Although i am going to touch upon the jokers solo comic, this thread could broaden itself and ask a profound question. Even though batman never officially appeared in any of the strips, he makes cameos in. The joker pulls a great hiding in plain sight stunt in this story. The joker 1975 1976 from dc comics league of comic geeks. The jokers solo comic 197576 the classic comics forum. It ran nine issues from may 1975 until october 1976. Joker, written by phillips and scott silver, doesnt open with a dc comics logo or even a title card suggesting the characters comic book background, something every audience member innately is. A criminal named senor alvarez sneaks into arkham asylum and breaks twoface free from his cell. Dc comics was a hotbed of experimentation during the 1970s, and in 1975 the character became the first villain to feature as the title character in a comic book series, the joker.
The joker lasted only 9 issues, focused on the rollicking rogues various misadventures and criminal endeavors. Joker will go through an adventure facing off a hero or a villain ending with the joker being sent to prison, killed or escaping. Although it only lasted nine issues, the series is distinctive in that the eponymous title. The joker, clown prince of crime, is batmans archnemesis. Anyway, the jokers book feels like a sitcom from the midseventies. These valuations are extrapolated based on the actual sales and listings of all comic book shops combined. It ran nine issues from mayjune 1975 to septemberoctober 1976. The series followed the characters interactions with other supervillains, and the first issue was written by oneil.
When a new criminal breaks twoface out of arkham asylum. The series is a dark one the joker commits murder in 7 of the 9 issues. Click on any story for a writeup about that story including the creative team on the story in question. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dennis oneil, who wrote the first issue of the series, recounted that i stopped by julie schwartz, batman editor s office, and he said, were going to do a joker book.
Hi, im looking for the jokers own title run from 1975. In 1975 the clown price of crime became the very first villain to gain his own ongoing series. An actor convinced he is the great sherlock holmes chases after the clown prince. Joker kidnaps dinah lance and battles green arrow atop the star city bridge. Inker s tex blaisdell, vince colletta, jose luis garcialopez, dick giordano, frank mclaughlin. Soon, the clown prince of crime stages his own breakout and tracks down twoface, determined to show just who gothams numberone.
Thusly, they put the joker in a starring role in his own book. The series however was short lived and only ran for nine issues. The guard remarks that it was just one of those triggerhappy cowboys, but hell report anything suspicious. Although it only lasted nine issues, the series is distinctive in that the eponymous title character the joker is the first classic batman villain to receive his own ongoing series. Chris sims examines the jokers solo comic book series from 1975. For my money, dc has been more willing to take risks with its characters than marvel. The second adversary to receive his own title was manbat, however his series only lasted two issues before cancellation in early 1976. A new criminal in town breaks one of the gotham rogues out of p. This comic book is in great condition purchased from a comic book collector. The joker series commonly took place in gotham city and other dc universe cities.
The joker battles wits with the worlds greatest detectiveut this time we dont mean batman. Price new from used from comics, january 1, 1975 please retry. It was also toned down with the joker still up to his old tricks, but always being apprehended and never murdering anyone. The complete history of the jokers many, many incarnations.
Starting in 1975, dc comics tested the popularity of the joker by launching his own dedicated title. In 1975, the joker became the first supervillain to own his own comic book series. May 7, 2018 this pin was discovered by matt kozlowski. Each issue saw the joker face not only heroes but fellow villains as well.
It ran nine issues from mayjune 1975 to septemberoctober. When the studio is being locked down, he dresses as a cowboy and rides out through the gate, guns blazing in the air. 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. Weve been celebrating the jokers 75th anniversary with a countdown of the greatest joker comic book stories ever told, as voted on by you, the readers. Joker comic book hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by. When a new criminal breaks twoface out of arkham asylum, claiming that he has need of a truly master criminal, the joker is incensed. The joker lasted from may 1, 1975 until october 1, 1976 and had 9 issues. We hope that these statistics will help collectors with the appraisal of their collections. The jokers greatest tales from the 1970s are collected in one massive hardcover featuring appearances by batman, robin, catwoman and many more. In the year of the villain, whats a clown prince of crime to do when the world has started to.
Kane and robinson claimed responsibility for the jokers design while acknowledging fingers writing contribution. There are forced attempts at humor and every story has a crime in 197576, dc gave the joker his own series. The joker is a comic book series published by dc comics starring the supervillain the joker. It ran nine issues from mayjune 1975 to september october. Although i am going to touch upon the joker s solo comic, this thread could broaden itself and ask a profound question. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. The joker comic read the joker comic online in high quality. Pricing and appraisal for joker 2 a, jul 1975 comic book by dc. Joker comic book hey kids comics wiki fandom powered. The joker even got his own series in 1975, the first dc comic to feature a villain as the protagonist, but the lack of batman and the fact that the joker was arrested at the end of every issue. Sell my comic books looks at the value of joker comics. It lasted nine issues, all of which are collected in the joker. An agent of chaos known for his malicious plots, wacky gadgets and insidious smile, he has caused batman more suffering than any other.
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