The joker is one of the most famous villains in comic book history. Before anyone had heard of a comic book movie, romero brought his wily tv interpretation of the joker to the big screen. Batman, realizing the fish was a unique species deduces that the joker must be at theaquarium. After being invited in, batman inquires whether or not miss cloud had anything it is night time in gotham city and batman swings across the rooftops until he comes to the apartment window of silver st. It ran nine issues from mayjune 1975 to septemberoctober 1976. The night following deadshots capture at s exhibition hall, the batman visits silver st. Some of his first comicbook work appeared in the blackand white magazine the deadly hands of kung fu. Whereas the joker has been often presented as a mysterious force of nature, here he is very much a product of his culture.
Detective comics 475 dc 1978 vg batman joker laughing fish clock. And its all the same for everybody else the next morning the jokers fish seems to be the only newsworthy story. And of course the story of the laughing fish is just a classic criminal plot. May 27, 2018 in the animated laughing fish, however, theres no time for bruces love life. It looks like the joker, or one of the jokers, is revisiting his greatest. The joker has been portrayed in nine different movies, spanning from 1966 to the newest movie in 2019. Feb 20, 2019 the bright blue makeup around the eyes also seems to be a nod to the look that the joker had in some of the older batman comics, such as the laughing fish and sign of the joker. This issue was nominated at the 1979 eagle awards for favorite comic book artist us, and for. Dawn of justice, the film which will redefine all of our favorite icons, that todays batman. Bullied for his job as a clown and living with his mother, fleck has dreams of making other people laugh as a standup comic. The joker is one of the most iconic villains in comic book and film history, but his current dark iteration is far removed from his early image. Mar 31, 2019 the 10 greatest batman comics of all time. Joker is proof that comicbook movies are no longer a. The laughing fish, based on the detective comics issue of the same name.
The neon and destruction are familiar images to fans who have kept up with the suicide squad promotional campaign, while the fish in the image. It is night time in gotham city and batman swings across the rooftops until he comes to the apartment window of silver st. Across gotham city, fish begin appearing with the jokers. The joker is one of the oldest villains in comic book history and has undergone several iterations since 1940. Joker is releasing in theatres everywhere on october 4th, and the hype on this one is. The bright blue makeup around the eyes also seems to be a nod to the look that the joker had in some of the older batman comics, such as the laughing fish and sign of. You know exactly who he is and how far hed go to put a smile on your face. The man is clearly terrified by the jokers presence, but tells him that nobody can register a on a natural resource even one as mutated as the macabre joker fish. Adapted from two defining 1970s joker comic book stories, this episode tried to push the scary joker as far as he could go in the animated childrens show format. Thats comic book veteran steve englehart, whos written the adventures of nearly every comic book hero. The time the joker tried to copyright a fish plagiarism today. And i think the joker in btas does come pretty close to the comic book portrayal, though ive seen more episodes of the show than read issues of the comic. In their story the laughing fish, the joker is brazen enough to disfigure fish with a rictus grin, then expects to be.
The joker is a comic book series published by dc comics starring the supervillain the joker. The joker made his debut in batman number one way back in april 1940. The episode is mostly adapted from the comics storyline the laughing fishsign of the joker. Jun 19, 2007 and i think the joker in btas does come pretty close to the comic book portrayal, though ive seen more episodes of the show than read issues of the comic. He dumps a chemical concoction into the ocean, changing all of the fishes features into something similar to his own. A great poster of the joker neal adams classic cover art from dc comics.
Cloud in her apartment thinking she has something to say to him. The joker is a comic book supervillain owned by dc comics, who primarily appears as a member of batmans rogues gallery. Evolution of joker, one of the oldest villains in comic book. Dc comics the joker the joker comic book hero action figures. The book exceeded my expectations, which were good ones. I loved the joker in the dark knight, and the arkham games by rocksteady also had an great joker and im really looking forward to the new joker movie. Dc comics the joker the joker comic book hero action figures, detective batman comic book hero action figures. Joker unleashes a toxin into gotham citys harbors, causing all the fish affected to mutate into joker fish, with a deformed smile clearly resembling his own.
Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. It is a fantastic read, though, and contains many of joker s greatest stories, including his first appearance, joker s five way revenge he starts murdering again, the laughing fish becomes full on crazy again and slayride a really creepy christmas story. The laughing fish is the fortysixth episode of batman. William marshall rogers iii january 22, 1950 march 24, 2007, known professionally as. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the joker s design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution.
Some have speculated that the venom hyper stimulates the laughter functions of the brain, leaving the victim unable to breathe. With a title like that we already know who the main villain will be and, yes, it. Sep 06, 2017 the neon and destruction are familiar images to fans who have kept up with the suicide squad promotional campaign, while the fish in the image could be argued to evoke the joker s laughing fish. Detective comics batman 476 fn joker laughing fish part 2. Carl francis, indicating that he wishes to trademark his designer joker fish. Writer steve engleharts arc the laughing fish was an iconic story that. The best comics for new fans to read before the movie.
The laughing fish was adapted for the series, by the way. The joker is one of the oldest villains in comic book. His plan was to the fish and gain a percentage of all the fish sold in gotham. Other than that, his joker was one to use laughing gas, poisoned fish, and just more cartoonycampy ways of killing i dont believe the animated series ever showed the joker killing. A laughing fish like i took the character from zero to 60, and since then, people have cranked it up to six million. Hailed as a comics masterpiece, frank millers the dark knight returns and its equally provocative sequel the dark knight strikes again get the oversized absolute treatment in a. The joker in the seventies became a compilation of attributes mastermind, killer, eloquent rival of his character from the different preceding eras, and is probably my favorite joker of all. He was created by bob kane, bill finger and jerry robinson. With the joker about to hit the big screen, its the perfect time to dive into some the jokers best comic book appearances. Batman analyzes the fish and finds that the chemical is nontoxic to humans, so joker is not trying to poison people.
Joker venom is a toxin, usually dispersed as a gas that makes victims laugh uncontrollably. Sep 16, 2019 every time the joker died in the comics. Jun 20, 2018 batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. The laughing fish, and there is no hope in crime alley. Due to his infamous repertoire of crimes many of which included massmurder simply. Oct 01, 2019 with the joker about to hit the big screen, its the perfect time to dive into some the jokers best comic book appearances.
The joker is a supervillain created by bill finger, bob kane, and jerry robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book batman april 25, 1940, published by dc comics. Its then revealed that batman had swapped clothes with the intended victim in hopes of fooling the joker but the cat was able to target his owner with ease. We know today, but he managed to get his edge back thanks to a fish. Eight of the jokers most hilarious, terrifying, and. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above.
The jokers rant about boners comes from a real comic. And back in the 70s in detective comics the sign of the joker and the laughing fish story line, he had a whole page of stepping up to speak directly to the readers and even turned the page. The time the joker tried to copyright a fish plagiarism. When the joker releases a neurotoxin into the gotham harbor, fish are deformed to wear his iconic grin. Living in the slumlike narrows of gotham city flecks life is a comedy of errors. As for the joker, he may not have a big, warm, cuddly. Dc superhero storybook illustrated childrens book batman.
Hello everyone, im not really into comics but i really like batman and even more, the joker. I dont know if the joker in the comics is comparable in any way to the one in the movies or games but i guess he kinda is. You can think of very dark lots of you know vampires for villains things like that, but the but the crowning glory for all that was the joker and the joker in those days was a homicidal. The monster clown the joker is a comic book supervillain owned by dc comics, who primarily appears as a member of batmans rogues gallery. Diamond dc comics batman animated joker laughing fish bust. These 12 comic book stories are a mix of interpretations on the criminal clown, which span the characters almost 80year history. However, before the joker can kill him batman arrives and, in a very typical comic book battle, manages to save harvey, beat the henchmen and give chase to the joker. The episode is mostly adapted from the comics storyline the laughing fish sign of the joker. He then copywrites the fish and cut of every fishsale in america.
Get the best deals on joker dc bronze age comics 1970 1983. Detective comics batman 476 fn joker laughing fish part. Fish are appearing in gotham docks with joker smiles, shocking the populace. That in and of itself is a pretty ridiculous thing to do, but the real kicker is that the fish arent actually poisonous. The joker douses batman with a chemical that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. Diamond dc comics batman animated joker laughing fish bust, movies tv music. Harvey, however, gets there first but is captured by the joker.
For nearly 80 years, the joker has been batmans greatest nemesis, twisted and sinister in equal measure in his trademark purple, green and orange threepiece suit. Contact with joker venom causes uncontrollable spasms of laughter, followed by a painful death. Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the joker s design, but. Batman enemies by yeso joker comic books art, comic art, book art, 3. Joaquin phoenixs newest performance comes in a fun package. As the personification of destruction and chaos, the joker has become one of the bestknown villains in comics, novels, and film. However, the mans cat comes in carrying a joker fish and immediately attacks batman, sending him into a laughing fit only to get an injection to save his life. So, having cut to the core of the story, we have the major beats of the first two acts of the episode. Whether by way of awardwinning films like the dark knight, emmywinning animated programs like batman.
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