The Joker
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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!"). | ||
| − | + | In May-June 1957 (WF No. 88: "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!') and again in November 1962 (WF No. 129: "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!), the Joker forms a temporary partnership in crime with the nefarious [[Lex Luthor]]. (TGSB) | |
==Joker appearances in the Superman Chronicles== | ==Joker appearances in the Superman Chronicles== | ||
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==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_%28comics%29 Wikipedia entry on the Joker] | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_%28comics%29 Wikipedia entry on the Joker] |
| − | [[Category:Entries|Joker | + | [[Category:Entries|Joker (The)]] |
| − | [[Category:People|Joker | + | [[Category:People|Joker (The)]] |
| − | [[Category:Villains|Joker | + | [[Category:Villains|Joker (The)]] |
| − | [[Category:Batman|Joker | + | [[Category:Batman|Joker (The)]] |
| − | [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)|Joker | + | [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)|Joker (The)]] |
| − | [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Joker | + | [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Joker (The)]] |
Revision as of 05:25, 20 January 2008
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!").
In May-June 1957 (WF No. 88: "Superman's and Batman's Greatest Foes!') and again in November 1962 (WF No. 129: "Joker-Luthor, Incorporated!), the Joker forms a temporary partnership in crime with the nefarious Lex Luthor. (TGSB)
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"
