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JOKER STORY-TIME Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 13:27:24 No.983401

Yesterday was April Fool's Day, so it's time to dump some stories featuring Batman's white-faced foe, THE JOKER.

Starting us off is "A CRIME A DAY!", written by Bill Finger with art by Bob Kane/ Jerry Robinson, published in Detective Comics #71, January 1943.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 13:36:58 No.983402

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>>983401

"A CRIME A DAY" flatly states two things about The Joker that define him as a character; 1. The Joker is a massive egotist, and 2. The Joker absolutely hates being made a fool of.

Also, Batman gives charity lectures on crime fighting. Supporting the community, and intimidating criminals by demonstrating how they can never defeat Batman.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 13:40:36 No.983403

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>>983402

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 13:42:14 No.983404

File: 239ff15fc336353⋯.jpg (417.3 KB, 900x1213, 900:1213, detective_071f_13.jpg)

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>>983403

Despite The Joker's best efforts, Batman still makes a fool of him, putting him on display during his lectures to show that even the cleverest of criminals are no match for BATMAN.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:03:24 No.983426

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"THE CRAZY CRIME CLOWN", written by Alvin Schwartz and art by the immortal Dick Sprang, published in Batman #74, December, 1952.

The Joker pretends to be insane to learn the location of gangster treasure.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:04:56 No.983427

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>>983426

I'd still want a Batman movie where all the villains look like Dick Sprang drawings.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:05:49 No.983428

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>>983427

Batman manages to drive The Joker legitimately crazy.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:27:48 No.983432

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"COMEDY OF TEARS", written by Jack Schiff and art supposedly by Bob Kane, published in Batman #13, October, 1942.

It's the comic where The Joker steals a kid's report card and makes him cry.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:29:03 No.983433

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>>983432

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:33:27 No.983434

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>>983433

I really like how The Joker is foiled in this story. The Joker gets away with the ransom, only to discover that it's in the form of an endorsed check.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:39:07 No.983435

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"THE 13 CLUB", written by Bill Finger and art by Dick Sprang, published in Batman #40, April 1947.

The Joker tries to strike fear into the members of Gotham's "13 Club" and line his own pockets at the same time.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:49:44 No.983437

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>>983435

Finger not only co-created Batman, but remains one of the best writers for the character, using his near limitless love of trivia to craft clever crimes and brilliant acts of detective work.

For example, Batman immediately recognizes that the Fire Department's Salvage Squad are fakes because real salvage men cover recovered items in tarps to protect them from further water damage.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 18:54:07 No.983438

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>>983437

Or, saving both Robin and his lives by knowing that electricity is lazy and will follow the path of least resistance.

Which, of course, means bad luck for The Joker.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 19:54:57 No.983444

>>983438

Just something about these old golden age tales feel just so timeless to me.

It really makes you see why Batman became such an icon over the decades.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 20:14:37 No.983446

>>983444

I find it pretty bad honestly. Like a 20 page long newspaper comic.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 20:43:53 No.983450

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"THE JOKER'S ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN" written by Bill Finger with art supposedly by Bob Kane, first published in Batman #11, June, 1942.

The Joker literally advertises his crimes.

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 20:44:46 No.983451

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>>983450

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 20:46:19 No.983452

>>983437

>Finger not only co-created Batman

>co-created

>co-

As far as I'm concerned Finger deserves sole credit

Anonymous 04/02/18 (Mon) 20:47:06 No.983453

File: 2be2e3db99b5ead⋯.jpg (980.37 KB, 1280x1749, 1280:1749, batman 011 012.jpg)

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>>983451

Batman doesn't let anyone fuck with his boy Robin.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 09:00:58 No.983517

>>983453

This is issue #11 of batman right? How many issues after detective comics was this. I know there were many comics before.

When did Detective Comics merely become batman?

This is from the 40s I wonder is this the first time joker was known to have used toxic gas on his victims? He's notorious now for the Smilex gas used in the films and comics. I wonder if this is part of the inspiration?

>>983403

Holy shit this is the inspiration for the 89 Batman Art gallery scene isn't it. Holy crap this is cool.

Well now that I think about it is a bit of a stretch. Still a Nicholson's joker is very much like the early joker from the golden age comics.

I need to buy some of the batman omnibus books I haven't read them since I was a kid.

Super cool keep posting Golden Age batman.

So many of these issues have little bits and bobs to what would amalgam into the modern day joker.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 13:13:19 No.983541

File: eb3f9789b4f2e81⋯.mp4 (6.89 MB, 640x480, 4:3, Joker goes to Deviant art.mp4)

>>983517

>Holy shit this is the inspiration for the 89 Batman Art gallery scene isn't it.

No. This was.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 14:35:39 No.983548

File: c9000cefb7bedb1⋯.jpg (715.65 KB, 1312x2025, 1312:2025, Dete #568 (1986).jpg)

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>>983517

>When did Detective Comics merely become batman?

1986. Detective Comics was more or less "Batman's Book" since #35, but it was still an anthology comic. However, that changed in the 60's when Batman started taking over more and more of the book until 1986, when DC gave up the anthology/back-up stories in Detective all together, making it solely about Batman for 14 years. They tried to resurrect the back-up stories in the 2000's, but that kind of fell apart.

>This is from the 40s I wonder is this the first time joker was known to have used toxic gas on his victims?

Joker used a gas form of his patented Joker Venom in his first appearance, however it wasn't concentrated enough to actually kill anyone.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 18:22:39 No.983633

>>983541

Awesome stuff. I hope I can get the 66 batman set. It's pretty expensive.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 22:40:46 No.983662

File: cb6bd45f3200fe1⋯.jpg (152.33 KB, 900x1281, 300:427, batman037_01.jpg)

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"THE JOKER FOLLOWS SUIT!" with art, and possible writing, by The Joker's co-creator Jerry Robinson, published in Batman #37, October, 1946.

The Joker gets fed up with all of Batman's Bat-Paraphernalia and decides to counter it with Joker-Paraphernalia, and we get the first appearance of the JOKERMOBILE.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 22:44:22 No.983664

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>>983662

This is what I like about classic Joker that modern Joker lacks: presence. He's the Joker and he's going to let everyone know it.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 22:48:38 No.983665

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>>983664

Batman makes a joke of The Joker by hoisting him with his own petard.

You know there's that thing "When criminals want to scare each other they tell Joker stories"? That's completely wrong. It should be "when criminals want a good laugh they tell Joker stories". All the punch-lines would be how Batman completely humiliated him.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 22:56:22 No.983667

File: 5425629a63b2f1d⋯.jpg (827.44 KB, 1280x1814, 640:907, detective 102-01.jpg)

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"THE HOUSE THAT WAS HELD FOR RANSOM!", written by Alvin Schwartz with art by Dick Sprang, published in Detective Comics #102, August, 1945.

The Joker kidnaps an entire mansion.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 23:01:14 No.983671

File: c31e575ac612807⋯.jpg (850.09 KB, 1280x1838, 640:919, detective 102-07.jpg)

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>>983667

Batman is able to use a single brick to deduce where The Joker is hiding the mansion. World's Greatest Detective.

Anonymous 04/03/18 (Tue) 23:05:04 No.983673

File: 04b4fb84e900eea⋯.jpg (748.8 KB, 1280x1836, 320:459, detective 102-12.jpg)

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>>983671

He's also able to foil The Joker using only a pigeon.

Anonymous 04/04/18 (Wed) 19:19:00 No.983810

>>983428

>Batman is responsible for driving Joker insane

Well ain't that some shit.

You'd think this would show up more in recent history considering how modern writers are obsessed with the relationship these two have.

Anonymous 04/04/18 (Wed) 21:43:33 No.983842

>>983810

>You'd think this would show up more in recent history

It did. In The Dark Knight Returns The Joker is catatonic until Batman reappears, at which point he goes on a killing spree

Anonymous 04/05/18 (Thu) 00:31:35 No.983861

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>>983401

I really miss when Joker's defining features were his creativity and demented brilliance and when writers sought to emphasize his uniqueness above other villains through them, instead of just having him engage in the same repetitive murder rampages and fakedeep speeches all the time.

Anonymous 04/05/18 (Thu) 16:14:15 No.984083

>>983673

Thanks op

Anonymous 05/08/18 (Tue) 05:42:29 No.991549

>>983673

Thanks OP