Were it not for Whitney The Joker would not be here today. So one more hastily drawn panel was added to the very end of the page by Bob Kane that showed the Joker had survived. Whitney Ellsworth-who was the editor on many DC Flagship titles) at the time saw the potential of the character and opted for his survival. He was set to die in his second appearance, however, the editor (Mr. Originally, he was a mass murderer in his first dozen or so appearances. He was modeled after Conrad Veidt after his performance as Gwynplaine in the Man Who Laughs. The creation has been argued but Bill Finger may also share credit (as reported by Bob Kane). Bob Kane unfortunately finagled many legalities early on about Batman and fellow characters which made him look like the sole creator. Jerry was also the creative consultant for The Dark Knight movie which closely followed Jerry's stylings of the villain. The original drawing of the card has also been featured on display in many museums across America. His trademark Joker Card (Jerry Robinson also drew) has been featured in many Batman movies, comics and animations. Jerry Robinson is the original creator of the Joker, he talks openly about this and did do the original concept sketch of the clown faced villain. Originally created to be an evil court jester, the Joker was originally rejected as a villain for being too clownish. His skin and joker smile are commonly attributed to accidentally falling into a chemical bath while he was under the persona of Red Hood. The Joker is Batman's arch-nemesis and his origin is shrouded in mystery.
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