The Joker is Batman’s archenemy and arguably the most recognizable and popular comic book villain in pop culture history. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson in 1940, “The Clown Prince of Crime” is a certifiably insane psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, whose entire equipment and criminal antics follow themes of comedy (a toxic gas that makes people laugh before dying, fatal joy buzzers) and cards (razor-tipped playing cards). He’s been played by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Jared Leto in live-action, and voiced in the cartoons by among others Mark Hamill and Troy Baker.
