Joker
The Joker is a supervillain and the archenemy of
Batman. He was first introduced in Batman #1 (Spring 1940) and has remained
consistently popular. The Joker is a master criminal with a clown-like
appearance, and is considered one of the most infamous criminals within Gotham
City. Initially portrayed as a violent sociopath who murders people for his own
amusement, the Joker later in the 1940s began to be written as a goofy
trickster-thief. That characterization continued through the late-1950s and
1960s before the character became again depicted as a vicious, calculating,
psychopathic killer. The Joker has been responsible for numerous tragedies in
Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl/Oracle) and
the murders of Jason Todd (the second Robin) and Jim Gordon's second wife Sarah
Essen.
The Joker with Harley Quinn
A different Joker and Harley
The Joker with Poison Ivy and the Penquin
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