Joker Character Review
The Joker is a fictional Character, a comic book supervillain appearing in publications by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, and first appeared in Batman (Spring 1940). As the archenemy of the superhero Batman,
the Joker has subsequently appeared in television programs, films,
games, and on a variety of merchandise. The credit for creating the
character is disputed, with both Kane and Robinson claiming
responsibility for the Joker's design, but acknowledging Finger's
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Throughout his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a
highly intelligent, master criminal. Originally introduced as a psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to the regulation of the Comics Code Authority,
before returning to his darker roots in the early 1970s. As Batman's
nemesis, Joker has been a part of many of the defining stories of that
character, including the paralysis of his Batman's ally Batgirl, and the murder of Jason Todd, Batman's ward and the second Robin. Throughout the Joker's long history, there have been several different origin tales, but the most common has falling into a tank of chemical waste,
which bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and his lips
bright red. He has been repeatedly analyzed by critics as the perfect
adversary for Batman; their long, dynamic relationship often parallels
the concept of yin and yang.
As one of the most iconic and recognized villains in popular media, the Joker was ranked #1 on Wizard's list of the 100 Greatest Villains of All Time. He was also named #2 on IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time List, was ranked #8 on the Greatest Comic Book Characters in History list by Empire (being the highest ranking villain on the list) and was listed as the fifth Greatest Comic Book Character Ever in Wizard magazine's 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of all Time list, also the highest villain on the list. On their list of the 100 Greatest Fictional Characters, Fandomania.com ranked the Joker at number 30. TV Guide included Caesar Romero's interpretation of the character in a 2013 list of the "60 nastiest villains of all time".
The Joker has appeared as an adversary for Batman across a wide
spectrum of media in both live-action and animated incarnations,
including the 1960s Batman television series where he is portrayed by Cesar Romero, and in film by Jack Nicholson in Batman (1989), and Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008), for which Ledger posthumously earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mark Hamill, Brent Spiner and Michael Emerson, among many others, have voiced the character in animation.
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Powers and Abilities (Joker)
The Joker commits crimes with weaponized comic props such as a deck of bladed playing cards, an acid-squirting flower, cyanide-stuffed pies, exploding cigars filled with nitroglycerin, harpoon guns that utilize razor-sharp BANG!-flags, and a lethally electric joy buzzer. His most prominent weapon is his Joker venom, a deadly poison that infects his victims with a ghoulish rictus grin as they die while laughing uncontrollably. The venom comes in many forms, from gas to darts to liquid poison, and has been his primary calling card from his first appearance. The Joker is immune to every known venom as well as to his own laughing toxin.
The Joker is portrayed as highly intelligent and skilled in the fields of chemistry and engineering, as well an expert with explosives. From his first appearance onward, he has been consistently portrayed as capable of hijacking broadcasts
- usually news programs - of both the television and radio varieties.
The Joker has been shown kidnapping a computer genius, and admitting
that he does not know much about computers, although later writers have
portrayed him as very computer literate.
Joker's skills in unarmed combat vary considerably depending on the
writer. Some writers have shown Joker to be a very skilled fighter,
capable of holding his own against Batman. His versatility in combat is
due in part to his own extensive array of hidden gadgets and weapons on
his person that he often pulls out on a moment's whim (rolling a handful
of explosive marbles on the ground, retractable knives attached to his spats,
etc.); other writers, on the other hand, portray Joker as physically
frail to the point that he can be defeated with a single punch. He is,
however, consistently described as agile.
The Joker has cheated death
numerous times, even in seemingly inescapable and lethal situations. He
has been seen caught in explosions, been shot repeatedly, dropped from
lethal heights, electrocuted, and so on, but he always returns once
again to wreak havoc.
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Over several decades there have been a variety of depictions and possibilities regarding the Joker's apparent insanity. Grant Morrison's graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth suggests that the Joker's mental state is in fact a previously unprecedented form of "super-sanity," a form of ultra-sensory perception.
It also suggests that he has no true personality of his own, that on
any given day he can be a harmless clown or a vicious killer, depending
on which would benefit him the most. Later, during the Knightfall saga, Scarecrow uses his fear gas to see what Joker is afraid of, but it has no effect. In Morrison's JLA, the Martian Manhunter uses his telepathic
powers to reorganize the Joker's mind and create momentary sanity. In
those few moments, the Joker expresses regret for his many crimes and
pleads for a chance at redemption.
However, during Batman: Cacophony, the Joker is again rendered sane when he is dosed with mood stabilizers and antipsychotics in a prison hospital, after being critically wounded by Onomatopoeia.
During a relatively civil conversation with Batman, he expresses regret
for the loss that motivated Batman to fight against preventable death,
but informs the Dark Knight "I don't hate you 'cause I'm crazy. I'm
crazy 'cause I hate you", and states that he will only stop hurting and
killing people when Batman is dead.
In Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, the Joker became sane when Batman put him in one of Ra's al Ghul's Lazarus Pits
after being shot, a reversal of the insanity which may come after
experiencing such rejuvenation. However, the sanity is only temporary,
and soon the Joker is reverted to his "normal" self. The character is sometimes portrayed as having a fourth wall awareness. In the DC vs. Marvel crossover, he also demonstrates knowledge of the first Batman/Spider-Man crossover even though that story's events did not occur in the canonical
history of either the Marvel or DC universe. On page five of "Sign of
the Joker", the second half of the "Laughing Fish" storyline, the Joker
turns the page for the reader, bowing and tipping his hat in mock
politeness.
In Other Media
The Joker appears in several other media. He is perhaps the most
well-known Batman villain and is usually portrayed as the main
antagonist of the film, show, or video game he appears in.
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