A sinister laugh over the airwaves. A threat. And death with a rictus grin. Those are aspects that each version of Batman’s first encounter with his greatest foe, the Joker, have in common. But as with many tales from the Golden Age of comics, this is a story that he been told and retold numerous times. This week, we look at three versions of that story, where the Dark Knight first crosses swords with the Clown Prince of Crime
- The Joker/The Joker Returns (Batman V.1 #1)
- Images (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50)
- Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Be sure to check outĀ this weekāsĀ BatChat column, where we look atĀ Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Ā #11,Ā Batman: One Bad Day-BaneĀ andĀ GCPD: The Blue Wall#4.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
