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Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Primarily portrayed by Jack Nicholson, the character was based on the DC Comics supervillain the Joker.
The Joker was the chosen alias of Jack Napier, a mob enforcer whose appearance was radically altered by chemicals and botched plastic surgery, turning him into an insane clown with a sinister smile. Joker became Batman's first great enemy after he attempted to take control of the city from the mob and committed mass random murders. Unknown to ...
Jack Napier was once the psychotic criminal known as the Joker, wreaking havoc and battling the Batman across Gotham City for years. However, he eventually regained his sanity and, using his brilliant intellect, attempted to better Gotham legally as an activist and GCPD consultant.
In the series, the Joker is seemingly cured of his madness and sets out to become a politician under his real name of Jack Napier, seeking to change his public image as a "villain" and save Gotham City from Batman, whom he views as the real enemy of the city.
The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, the character first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman on April 25, 1940.
The Joker (real name Jack Napier) was a sadistic and unpredictable Gotham City gangster and serial killer, and the nemesis of the Batman. Scarred and driven mad by a chemical accident, he has planned to use his chemistry genius to kill everyone in Gotham and transform the city into his sick "art".
DC Black Label’s Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity paints the Joker as a vigilante serial killer who targets abusive parents, radicalized only by the appearance of Batman.
