Think You Know Joker? Get Featured in DC Universe Encyclopedia!

This week, we’re asking DC fans to submit their fun trivia facts about a character that strikes fear into the hearts of Gothamites just by mentioning his name, a true psychopath and madman who has terrorized Gotham since 1940, the Clown Prince of Crime – the one, (thankfully) the only, Joker!

Let us know all your little-known intel in the comments below, and it could be selected for featuring in our new “Trivia” Encyclopedia section! Anyone whose Fun Facts are selected will receive a rare “Daily Planet Editor” badge!

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Joker is the title character of the first R-rated film to pass the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office.

Joker was originally supposed to be killed in his second appearance. -Batman from the 30s to the 70s (1970)

Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine in the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs was an inspiration for the Joker’s appearance. -May 1994 Bob Kane interview with Entertainment Weekly/Frank Lovece

DC paid homage to The Man Who Laughs by publishing a retelling of the first Joker story, “Batman: The Man Who Laughs,” authored by Ed Brubaker and Doung Mahnke.

The first origin story presented for the Joker appeared in “Detective Comics” #168 (February 1951). This is the story that introduced Joker having been the villain known as the Red Hood.

Julius Schwartz, editor of Batman line of comics, despised the Joker and relegated him to comic book limbo in the '60s. Joker might have gone into obscurity had it not been for the Adam West Batman TV show where Cesar Romero’s version rose to icon status. Romero is also the first actor to play the Joker in a feature film (Batman: The Movie).

Heath Ledger posthumously won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). It is the first (so far only) time an actor won an Academy Award in an acting category for a role in a comic book movie. -Oscar Nominated/Winner Comic Book Movies - IMDb

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When Joker was first created he was based on a 1928 silent film named ‘The Man Who Laughs’ starring Conrad Veidt’s character name Gwynplaine.
175px-The-Man-Who-Laughs-(1928)-Gwynplaine
Source: the 1989 Batman Special edition documentary 'Legend of the Dark Kight, History of Batman.

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@nu52 beat me to it! LOL! I didn’t read her post at first, sorry.

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The first time Joker and Penguin team up was in Batman #25, for years they would team up together and Batman & Robin would defeat them!
Source: Batman #25, Scooby-Doo meet Batman.

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Joker has killed many people since he debuted making his kill count huge. But in all film appearances (both animated and live action) ending at the Killing Joke. His total is 1,028 people.
That is already a huge number and it doesn’t count Suicide Squad or anything past that.

Source: The Insane Number Of People The Joker Has Killed On Screen Over The Years - CINEMABLEND

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That’s pretty good. I wonder if you could update that figure by watching the newer movies with him?

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Yeah after reading that it made me curious about the ones after. Definitely going to find that out and add to this total.

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Was watching batman the animated series from the 90s and came across this little gem, just thought it would make for some good replies.

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Tim Curry was originally cast as Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and recorded several episodes before being replaced by Mark Hamill. Though the writers said that his take on Joker wasn’t working for them, Curry has claimed that he was let go because he had bronchitis. (Source)

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  1. Joker Himself doesn’t know his own origin story. In endgame we learn that joker doesn’t care where he comes from, and so he forgot.
    Source: Joker Endgame
  2. Joker isn’t one person
    Sources: Gotham (Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska), Current Rebirth arc
  3. Joker’s smile is an act. In Endgame, he starts flipping out when batman keeps him from the dionesium. In the animated series, he is repeated seen frowning. there are many instances of this
    Sources: Endgame, Batman: The animated Series, etc.
  4. Joker’s laughter is a medical issue
    Sources: Joker movie, The Batman who laughs #2
  5. Joker is the most famous, and most accepted, gay villian.
    Sources: His disregard for Harley/women, His professed love for Batman
  6. joker is a genius. Literally. Why isn’t this in the encyclopedia?
    sources: Literally any joker story.
  7. Joker isn’t from Gotham
    Sources: Endgame: Gotham Academy
  8. The joker has dionesium in his repertoire
    Source: Endgame (I love endgame, and it explains alot)
  9. the joker legitamitely thiks he is a good guy
    sources: the dark knight, death of the family