The recent (last 15 yrs) "deepening" of the Joker is what most Cats have been referencing because of the revampings success but in the 60-early 80's Joker wasnt overtly portrayed as this "super-twisted" Hannibal Lecter steez.
He was pretty dark in those 70's Marshall Rogers and Neal Adams runs, especially the former, where he had as a high a body count as I had seen in comics back then. It is true, though, that there were also eras where he was presented as very likeable and humorous - he even had his own series in the mid-late 70's ... but even then, he was always considered one of the "deadlier" villains in DC, more likely to off people for kicks.
The recent (last 15 yrs) "deepening" of the Joker is what most Cats have been referencing because of the revampings success but in the 60-early 80's Joker wasnt overtly portrayed as this "super-twisted" Hannibal Lecter steez.
He was pretty dark in those 70's Marshall Rogers and Neal Adams runs, especially the former, where he had as a high a body count as I had seen in comics back then. It is true, though, that there were also eras where he was presented as very likeable and humorous - he even had his own series in the mid-late 70's ... but even then, he was always considered one of the "deadlier" villains in DC, more likely to off people for kicks.
I never read an issue of this. One day im gonna cop the entire series.
The recent (last 15 yrs) "deepening" of the Joker is what most Cats have been referencing because of the revampings success but in the 60-early 80's Joker wasnt overtly portrayed as this "super-twisted" Hannibal Lecter steez.
He was pretty dark in those 70's Marshall Rogers and Neal Adams runs, especially the former, where he had as a high a body count as I had seen in comics back then. It is true, though, that there were also eras where he was presented as very likeable and humorous - he even had his own series in the mid-late 70's ... but even then, he was always considered one of the "deadlier" villains in DC, more likely to off people for kicks.
I got a big book of DC hero origins, and they have the first Batman in it with the first appearance of the Joker (early Detective Comics). Dude was pretty dark (as in not wearing bright purple and green), not always smiling, would dress up in disguise and probably killed about 30 or so people in just that one issue.
The recent (last 15 yrs) "deepening" of the Joker is what most Cats have been referencing because of the revampings success but in the 60-early 80's Joker wasnt overtly portrayed as this "super-twisted" Hannibal Lecter steez.
He was pretty dark in those 70's Marshall Rogers and Neal Adams runs, especially the former, where he had as a high a body count as I had seen in comics back then. It is true, though, that there were also eras where he was presented as very likeable and humorous - he even had his own series in the mid-late 70's ... but even then, he was always considered one of the "deadlier" villains in DC, more likely to off people for kicks.
I got a big book of DC hero origins, and they have the first Batman in it with the first appearance of the Joker (early Detective Comics). Dude was pretty dark (as in not wearing bright purple and green), not always smiling, would dress up in disguise and probably killed about 30 or so people in just that one issue.
That's what im tryin to get at. Dude was a killer but all the extra "psychological" "Stuff" doesnt get highlighted/accentuated until the 80's.
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He was pretty dark in those 70's Marshall Rogers and Neal Adams runs,
especially the former, where he had as a high a body count as I had seen
in comics back then. It is true, though, that there were also eras where
he was presented as very likeable and humorous - he even had his own series
in the mid-late 70's ... but even then, he was always considered one of
the "deadlier" villains in DC, more likely to off people for kicks.
I never read an issue of this. One day im gonna cop the entire series.
I got a big book of DC hero origins, and they have the first Batman in it with the first appearance of the Joker (early Detective Comics). Dude was pretty dark (as in not wearing bright purple and green), not always smiling, would dress up in disguise and probably killed about 30 or so people in just that one issue.
That's what im tryin to get at. Dude was a killer but all the extra "psychological" "Stuff" doesnt get highlighted/accentuated until the 80's.