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  2. Aug 31, 2023 · According to Hollywood legend, the name was a creation of the filmmakers intended to combine the name of star Jack Nicholson with actor Alan Napier, who had famously played Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth opposite Adam West on the 1960s television series.

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  3. Expert chemist. Uses weaponized props and toxins. The Joker is a supervillain who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940.

  4. Sep 6, 2022 · DC Comics has given the Joker a new real name, as the Clown Prince of Crime is referred to as "Jack Oswald White" in a new time-hopping story. In Flashpoint Beyond #5 by DC Comics, the Flashpoint version of Martha Wayne, who became the Joker in her universe, revealed that she was told about the Joker in the main DC Universe where Bruce survived.

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  5. Oct 8, 2022 · The name Joker is an extension of the villain's theory that horror and humor operate off of the same concepts, with different (and quite literal) executions. It’s an innocent moniker that the Joker gave a deadly twist to in order to establish his belief on the relationship between comedy and terror.

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  6. Sep 6, 2022 · While Flashpoint Beyond takes place in an alternate Earth in the DC Multiverse, it's possible Jack Oswald White is really Joker's true name, since many of the characters in the series share...

  7. Oct 4, 2019 · The Joker was never the most complex name for a villain. It’s about as obvious as Two-Face, or Poison Ivy; simple and lightly menacing, with a trace of irony. He’s a villain with a creepy...

  8. Sep 9, 2022 · Warner Bros. If the name "Jack" for the Joker sounds familiar, that's because Jack Nicholson's Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" movie was named Jack Napier. For many non-comic readers who...