
Appearing in "The Sad Saga of Willy the Weeper"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Willy the Weeper (Single appearance)
- Harold (Single appearance; dies)
- Benny Khiss (First appearance)
- Marvin Fargo (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Sandor Cleeves (Single appearance)
- Jack (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Arkham Asylum
- Ha-Hacienda (First appearance historically)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This and all nine issues of this volume are reprinted in The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Joker Recommended Reading
- The Joker (Volume 1)
- The Joker (Volume 2)
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs
- "Batman: Lovers and Madmen"
- "Batman: A Death in the Family"
- Joker: Devil's Advocate
- Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
- "The Joker's Last Laugh"
- "Superman: Emperor Joker"
- "Superman/Batman: With a Vengeance!"
- The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
- Joker (graphic novel)