The Joker
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[[Image:Joker.jpg|left]]Batman No. 4/1 calls him "the cleverest and the most dangerous criminal in the annals of crime..." (Winter 1941: "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!"), and Batman No. 8/4 describes him as "a grim jester, arch-criminal, [and] master fiend" (Dec/Jan 1941-1942: "The Cross-Country Crimes!"). | [[Image:Joker.jpg|left]]Batman No. 4/1 calls him "the cleverest and the most dangerous criminal in the annals of crime..." (Winter 1941: "The Case of the Joker's Crime Circus!"), and Batman No. 8/4 describes him as "a grim jester, arch-criminal, [and] master fiend" (Dec/Jan 1941-1942: "The Cross-Country Crimes!"). | ||
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By his own account, he is "the greatest criminal on Earth" (Detective Comics No. 388, Jun 1969: " Public Luna-tic Number One!") and "the world's greatest clown" (Batman No. 53/1, Jun/Jul 1949: "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!"), as well as "The greatest comedian of all--the caliph of crime clowns, the grand mogul of mountebanks, the king of jesters...the one and only Joker! Ha, ha, ha!" (Batman No. 57/3, Feb/Mar 1950: "The Funny Man Crimes!"). | By his own account, he is "the greatest criminal on Earth" (Detective Comics No. 388, Jun 1969: " Public Luna-tic Number One!") and "the world's greatest clown" (Batman No. 53/1, Jun/Jul 1949: "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!"), as well as "The greatest comedian of all--the caliph of crime clowns, the grand mogul of mountebanks, the king of jesters...the one and only Joker! Ha, ha, ha!" (Batman No. 57/3, Feb/Mar 1950: "The Funny Man Crimes!"). | ||
| − | The Joker has occasionally allied with [[Lex Luthor]] against Batman, Robin and [[Superman]]. | + | The Joker has occasionally allied with [[Lex Luthor]] against Batman, Robin and [[Superman]]. In May-June 1957, Batman, Robin and Superman match wits with Lex Luthor and The Joker (WF No. 88: “Superman’s and Batman’s Greatest Foes!â€). |
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==Joker appearances in the Superman Chronicles== | ==Joker appearances in the Superman Chronicles== | ||
| − | + | *WF No. 88, May/Jun 1957: "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!" | |
| − | WF No. 88, May/Jun 1957: "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!" | + | *WF No. 129, Nov 1962: "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!" |
| − | + | *WF No. 156, Mar 1966: "The Federation of Bizarro Idiots" | |
| − | WF No. 129, Nov 1962: "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!" | + | *WF No. 159, Aug 1966: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks" |
| − | + | *WF No. 177, Aug 1968: "Duel of the Crime Kings" | |
| − | WF No. 156, Mar 1966: "The Federation of Bizarro Idiots" | + | *SPJO No. 125, Dec 1969: "Superman's Saddest Day" |
| − | + | *DCCP No. 41, Jan 1982: "The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery" | |
| − | WF No. 159, Aug 1966: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks" | + | *WF No. 276, Feb 1982: "Double X Means Double Death" |
| − | + | *DCCP No. 72, Aug 1984: "Madness in a Dark Dimension" | |
| − | WF No. 177, Aug 1968: "Duel of the Crime Kings" | + | |
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| − | SPJO No. 125, Dec 1969: "Superman's Saddest Day" | + | |
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| − | DCCP No. 41, Jan 1982: "The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery" | + | |
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| − | WF No. 276, Feb 1982: "Double X Means Double Death" | + | |
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| − | DCCP No. 72, Aug 1984: "Madness in a Dark Dimension" | + | |
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Revision as of 21:09, 30 March 2007
The Joker
The maniacal harlequin who has been an implacable foe of Batman and Robin since 1940.
By his own account, he is "the greatest criminal on Earth" (Detective Comics No. 388, Jun 1969: " Public Luna-tic Number One!") and "the world's greatest clown" (Batman No. 53/1, Jun/Jul 1949: "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!"), as well as "The greatest comedian of all--the caliph of crime clowns, the grand mogul of mountebanks, the king of jesters...the one and only Joker! Ha, ha, ha!" (Batman No. 57/3, Feb/Mar 1950: "The Funny Man Crimes!").
The Joker has occasionally allied with Lex Luthor against Batman, Robin and Superman. In May-June 1957, Batman, Robin and Superman match wits with Lex Luthor and The Joker (WF No. 88: “Superman’s and Batman’s Greatest Foes!â€).
Joker appearances in the Superman Chronicles
- WF No. 88, May/Jun 1957: "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!"
- WF No. 129, Nov 1962: "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!"
- WF No. 156, Mar 1966: "The Federation of Bizarro Idiots"
- WF No. 159, Aug 1966: "The Cape and Cowl Crooks"
- WF No. 177, Aug 1968: "Duel of the Crime Kings"
- SPJO No. 125, Dec 1969: "Superman's Saddest Day"
- DCCP No. 41, Jan 1982: "The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery"
- WF No. 276, Feb 1982: "Double X Means Double Death"
- DCCP No. 72, Aug 1984: "Madness in a Dark Dimension"
