It could be argued that the Joker is the most iconic villain in all of fiction. He first appeared in 1940. He was meant to just be one of the many villains Batman encountered. However, the Joker was a character with so much potential that he managed to constantly re-appear in Batman comics. He's gone on to become Batman's arch enemy. In addition to that, he has had several live action adaptations, two of which won the Oscar.
There was almost a live action version of the Joker in 1943. J. Carrol Naish was going to be the one to play him. However, the movie serial was turned into war propaganda,...
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